To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Morris Lot Line Adjustment and Joint Timber Management Plan (4/5 Vote Required)
APNs: 208-142-033, 207-142-035
Record Number: PLN-2020-16532
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve (by 4/5 vote) the Joint Timber Management Plan (JTMP) and Guide (Attachment B) prepared pursuant to Section 51119.5 of the California Government Code (C.G.C.) (Note: A 4/5th vote is required);
2. Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and make all of the required findings (Attachment D) to approve the Lot Line Adjustment;
3. 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
4. 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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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Applicant fees.
DISCUSSION:
This project consists of two parts: a Joint Timber Management Plan and Guide (JTMP) prepared for M5 Land and Cattle LLC and Carol Morris covering approximately 221 acres of both Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) and Agriculture Exclusive (AE) lands; and an application for a Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) to reconfigure the two involved parcels resulting in two parcels.
The reconfigured parcels will result in the division of TPZ zoned land, and both of the resultant parcels will contain less than 160 acres of land zoned TPZ. Therefore, a JTMP is required to demonstrate that the resulting legal parcels can be managed as separate units and provide periodic sustainable return while balancing growth and yield over time. The JTMP prepared for the project includes the two parcels, however, as a large portion of the project area is zoned AE and contains open...
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