DATE: November 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment Application No. 3844 and Initial Study Application No. 8026 (Applicant/Appellant: James N. Clark)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of Amendment Application No. 3844 to rezone a 12.8-acre portion of a 15.02-acre parcel from the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to the R-1-B(c) (Single-Family Residential, 12,500 square foot minimum parcel size, conditional) Zone District; and
If the Appeal is granted and the Planning Commission’s denial of Amendment Application No. 3844 is overturned:
Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project based on Initial Study No. 8026, including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Amendment Application No. 3844;
Find that the proposed rezone of 12.8 acres from the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to the R-1-B(c) (Single-Family Residential, 12,500 square foot minimum parcel size, conditional) Zone District is consistent with the Fresno County General Plan and County-adopted Shaver Lake Community Plan and meets the required findings as specified in Section 872.6.060 of the Fresno County Zoning Ordinance;
Include an additional condition requiring the Applicant to enter into an agreement indemnifying the County for all legal costs associated with the approval of Amendment Application No. 3844;
Adopt Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3844 thereby rezoning the subject 12.8-acre portion of the site from the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) to the R-1-B(c) (Single-Family Residential, 12,500 square-foot minimum parcel size, conditional) Zone District; and
Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance and direct the Clerk of the Board to po...
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