DATE: March 7, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Variance Application No. 4013 (Appellant: El Ebanito Ranch, LLC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's technical denial of Variance Application No. 4013 proposing creation of a 2-acre parcel and an 11.82-acre parcel from an existing 13.82-acre parcel in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District; and
2. Determine that the required Findings specified in Fresno County Ordinance Code Section 873-F can or cannot be made for approval or denial of the Variance request.
The project site is located on the east side of South Cove Avenue, approximately 375 feet southeast of its intersection with E. Lincoln Avenue, approximately 1.4 miles northwest of the nearest city limits of the City of Orange Cove (SUP. DIST. 4) (APN 373-061-26).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's technical denial of the subject application (4 to 4, with one vacancy on the Commission) at its January 12, 2017 Planning Commission Hearing. Staff notes that the Zoning Ordinance requires the Board to determine, independent from the decision of the Planning Commission, whether the application should be approved, approved with stated conditions, or denied. A copy of the Planning Commission's action is attached as Exhibit A.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board is able to make the required findings for granting Variance No. 4013, a motion to uphold the appeal and overturn the Planning Commission's decision, stating the basis for making the findings and articulating the manner in which each of the Findings can be made, would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the Applicant has paid $6,673 in land use processing fees to the County for the processing of the Variance Request. The Applicant also paid $508 in...
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