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Hearing to consider a request for a partial roll-out of Agricultural Preserve No. 285 (Williamson Act Contract WAC13-0006/Agricultural Preserve No. 285 Partial Roll-out), removing APN 070-210-32 (33.5 acres), and an application to amend existing Williamson Act Contract for the remaining three parcels, APNs 070-131-56, 070-131-59, and 070-210-55 (66 acres) in the Shingle Springs area, submitted by Alesha Neher; and staff recommending the Board take the following actions:
1) Certify that the project is Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15317 of the CEQA Guidelines;
2) Approve a partial roll out of Agricultural Preserve No. 285, removing APN 070-210-32;
3) Approve Williamson Act Contract WAC 13-0006, amending Agricultural Preserve No. 285, for APNs 070-131-56, 070-131-59, and 070-210-55 (consisting of 66 acres) based on the Findings in Attachment 1 of the Staff Report; and
4) Adopt Resolution 195-2013 for said Williamson Act Contract. (Supervisorial District 4) (Est. Time: 30 Min.)
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Hearing to consider Williamson Act Contract WAC13-0006/Agricultural Preserve 285 Partial Roll-out submitted by Alesha Neher to request a partial roll-out of Agricultural Preserve #285, removing Assessor’s Parcel Number 070-210-32 (33.5 acres), and an application to amend the existing Williamson Act Contract for the remaining three parcels, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 070-131-56, 070-131-59, and 070-210-55 (66 acres). The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 070-210-32, 070-131-56, 070-131-59, and 070-210-55, consisting of 99.72 acres, is located on the west side of Ponderosa Road, approximately 2.5 miles north of the intersection with U.S. Highway 50, in the Shingle Springs area, Supervisorial District 4. [Project Planner: Aaron Mount] (Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15317 of the CEQA Guidelines)
The Agricultural Commission recommended approval of this application at their November 13, 2013 meeting.
A Staff Report is at...
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