DATE: February 12, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Partial Cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 3726 (RLCC No. 979)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt Resolution authorizing partial Cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 3726 filed by Ceres Ranch No. 4 LLC, based on the ability to make the five Consistency Findings listed under Government Code, Section 51282 (b); and
2. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Certificate of Tentative Cancellation and approve recordation of the Certificate of Cancellation when all conditions included in the Certificate of Tentative Cancellation have been satisfied.
The subject property is located on the north side of E. South Avenue between S. Alta Avenue and S. Navelencia Avenue, approximately two miles northeast of the nearest city limits of the City of Reedley APN: 373-070-50 (portion).
REPORT
The applicant has filed a petition for partial cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract (ALCC) No. 3726. Approval of the recommended actions will remove an approximately 1.50-acre portion of an 18.86-acre parcel with Farmland of Statewide Importance soil classification from the Williamson Act Program (Program) to allow the creation of a 1.50-acre separate parcel. The remainder 17.36 acres will be merged with an adjoining 39.49-acre parcel identified as APN 373-070-87s through a Lot Line Adjustment to form a 56.85-acre parcel, allowing the balance of the subject parcel to remain in the Program. The existing 18.86-acre parcel is enrolled in the Program under Contract No. 3726 and the existing 39.49-acre parcel is enrolled in the Program under Contract No. 8302. Therefore, a Rescission and Re-entry of the Williamson Act Contracts is required to reflect the boundaries of the adjusted contracted parcel. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
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