DATE: February 28, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Revision of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract Nos. 2912 and 8147 by rescinding the existing contracts and entering into new Agricultural Land Conservation Contract Nos. 8319 and 8320 (RLCC 971) (Applicant: Joshua Lehrman)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution approving the simultaneous rescission of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract Nos. 2912 and 8147 and entry into new Agricultural Land Conservation Contract Nos. 8319 and 8320 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 a request by the applicant to reconfigure Contract boundaries resulting from the adjustment of property lines between two parcels with no net increase or decrease in the amount of contracted acreage. Property Line Adjustment (PLA) No. 15-13 was filed to facilitate the adjustment of property lines between two adjacent parcels to improve the owners ability to farm the parcels by aligning property lines with an existing irrigation ditch on the property. The subject properties are located on the southeast corner of Floral and Smith Avenues approximately 1.5 miles west of the City of Reedley (APNs
393-051-33 and 01).
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 $742 to process the application.
DISCUSSION:
Government Code Section 51257 provides a procedure to accommodate...
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