DATE: December 13, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Simultaneous rescission of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 6495 and entry into new Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 8318 (RLCC No. 970)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution approving the rescission of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 6495 and simultaneous entry into a new Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 8318 pursuant to Government Code Section 51257 of the Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act); and authorize recording of new Agricultural Land Conservation Contract following signature by the Chairman.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action would accommodate the Applicant's (Cuyler H. Leonard) request to reconfigure the boundary of a contracted parcel resulting from the adjustment of property lines between two contiguous parcels to separate an area containing residences from the farming operation. The subject properties are located on the east side of N. Leonard Avenue, north of E. California Avenue Alignment and south of the E. Butler Avenue Alignment, approximately one mile east of the City of Fresno. (APNs 313-410-10 and 13)
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Determine the required Findings cannot be made and deny the rescission and re-entry resulting in the need for cancellation of contract on the contracted portion of the adjusted parcel in order to accomplish the proposed property line adjustment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The applicant paid the County Application fee of $558 to process the application.
DISCUSSION:
Government Code Section 51257 provides a procedure to accommodate property line adjustments involving contracted lands and to accurately reflect the newly adjusted contracted parcel(s).
The proposed rescission and re-entry application is to accommodate adjustment of property lines between tw...
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