DATE: August 23, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Variance Application No. 4125 (Appellant: Larry King)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Variance Application No. 4125 proposing to allow for the creation of four substandard sized two-acre lots and a two-acre remainder from an existing 10-acre parcel and waiver of the road frontage requirements in the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum) Zone District.
The project site is located on the west side of 6th Avenue at its intersection with Mehlert Avenue, approximately 1,320 feet north of E. Clarkson Avenue, adjacent to the City of Kingsburg (APN: 395-030-11) (863 6th Ave. Drive).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of the subject application (5 to 1, with two Commissioners absent and one vacancy) at its May 19, 2022, hearing. Department 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 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board is able to make the required Findings for granting Variance Application (VA) No. 4125, 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 $6,460 in land use processing fees to the County for the processing of the Variance Request. The Appellant, on behalf of the Applicant/Owner, paid $508 in fees to appeal the Planning Commission's denial.
DISCUSSION:
The pr...
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