DATE: December 10, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study No. 7655, Amendment Application No. 3837, and Variance Application No. 4073 (Harris Farms, Inc.; Hazelton Farms, Inc.)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7655 including Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Amendment Application No. 3837 and Variance Application No. 4073; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3837 thereby rezoning a 2.5-acre portion of a 15.10-acre parcel from AL-40 (Limited Agricultural, 40-acre minimum parcel size) to AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District; and
3. Approve Variance Application No. 4073 to allow the 2.5-acre portion to be created with less than the required 20-acre minimum parcel size and the remaining 12.6-acre portion of the parcel to remain as a legal non-conforming parcel in the AL-40 Zone District; and
4. 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 California Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
The subject parcel is located on the east side of E. Trimmer Springs Road approximately 4.3 miles north of its intersection with Belmont Avenue and 7.8 miles northeast of the nearest city limits of the City of Sanger (APN 158-070-40S).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board with a unanimous recommendation for approval from the Planning Commission (5 to 0, with four Commissioners absent and one abstention) and requires final action from your Board as required by the Fresno County Zoning Ordinance and State planning law. A summary of the Planning Commission's action is included in Attachment A. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S...
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