To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Saterlee General Plan Amendment Petition on Four Parcels (APN 214-116-004, 214-221-001, 216-301-005, and 216-301-006) to Change the Land Use Designation on Four Parcels from Residential Agriculture (RA) and Commercial Recreation (CR) to Timberlands (T) and Agriculture Grazing (AG)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the petition and adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) based on the findings in the staff report; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision 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 an applicant-initiated General Plan Amendment on four parcels (APN 214-116-004, 214-221-001, 216-301-005, and 216-301-006) for processing. The purpose of the amendment is to change the four parcels from Residential Agriculture (RA) and Commercial Recreation (CR) to Timberlands (T) and Agriculture Grazing (AG) exclusively. The General Plan Amendment is part of a larger project to rezone 16 properties to Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) and Agriculture Exclusive (AE) under a separate application (PLN-2025-19168).
The intention of the General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification is to afford the landowner the reduced tax benefit of TPZ-zoned property, to maintain large-scale vacant land for commercial timber production and open space for preserving forest ecosystems. In addition, with the General Plan Amendment and the proposed Zone Reclassification, these four recently purchased parcels will be added to the existing over 24,000-acre Fort Seward Ranch Agricul...
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