DATE: April 25, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7151 and General Plan Amendment Application No. 548; Amendment Application No. 3818 (Applicant: Gabrielson Ranch)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and adopt Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7151 for General Plan Amendment Application No. 548 and Amendment Application No. 3818, amending the Fresno County General Plan by re-designating a 0.45-acre (19,698 square feet) portion of a 38.44-acre parcel from Agriculture to Limited Industrial; and
2. Adopt Resolution approving General Plan Amendment Application No. 548 as the First General Plan Amendment of the Agriculture and Land Use Element of the Fresno County General Plan for 2017 as the first cycle of adoption; and
3. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3818 thereby rezoning the subject 0.45-acre portion of a 38.44-acre parcel from the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to the M-1(c) (Light Manufacturing, Conditional) Zone District in order to amend the current zoning to allow for the expansion of an existing barrel cooperage operation.
The subject property is located approximately 1,750 feet south of E. Central Avenue between S. Sunnyside and S. Fowler Avenues and 2.1 miles north of the City of Fowler (4333 S. Fowler Avenue) (SUP. DIST. 4) (APN 331-050-58).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a unanimous (7 to 0; two Commissioners absent) recommendation for approval from the Planning Commission and requires final action from the Board of Supervisors as required by the Fresno County Zoning Ordinance and state planning law.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board determines that the proposed General Plan Amendment to re-designate a 0.45-acre portion of a 38.44-acre parcel from Agriculture to Limited Industrial is not consistent with the General Plan's ...
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