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Williamson Act Contract Application WAC10-0002 Varozza Trucking Inc.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Planning Services is processing a application for a new Williamson Act Contract. of approximately 240 acres on a portion of an existing contract (agricultural preserve No. 64, approx. 477 acres) as a result of property reconfiguration under Lot Line Adjustment BLA 08-0057 and land ownership changes. The property is located on the east and west sides of Bonetti road, 1.25 miles east of the intersection with French Creek Road in the Shingle Springs area, Supervisorial District 2
HISTORY
On October 13, 2010, the County Agricultural Commission reviewed the project and recommended approval of an initial request to split existing agricultural preserve No. 64 (approximately 474 acres) into two approximately equal preserves due to land ownership changes (WAC10-0002 - Varozza Trucking, Inc. and WAC10-0002 - Brandon Ranch LLC). The Agricultural Commission staff memo, including required findings for creation of two new agricultural preserves, is attached.
On May 1, 2012, the county Board of Supervisors approved Lot Line Adjustment BLA08-0057 to reconfigure adjacent lots under the Varozza Trucking Inc. and Brandon Ranch LLC ownership to realign property boundaries to match the two requested preserves. The staff report for BLA08-0057, including required findings for consistency with the Zoning Ordinance (Title 130 of the County Ordinance Code), the General Plan and applicable sections of the California Government Code, is attached.
On May 2, 2014, owner Varozza Trucking Inc. (Varozza) granted the Brandon Ranch LLC approximately half of the original 474-acre property for consistency with the 2012 lot line adjustments. Ownership of the lands originally in Agricultural Preserve No. 64 (approximately 474 acres) is currently divided as follows: Varozza Trucking- approximately 240 acres (APN 091-030-52) and Brandon Ranch LLC - approximately 234 acres (APNs 091-030-54 and ...
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