DATE: August 9, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7067 and Amendment Application No. 3814 (Applicant: Muhammad Attique) - PC Resolution No. 12570
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7067; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3814 rezoning 9.82 acres from the AE-20(c) (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size, Conditional) Zone District to the R-R (Rural Residential, two-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District.
The project site is located on the east side of Grantland Avenue between Yale Avenue and McKinley Avenue approximately one mile west of the nearest limits of the City of Fresno (2210 N. Grantland) (Sup. Dist.: 1) (APN: 312-160-01).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a recommendation for approval from the Planning Commission (5 to 1, three Commissioners absent).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board determines that the rezoning is not consistent with the General Plan, a motion to deny Amendment Application No. 3814 would be appropriate, citing the reasons for denial and the proposal's inconsistency with the General Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the applicant has paid $10,836 in land use processing fees to the County for the processing of the Amendment Application and Variance request including the required environmental analysis.
DISCUSSION:
A rezoning is a legislative act requiring final approval by the Board. Final action by the Board is also required for the adoption of the Initial Study Application (IS), filed concurrently with the rezoning application. If approved, the rezoning would then become effective 30 days after approval by the Board. A copy of Planning Commission Resolution No. 12570 documenting the Commission's action is attached as Exhibit 1.
The Applicant...
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