File #: 24-1109    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/11/2024 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 8/13/2024 Final action: 8/13/2024
Title: Zone Reclassification to Rezone Approximately 1,557 Acres on 14 Parcels from Agriculture Exclusive with a 160-acre Minimum Parcel Size (AE-B-5(160)) and Unclassified Zoning into Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)
Strategic Framework: 5000 – SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE & INFRASTRUCTURE STEWARDSHIP, 5004 – Preserve agricultural and timber land
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 3. Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf, 4. Attachment 2 - Zone Reclassification Petition, 5. Attachment 3 -Timber Management Plan, 6. Attachment 4 - Rezone Ordinance, 7. Executed Certification of Rezone.pdf, 8. Attachment 5 PC Resolution 24-032, 9. Attachment 6 - Forestry Review Committee Minutes, 10. Ordinance 2745.pdf, 11. Resolution No. 23-88.pdf
Previous Action/Referral: 24-961

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Zone Reclassification to Rezone Approximately 1,557 Acres on 14 Parcels from Agriculture Exclusive with a 160-acre Minimum Parcel Size (AE-B-5(160)) and Unclassified Zoning into Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Introduce an Ordinance (Amending Section 311-7 of the Humboldt County Code by Rezoning Property in the Larabee Valley Area) by title and waive further reading; and
2. Open the public hearing, receive, and consider the staff report, the Planning Commission's recommendation and accept public comment;
3. Close the public hearing;
4. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) finding the zoning change exempt from further CEQA review and making the required findings for approval;
5. Adopt the Ordinance (Attachment 4) to approve the Zone Reclassification of 1,557 acres on Assessor's Parcels: 210-105-003-000, 210-106-014-000, 210-106-015-000, 210-122-004-000, 210-250-006-000, 208-163-003-000, 210-072-003-000, 210-072-004-000, 210-073-001-000, 210-105-004-000, 210-106-016-000, 210-121-002-000, 210-122-003-000, and 210-126-001-000;
6. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to Cottrell Ranch LLC, the Planning and Building Department, 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:
The applicant requests a Zone Reclassification to rezone approximately 1,557 acres on 14 parcels Agriculture Exclusive with a 160-acre minimum parcel size (AE-B-5(160)) and Unclassified Zoning into Timberland Production Zone (TPZ). Fifteen parcels are included in the project. The parcels, acreages and current z...

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