Memorandum
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Item #5
9:25 AM
May 26, 2022
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: May 26, 2022
SUBJECT: General Plan Conformity, GPC 22-05, CE 22-19
Supervisor District 1
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Elijah House Project Description
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Lake County owns a 4.29 acre property located at 1111 Whalen Way, Lakeport. The Elijah House seeks to purchase the property to convert the juvenile hall building into a homeless shelter. This General Plan of Conformity is the first step prior to the rezone and major use permit being undertaken by the County.
Staff recommends approval of the General Plan Conformity, GPC 22-05, and adoption of the Categorical Exemption to CEQA, CE 22-19.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Applicant: County of Lake
Location: 1111 Whalen Way, Lakeport, CA 95453
APN: 004-029-41
General Plan: Public Facilities, Resource Conservation
Zoning: "O - SC - FF - WW" Open Space - Scenic Combining - Floodway Fringe - Waterway
III. PROJECT SETTING
Existing Uses and Improvements: The property has historically been used as a juvenile hall facility. The juvenile hall was closed and the property is considered as surplus county property. The Elijah House now seeks to purchase the property, however a rezone is required prior to the property being used as a homeless shelter per Article 27 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance, and a major use permit will be required for the establishment of the homeless shelter. The General Plan of Conformity is the first step required prior to the zone change and major use permit being considered.
Topography: The site is mostly flat.
Soils: According to the soil survey of Lake County, prepared by the U.S.D.A., the soil on the developed portion of the site is unit type 233 Still loam, stratified substratum. This soil type occurs on land that is between 0 and 2% slope. The permeability is moderately slow, surface runoff is s...
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