To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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A Petition from Bear Clover Ranch to Amend the General Plan on 600 Acres from Residential Agriculture to Timberland. If Approved, this Amendment Would Allow for a Zone Reclassification on 600 Acres from Forestry Recreation [FR-B5(40)] And Agriculture Exclusive (AE) to Timber Production Zone
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to make the required findings for acceptance of the petition and to accept the petition for processing; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to accept the petition for processing 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:
The Board is being asked to accept a petition for processing for an applicant-initiated General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of approximately 600 acres of Bear Clover Ranch, owned by Thure Family Investments, LLC, from Residential Agriculture (RA 40) 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). As to the zone reclassification, Humboldt County Code section 312-50.8 allows submittal of an application to rezone property to Timberland Production Zone without first filing for a petition to allow the application t...
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