DATE: October 18, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7098 and Amendment Application No. 3817 (Applicant: Derrel's Mini Storage)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7098; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3817 rezoning a 38.03-acre parcel from the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District.
The project site is located at the northwest corner of E. Copper Avenue and Auberry Road, approximately 2,800 feet east of the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (Sup. Dist. 5) (APN 580-040-09).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a recommendation for approval (6 to 1; two Commissioners 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. 3817 would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the Applicant has paid $10,878 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 rezoning would then become effective 30 days after adoption.
The applicant is proposing to rezone the property from the AE-20 Zone District to an AL-20 Zone District to permit the establishment of a Personal/Recreational Vehicle Storage through a subsequent Conditional Use Permit Application in the future. The project site is located at the northwest corner of E. Copper Avenue and Auberry Road, ...
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