DATE: December 9, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Partial Cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No.
8262 (RLCC No. 1069 Craig and Michelle Sorensen)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and approve petition for partial cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 8262 filed by Craig and Michelle Sorensen, to remove a 2.02-acre portion of a 30.03-acre parcel from the Williamson Act contract to allow the creation of a 2.02-acre homesite exception parcel for residential use; and
2. If your Board is able to make all five required findings listed under Government Code, Section 51282(b), take the following actions:
a) Adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study No. 8660; and
b) Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute Resolution authorizing partial cancellation of ALCC No. 8262; and
c) Authorize the Chairman to execute the Certificate of Tentative Cancellation and approve recording of the Certificate of Cancellation when all conditions and contingencies included in the Certificate of Tentative Cancellation have been satisfied.
The subject parcel is located along E. American Avenue approximately one-half mile south of the nearest boundary of the City of Sanger, (APN 332-071-61) (Sup. Dist. 4).
REPORT
This petition for partial cancellation of contract No. 8262 was filed in conjunction with Pre-Application for Certificate of Compliance (PCOC) Application No. 3592 proposing to allow the creation of a 2.02-acre homesite exception parcel from a 30.03-acre parcel enrolled in the Williamson Act Program. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
The subject parcel is located in the AE 20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District and is designated as Agricultural in the Fresno County General Plan. Section 822.3.080(F) of the Fresno County Zoning Ordinance states that homesite exception parcels les...
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