DATE: May 26, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7721 and Director Review and Approval Application No. 4602 (Applicant: Charles Maxwell; Appellant: David Kyle)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Director Review and Approval No. 4602, proposing to allow operational modifications for an approved commercial horse arena on a 40.05-acre parcel in the AL-40 (Limited Agricultural, 40-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. Operational modifications include increasing the number of authorized event days from 24 event days to 72 event days and changing operational time limits to allow 30 event days to operate during the evening hours from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
2. If the Appeal is denied and the Planning Commission's approval of Director Review and Approval No. 4602 is upheld:
a. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Initial Study No. 7721; and
b. Make the required Findings specified in the Fresno County Zoning Ordinance Section 872(C) and approve Director Review and Approval Application No. 4602, subject to Project Mitigation Measures and Conditions of approval.
The project site is located on the west side of Rusty Spur Lane approximately 690 feet south of its nearest intersection with Millerton Road, and is approximately 6.35 miles east from the unincorporated community of Friant (10925 Rusty Spur Lane, Clovis, CA) (APN 138-061-49).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's March 12, 2020 approval of the subject application (6 to 2 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 Commi...
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