Memorandum
Date: August 31, 2021
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: PUBLIC HEARING - 11:00 A.M. - Consideration of an Ordinance Extending Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 3107 ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days which Establishes a Moratorium on the Issuance of Early Activation Permits for Land Use Projects within the Unincorporated Area of Lake County and Authorize Chair to Sign
Executive Summary:
On July 27, 2021, your Board adopted Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 3107 after considering the recommendation by the Community Development Department (CDD) Ad-Hoc Committee to establish a temporary prohibition (moratorium) on the issuance of early activation (EA) permits for land use projects located within the unincorporated areas of the County of Lake. That Interim Urgency Ordinance took effect immediately upon its adoption by a unanimous vote of your Board and continues in effect until September 9, 2021.
California Government Code 65858 grants the Lake County Board of Supervisors the authority to adopt an interim Urgency Ordinance to protect the public safety, health, and welfare of the residents of Lake County by prohibiting land uses that may conflict with a contemplated General Plan, Specific Plan, or zoning proposal that the County is considering, studying, or may study in a reasonable period of time.
At that time, your Board determined the following, 1) a prohibition (moratorium) is necessary in order to address a significant backlog of applications for EA permits and to ensure that such permits are not issued without a thorough consideration of the narrowly-prescribed circumstances pursuant to which such permits may be issued and 2) an Interim Urgency Ordinance is necessary to allow the Community Development Department sufficient time to study and assess various approaches to the land use permitting process to ensure that zoning regulations are developed whereby permitte...
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