DATE: April 25, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Revision of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 2497 (RLCC No. 973)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt resolution authorizing the conveyance of a 10-acre homesite parcel from an existing 117.10-acre parcel subject to Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 2497 (RLCC No. 973).
REPORT
The applicant has submitted an application to create a 10-acre agricultural homesite exception (Gift Deed) parcel for a family member. This request may be granted on land enrolled in the Williamson Act Program subject to certain provisions stated in the Interim Guidelines and Procedures (Interim Guidelines) adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 25, 2004. The subject parcel is located on the west side of N. Piedra Road between Trimmer Springs Road and Piedra Road approximately 4.8 miles northeast of the City of Sanger. (APN: 158-300-12).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Determine that the provisions of the Interim Guidelines cannot be met and deny the creation of a 10-acre agricultural homesite exception (Gift Deed) parcel for a family member.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The applicant paid the County application fee of $861.
DISCUSSION:
The County's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance allow only one homesite exception (Gift Deed) parcel to be created from an existing parcel which must be at least 20 acres in size, that the lot to be created is intended for use by persons involved in the farming operation and related to the property owner by adoption, blood, or marriage within the 2nd degree of consanguinity, there is only one lot per related person, and there is not more than one gift deed parcel per 20 acres.
Because the subject property is enrolled in the Williamson Act Program, it is subject to the provisions of the 2004 Interim Guidelines. The Interim Guidelines allow the prope...
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