NKT Development, LLC/Cavaletto Ranches LLS; SUB2020-00077 CO 20-0057 (ED 24-103)
Summary
SCH Number
2024080911
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
NKT Development, LLC/Cavaletto Ranches LLS; SUB2020-00077 CO 20-0057 (ED 24-103)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/22/2024
Document Description
A request by NKT Development LLC/Cavaletto Ranches, LLS, for a Tentative Parcel Map (CO 20-0057) to subdivide an existing 855-acre parcel into 2 parcels of 466 acres (Parcel 1) and 389 acres (Parcel 2). Parcel 1 is proposed to remain in agricultural cultivation and Parcel 2 is proposed to be placed into a conservation easement. The project will not result in any disturbance, with the exception of a 0.6-acre site proposed for a future barn. The division will not create any new on-site roads. The proposed project is within the Agriculture land use category and is located at S. Dana Foothill Rd and E. Teft Street (Parcel 1) and Upper Los Berros Rd (Parcel 2), approximately 1 mile east of the community of Nipomo. The site is in the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County planning area.
Contact Information
Name
Cheryl Ku
Agency Name
County of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Nipomo
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Unincorporated
Total Acres
855.47
Parcel #
090-013-003 and 090-013-004
Other Location Info
69 S. Dana Foothill Rd.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this project may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the activity is not subject to CEQA. [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines sec. 15061(b)(3), General Rule Exemption].
This project is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment. If can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this project may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the activity is not subject to CEAQ [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines sec. 15061(b)(3), General Rule Exemption].
The project will conform to the applicable General Plan and Area Plan standards, and no measures beyond those required by County Code are necessary to address the environmental impacts associated with the proposed project, due to the following factors:
• The subdivision will fully conform to the applicable General Plan and zoning;
• No residential development is proposed.
• No improvements are proposed, with the exception of a possible future barn to be located within a 1-acre site near the access road for Parcel 2.
• The entirety of Parcel 2, with the exception of a 0.6 acre area for a future barn, is proposed to be placed into a conservation easement for purposes of habitat conservation. A condition of approval will require that the conservation easement agreement be established prior to recordation of the parcel map.
• Parcel 1 is in active agricultural use, and no changes or development are proposed.
• The property is under a Williamson Act land conservation contract, and the proposed subdivision is consistent with the terms of the land conservation contract and with the County’s Williamson Act Rules of Procedure. Both resulting parcels will meet the minimum size standards based on soil type, and both contain adequate area suitable for grazing.
• A biological resources assessment was completed for the 0.6 acre area where a future barn is proposed. There are no sensitive plant or animal records, and no sensitive habitats, animals, or plants were detected in the vicinity of the proposed barn site or connection to the existing well. A condition of approval will require that any future septic facilities to serve the barn be located more than 100ft from Temettate Creek.
• An archaeological inventory survey was completed for a 10-acre portion of Parcel 2, including the area proposed for the barn. No significant cultural resources were identified.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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