DATE: August 23, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Variance Application No. 4127 (Appellant: Bill Sikes), Applicant/Owner: Richard and Luzminda Piel
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Variance Application No. 4127 proposing to allow the creation of a 3.3-acre parcel from an existing 18.95-acre parcel within the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District.
The subject parcel is located on the east side of N. McCall Avenue, 700-feet south of E. Manning Avenue, 0.7-miles north of the nearest city limits of the City of Selma (APN: 358-021-12) (9240 S. McCall Avenue).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's unanimous denial of the subject application (7 to 0, with one Commissioner absent and one Commission vacancy) at its May 19, 2022 hearing. 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. 4127, 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 proposal is to allow the creation of a 3.3-acre parcel ...
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