File #: 24-1462    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Zoning Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/11/2024 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 11/5/2024 Final action: 11/5/2024
Title: A Merger and Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) of Remnant Resulting from the Green Diamond Resource Company's Dedication of the McKinleyville Community Forest and a Joint Timber Management Plan (JTMP) for Resulting Parcels That Will be Less Than 160 Acres in Size and Zoned Timberland Production Zone (4/5 Vote Required)
Strategic Framework: 5000 – SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE & INFRASTRUCTURE STEWARDSHIP, 5004 – Preserve agricultural and timber land
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution.pdf, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval.pdf, 4. Attachment 1B - Lot Line Adjustment and Merger Map.pdf, 5. Attachment 2 - Draft Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Implementing Joint Timber Management Plan.pdf, 6. Attachment 3 - Joint Timber Management Plan.pdf, 7. Attachment 4 - Forestry Review Committee Draft Minutes, August 26, 2024.pdf, 8. Attachment 5 - Applicant’s Evidence in Support of the Required Findings.pdf, 9. Attachment 6 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations.pdf

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: 4/5th

SUBJECT:
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A Merger and Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) of Remnant Resulting from the Green Diamond Resource Company's Dedication of the McKinleyville Community Forest and a Joint Timber Management Plan (JTMP) for Resulting Parcels That Will be Less Than 160 Acres in Size and Zoned Timberland Production Zone (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) to take the following actions:
a. Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15305(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Make all the required findings to approve the Lot Line Adjustment; and
c. Approve the Joint Timber Management Plan prepared pursuant to Section 51119.5 of the California Government Code (4/5 Vote Required); and
d. Approve the Lot Line Adjustment subject to the Conditions of Approval; and
2. Direct the Planning Division staff to record the Declaration with the JTMP and the Notices of Lot Line Adjustment and Certificate of Subdivision Compliance; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to owners, the county Assessor's Office 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:
Executive Summary: A Merger and Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) of parcels resulting from the Green Diamond Resource Co. dedication of land to the McKinleyville Community Services District for the creation of the McKinleyville Community Forest. Five remnant parcels will be merged into one parcel followed by a LLA of the merged parcel and three separate remnant parcels into reconfigured parcels (Parcels 1 - 4). The LL...

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