DATE: August 25, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Appeal of Planning Commission's denial of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3778 and Variance No. 4158 (Appellant: Hunter C. Castro, Wanger Jones Helsley PC, Applicant: Gurjant Singh Khosa)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Initial Study No. 8517, Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3778, and Variance Application No. 4158, which propose to allow the operation of a special event facility, and grant a Variance to allow a mapping procedure to create two substandard-sized parcels from the existing 10.39-acre subject parcel.
If the appeal is upheld and the Planning Commission's denial of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3778 and Variance Application No. 4158 is overturned:
a. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program based on Initial Study No. 8517 with the recommended Conditions of Approval; and
b. Make the required findings specified in Zoning Ordinance Chapter 842.5 for approval of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3778; and make the required findings specified in Zoning Ordinance Chapter 860.5 for a Variance; and
c. Adopt a Resolution approving Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3778 and Variance Application No. 4158 with Department staff's recommended modifications to the Initial Study No. 8517 to acknowledge the need to obtain a public water system permit from the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, and additional recommended conditions of approval requiring the Applicant to obtain this permit within 180 days, and a second condition to enter into an Indemnification Agreement for all legal costs associated with approval of the subject applications.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The request before your Board is an appeal o...
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