To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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The 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust Agricultural Preserve and Land Conservation Contract in the Ferndale area.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing, receive, and consider the staff report, the Planning Commission's findings and accept public comment; and
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) forming the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust Class A Agricultural Preserve; and
4. Direct the Chair to execute the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust Land Conservation Contract (Attachment 2); and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide a certified board order to the Planning and Building staff to be included with the notification of decision to the appropriate parties.
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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
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DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary:
An application to establish a Class "A" Agricultural Preserve of approximately 200 acres in the Ferndale area pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act and the Humboldt County Williamson Act Guidelines and enter a Land Conservation Contract. The property is owned by the 2015 Sean O'Day and Kathryn O'Day Family Trust and is used for cattle grazing and feed production.
On Aug. 1, 2024, the Planning Commission recommended the Board of Supervisors approve the Agricultural Preserve and Land Conservation Contract by a vote of 5-0 without any changes to the project. Planning Commission Resolution 24-041 is included in this report as Attachment 3.
The Williamson Act is intended to preserve agricultural and open space lands by discoura...
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