Memorandum
Date: December 19, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Trish Turner, Assistant Planner
Subject: Consideration of Proposed Negative Declaration (IS 23-03), General Plan Amendment (GPAP 23-01), and Rezone (RZ 23-01) for Reynolds System, Inc., to Change the General Plan Designation of a Portion of the Parcel from Rural Lands to Industrial, and Rezone a Portion of the Parcel from Rural Lands to Heavy Industrial; Location: 18649 CA State Highway 175, Middletown (APN: 013-046-04) (Continued from November 28, 2023)
Executive Summary:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant requests a Rezone and a General Plan Amendment for a +145-acre parcel located at 18649 Hwy 175, Middletown. The Planning Commission reviewed this application on September 28, 2023, and approved a recommendation for approval of the Rezone and General Plan Amendment to the Board of Supervisors.
The Project Parcel has been divided into three General Plan land use designations: Rural Lands, which covers most of the parcel; Resource Conservation, which applies to the creek that runs through the middle of the property; and Industrial, located on the lower east side of the parcel. The property has two base zones: Rural Lands and Heavy Industrial. Additionally, there are three overlays in place: Waterway Combining District, Scenic Combining District, and Design Review Combining District.
In 2009 the applicant received approval for a Rezone and General Plan Amendment for the Industrial portion of the property. However, due to an error on the part of the County, the action was recorded in the wrong location. Now, the applicant would like to rectify this mistake and expand the Industrial portion of the property to allow for future expansion of its current use as a manufacturing facility.
On September 28, 2023, the Planning Commission reviewed this proposal. The Planning Commission approved a recommendation for approva...
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