DATE: May 8, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study Application No. 7300 and Amendment Application No. 3824 (Applicant: West Star Construction)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7300, including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Amendment Application No. 3824; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3824 thereby rezoning the subject 14.21-acre parcel from the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to an M-3(c) (Heavy Industrial, Conditional) Zone District to allow limited industrial 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 of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
The subject property is located on the south side of E. Lincoln Avenue between State Route 99 and Golden State Boulevard approximately one mile northwest of the nearest city limits of the City of Fowler (4685 E. Lincoln Avenue, Fowler) (APN 340-150-27).
REPORT
This item comes before your 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 summary of the Planning Commission's Action is included as Attachment A. The proposal consists of rezoning the subject property to allow limited heavy industrial, general industrial and light manufacturing uses. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board determines that the rezoning is not consistent with the General Plan, a motion to deny Amendment Application No. 3824 would be appropriat...
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