DATE: October 22, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Variance Application No. 4074 (Appellant: Dale G. Mell, Applicant/Owner: Spino, Inc.)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Variance Application No. 4074 proposing to allow the creation of two parcels (2.5-acre and 2.4-acre) having a lot width or frontage of 160 feet (165 feet required) and a lot depth to width ratio of 4.12:1 (4:1 maximum allowed) from an existing 4.9-acre parcel (gross) in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District.
The subject parcels are located on the south side of W. McKinley Avenue, approximately 420 feet east of its intersection with N. Garfield Avenue, and one-mile south of the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (7605 W. McKinley Avenue, Fresno, CA) (APN 312-290-39).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's unanimous denial of the subject application (8 to 0, with one Commissioner recused) at its August 8, 2019, 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 denied. A copy of the Planning Commission's action is included as Attachment A. This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board is able to make the required Findings for granting Variance Application (VA) No. 4074, a motion to uphold the appeal and overturn the Planning Commission's decision, stating the basis for making the Findings 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 Applicant/Owner has paid $6,732 in land use processing fees to the County for...
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