DATE: August 21, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7444 and Unclassified Conditional Use Permit
Application No. 3611(Appellant/Applicant: ForeFront Power, LLC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3611 proposing to allow a 1.65 megawatt photovoltaic solar power generation facility with related improvements on an approximately 9-acre portion of a 20.17-acre parcel in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District; and if the Appeal is granted,
2. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7444, and determine that the required Findings specified in Fresno County Zoning Ordinance, Section 873(F) can be made for approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
The subject property is located on the west side of S. McCall Avenue approximately 1,915 feet south of its intersection with Manning Avenue and 1,363 feet northeast of the nearest city limits of the City of Selma (9375 S. McCall Avenue, Selma CA) (APN 358-021-74).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's unanimous denial of the subject application (8 to 0; one Commissioner absent) at its June 28, 2018 hearing. Department of Public Works and Planning staff notes that the Zoning Ordinance requires your Board to determine, independent from the decision of the Planning Commission, whether the application should be approved, approved with stated conditions, or disapproved. A copy of the Planning Commission's action is included as Attachment A. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board is unable to make the required findings for granting Unclassified Conditional Use Permit (UCUP) No. 3611, a motion to deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission's decisi...
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