DATE: February 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study Application No. 7091 and Amendment Application No. 3816
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7091, including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Amendment Application No. 3816; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3816 thereby rezoning the subject 30.05-acre parcel from the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to the M-1(c) (Light Manufacturing, Conditional) Zone District to allow a limited number of Light Manufacturing uses as requested by the Applicant; and
3. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed ordinance, and direct the Clerk to the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code Section 25124(b)(1).
The subject property is located at the southwest corner of W. Belmont Avenue and N. Marks Avenue, adjacent to the City Limits of Fresno (APN 326-060-31). This item pertains to a location in District 1.
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a unanimous (8 to 0, one Commissioner 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. A copy of the Planning Commission action is included as Attachment A.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board determines that the rezoning is not consistent with the General Plan, a motion to deny Amendment Application No. 3816 would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the filing fee for processing this Amendment Application is $10,836. Since this is a High-Speed Rail relocation pr...
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