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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Interim Community Development Director
DATE: June 19, 2018
SUBJECT: 9:30 A.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of Appeal of Planning Commission's approval of Deviation DV 16-01 for Parcel Map PM 15-03; AB 18-01 APNs 024-049-07 and 10
Supervisor District 1
EXHIBITS: A. Original Parcel Map conditions
B. Parcel Map Staff Report
C. Approved Tentative Parcel Map
D. Planning Commission Minutes, May 12, 2016
E. Initial Study IS 15-12
F. Calfire Letter dated February 5, 2017
G. Deviation Staff Report
H. Approved Deviation conditions
I. Planning Commission Minutes, January 25, 2018
J. Appeal Request and Letter
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The appellant is appealing the Planning Commission's January 25, 2018 approval of the Deviation for Parcel Map 15-03 to allow a deviation from Road Improvements and modification of various conditions located at 19658 and 19697 East Road, Lower Lake. A timely appeal was received by the appellant on February 8, 2018. Clarification of the Planning Commissions' approval of motions was heard on April 12, 2018. The appeal was filed by the applicant for the Parcel Map and the Deviation, Mr. Patrick Smythe, because of disagreement with the conditions of approval. Staff recommends denial of the appeal.
Background and previous projects
On May 12, 2016 the Planning Commission approved Parcel Map, 15-03 to create three parcels of land with sizes of 24.42, 30.73 and 21.24 acres. Several conditions had been added to the project as the California Natural Diversity Database identified several sensitive species and the parcel contains a mapped vernal pool with the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife. Conditions included requiring a building envelope to be established, a Biological assessment to be conducted prior to final map recordation so that mitigations could be added to the final map, and a wetland delineation to identify the vernal po...
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