DATE: May 26, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Variance Application No. 4075 - Appeal of Denial (Applicant/Appellant: Vang Xiong)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Variance Application No. 4075 proposing to allow waiver of the minimum lot size requirement and the maximum lot depth to width ratio to allow the creation of four, 4.87-acre (net) parcels (20-acre minimum required) with a lot depth to width ratio of approximately 8:1 (4:1 maximum allowed) from an existing 19.48-acre (net) parcel in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District.
The subject parcel is located on the east side of N. Garfield Avenue approximately one-quarter mile north of its intersection with W. McKinley Avenue and approximately 0.6 miles south of the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (2264 and 2252 N. Garfield Avenue) (APN 312-330-19).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's March 12, 2020 denial of the subject application (7 to 1, with one Commissioner absent). Staff notes that the Zoning Ordinance requires your Board to determine, independent from the decision of the Planning Commission, whether the application should be approved, approved with stated conditions, or denied. A copy of the Planning Commission's action is included as Attachment A. This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board is able to make the required findings for granting Variance Application (VA) No. 4075, a motion to uphold the appeal and overturn the Planning Commission's decision, stating the basis for making the findings would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the Applicant/Owner has paid $6,673 in land use processing fees to the Count...
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