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File #: 25-1011    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 8/15/2025 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 8/21/2025 Final action:
Title: Reapproval of Degnen-Hansen Pit SMARA permits (CA Mine ID #91-12-0028), Conditional Use Permit, Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 207-036-001 Record No.: PLN-2025-19193 Bridgeville area Reapproval of 15-year term of Degnen-Hansen Pit SMARA permits, CA Mine ID #91-12-0028, for a total of 25,000 cubic yards of material over 15-years.
Attachments: 1. 19193 Staff Report 8.21.25, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Rec Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Reapproval of Degnen-Hansen Pit SMARA permits (CA Mine ID #91-12-0028), Conditional Use Permit, Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan
Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 207-036-001
Record No.: PLN-2025-19193
Bridgeville area

Reapproval of 15-year term of Degnen-Hansen Pit SMARA permits, CA Mine ID #91-12-0028, for a total of 25,000 cubic yards of material over 15-years.

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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:

1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1), which does the following:

a. Finds a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted for the original project, a Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted for the renewal, and no further environmental review is required; and

b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Conditional Use Permit, Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan as recommended by staff, subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is located in the Bridgeville area, on both sides of Kneeland Road, approximately 6.2 miles north from the intersection of State Highway 36 and Kneeland Road, on the property known as 32353 Kneeland Road.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
AG (Agricultural Grazing)

Present Zoning:
AE-B-5(160) (Agriculture Exclusive, minimum 160-acre parcel size); TPZ (Timberland Production)

State Appeal:
Project is not appealable to the California Coastal Commission.

Major Concerns:
None

Monitoring Required:
Annual Compliance Monitoring.

Environmental Review:
A Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted in 1994 for the original permit approval and a Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration (SMND) was adopted in 2010 for a 15-year permit renewal. The SMND included mitigation measures that along with the original conditions of approv...

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