Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Public Hearing to Consider California Land Conservation Act (Williamson
Act) Contract Notice of Non-Renewal appeals.
County File Numbers: PLN2017-00507 (Pawlowski)
PLN2017-00514 (Arata)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Public Hearing to consider California Land Conservation Act (Williamson Act) Contract Notice of Non-Renewal appeals:
A) Open the public hearing
B) Close the public hearing
C) Adopt a resolution denying the appeal of the 2017 County-initiated Williamson Act Notice of Non-Renewal filed by Louis Arata, thereby resuming the full effects of the recorded non-renewal until contract expiration on December 31, 2027 for the specified parcels: 081-270-010, 081-270-020, 087-180-010, 087-180-030, 087-180-070, & 087-180-090; and
D) Adopt a resolution upholding the appeal of the 2017 County-initiated Notice of Non-Renewal of Williamson Act Contract by Janina Pawlowski and directing the Community Development Director or Designee to record a Withdrawal of Notice of Non-Renewal and retaining the specified parcel under Williamson Act Contract: 087-080-050.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2017, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Planning and Building Department (Department) to record a California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) Contract Notice of Non-Renewal for certain contracted parcels. The parcels were identified as non-compliant with Williamson Act requirements based on a review of zoning criteria and landowners' responses to the Planning and Building Department and Assessor's Office Agricultural Questionnaire. The Notice of Non-Renewal for these parcels was recorded on November 7, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018).
Pursuant to the Williamson Act, a property owner may file a written protest (appeal) of a County-initiated Notice of Non-Renewal. In filing a written protest...
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