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File #: 26-213    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/9/2026 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 4/14/2026 Final action: 4/14/2026
Title: A petition from McCullough Ranch LP to amend the General Plan on 320 acres from Residential Agriculture to Timberland. If Approved, this Amendment Would Allow for a Zone Reclassification on 320 Acres from Unclassified Zone to Timber Production Zone
Strategic Framework: 5000 – SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE & INFRASTRUCTURE STEWARDSHIP, 5004 – Preserve agricultural and timber land
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 2 - Applicant's Petition Letter, 4. Attachment 3 - Site Plan

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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A petition from McCullough Ranch LP to amend the General Plan on 320 acres from Residential Agriculture to Timberland. If Approved, this Amendment Would Allow for a Zone Reclassification on 320 Acres from Unclassified Zone to Timber Production Zone
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the petition and adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) based on the findings in the staff report; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the applicant and any other interested party.

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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.

Area of Focus: Sustainable Natural Resources & Infrastructure Stewardship
Strategic Plan Category: 5004 - Preserve agricultural and timber land

DISCUSSION:
Your Board has been requested to accept a petition for an applicant-initiated General Plan Amendment to change the designation of approximately 320 acres of McCullough Ranch LP property from Residential Agriculture (RA 40) and Residential Agriculture (RA 160) to Timber (T). This change will make the General Plan designation consistent with the historic management of the parcels and will maintain established uses of the parcels. A zone reclassification would follow the General Plan Amendment that would see the parcels zoned entirely as Timber Production Zone (TPZ).

The applicant submitted a letter supporting the findings required to make an amendment to the General Plan (Attachment 2).

The project site is located in the Titlow Hill area, on the south side of State Highway 299, approximately 3,500 feet east of the intersection of Titlow Hill Road and State Highway 299, on properties located in Sections 20 and 29, Township 6 North, Range 4 East, Humboldt Base & Meridian.

There are three parcels included in this petition. Parcel...

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