Memorandum
Date: September 19, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya Turner, Community Development Director
Eric Porter, Associate Planner
Subject: Consideration of Appeal (AB 23-01) of Planning Commission's Approval of Parcel Map (PM 22-02); Appellant: Scotts Valley Energy Corporation; Location: 7130 Red Hills Road, Kelseyville (APN: 009-021-07)
Executive Summary: On May 25, 2023, the Lake County Planning Commission approved a request to divide a ?34-acre property, located at 7130 Red Hills Road, Kelseyville, to create four ?5 acre Rural Residential-zoned parcels intended for future residences for Tribal members of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, and one ?14-acre remainder parcel zoned Highway Commercial.
The appellant is concerned about Condition No. III.4, which requires improvements to the portion of Red Hills Road adjacent to the land under consideration. Condition No. III.4 states:
4. Prior to recording the final map, the half width of Red Hills Road a County maintained road, shall be improved to conform to Lake Road Design and Construction Standard 200-A, Minor Arterial Road
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The project site is located on the south-western corner of Red Hills Road and Highway 29 in Kelseyville. The property contains two dwellings and the remains of a walnut orchard that is no longer being farmed. The site has been approved for a small Biomass facility under use permit UP 19-05, however the Biomass facility has no effect on the land division, and the two land use actions are mutually exclusive.
Project Description
Applicant/Owner: "Scotts Valley Energy Corporation"; Appellant / Applicant
Location: 7130 Red Hills Road, Kelseyville
A.P.N.: 009-021-07
Parcel Size: ?34 acres
General Plan: Community Commercial and Rural Residential
Zoning: Split-zoned: "RR-SC", Rural Residential - Scenic Combining, and "CH-DR", Highway Commercial - Design Review
Topography: Slopes generally less than 10%
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