DATE: October 22, 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. 6142 (RLCC No. 990 - Duane and Karen Soares)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt Resolution approving partial Cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract No. 6142 filed by Duane and Karen Soares, 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 W. Central Avenue between S. Valentine Avenue and S. Brawley Avenue approximately two miles west of the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (APN 327-061-27s).
REPORT
The Applicants have filed a petition for partial cancellation of Agricultural Land Conservation Contract (ALCC) No. 6142 in conjunction with Variance Application (VA) No. 4038. Approval of the recommended actions will remove 2.5-acre portion of a 39.10-acre parcel with soil classification of Prime Farmland from the Williamson Act Program (Program) to create a separate homesite parcel. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
This item comes to your Board with a recommendation for approval by the Agricultural Land Conservation Committee, subject to the following conditions:
1. The landowner shall obtain the necessary land use approvals, including approval of a mapping application to create the 2.5-acre homesite parcel.
2. The Applicant shall pay the Cancellation Fee in the amount of $12,500 as determined by the County Assessor and certified by the Board of Supervisors for issuance of a Certificate of Cancellation by the Board. The Cancellation Fee will be forwarded to the State by ...
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