DATE: September 27, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7147 and Amendment Application No. 3809 (Applicant: Bonadelle Neighborhoods)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7147; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3809 rezoning four contiguous parcels totaling 77.96 acres from the R-1-B(c) (Single-Family Residential, 12,500 square-foot minimum parcel size, Conditional) Zone District and the R-1-C(c) (Single-Family Residential, 9,000 square-foot minimum parcel size, Conditional) Zone District to the 'O' (Open Conservation Land Use) Zone District to allow the properties to be farmed with recycled water from an existing wastewater treatment facility. The use of recycled water was authorized by Conditional Use Permit No. 3503.
The project site is located within the Millerton Specific Plan, approximately 4,000 feet west of Auberry Road, approximately 2,000 feet south of Millerton Road and 2.5 miles east of the unincorporated community of Friant (Sup. Dist. 5) (APN 300-542-15S, 16S, 17S & 18S).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a unanimous recommendation for approval (8 to 0; one Commissioner absent) from the Planning Commission.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board determines that the rezoning is not consistent with the General Plan, a motion to deny Amendment Application No. 3809 would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the Applicant has paid $12,086 in land use processing fees to the County for the processing of the Amendment Application request.
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...
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