To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt Ranch, Inc. General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification Petition
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Consider the proposed project; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to reject the petition; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the applicant and any other interested party.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Applicant Fees.
DISCUSSION:
This item is a petition requesting that the Board accept for processing an applicant-initiated General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification (Attachment 2). The petition seeks to change the General Plan designation for an approximately 29-acre parcel created in violation of the Subdivision Map Act from Residential Agriculture with a density of 40 acres per unit (RA40) to Residential Agriculture with a density of 20 acres per unit (RA20). The petition also requests to change the zoning from Forestry Recreation with a B-5 combining zone with a 40-acre minimum [FR-B-5(40)] to Forestry Recreation with a B-5 combining zone with a 20-acre minimum [FR-B-5(20)].
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to remedy a subdivision that was performed in a manner not in compliance with state and local subdivision regulations. The parcel was divided by deed in 2001 without going through the required subdivision process in effect at the time. Had the subdivision of the originating parcel been properly executed and plans for division been submitted first for county approval, the request to divide the property would have been denied. The zoning district requires a minimum parcel size of 40 acres and the subdivision resulted in 2 parcels, each being less than 40 acres in size. This area is subject to an F-R-B-5 (40) zoning district specifically to prevent divisions of property into less than 40 acre parcels due to the remote ...
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