Agricultural Preserve Alteration AP23-001, Zone Change RZ23-008, Nonrenewal of Williamson Act, Williamson Act Contracts WA23-001-004 and Ag Management Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2024081169
Public Agency
Tuolumne County
Document Title
Agricultural Preserve Alteration AP23-001, Zone Change RZ23-008, Nonrenewal of Williamson Act, Williamson Act Contracts WA23-001-004 and Ag Management Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/27/2024
Document Description
1) Resolution for Agricultural Preserve Alteration AP23-001 to disestablish Agricultural Preserve 71-3 and modify Agricultural Preserve 4 by the addition of 239.89 acres (APNs 063-070-066 & 058-230-001) and removal of 1.28 acres (a portion of APN 063-070-056.) 2) Ordinance for Zone Change RZ23-008 to rezone two parcels, a 159.80 acre parcel and a 80.0 acre parcel from AE-37 (Exclusive Agricultural, Thirty-Seven Acre Minimum) to AE-37:AP (Exclusive Agricultural, Thirty-Seven Acre Minimum: Agricultural Preserve Combining) and a Zone Change for 1.28 acres from AE-37:AP to AE-37 under Title 17 of the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code(TCOC). The addition of the :AP zoning will allow for the inclusion within the Williamson Act Land Conservation program and the removal of the :AP is to facilitate a Lot Line Adjustment. 3) Approval of serving a Notice of Nonrenewal on a portion of Assessor's Parcel Number 063-070-056 pertaining to 1.28 acres, and APN's 063-070-071 and 063-070-069 for non-compliance with Resolution 106-04. 4) Application for Williamson Act Contracts WA23-001 through WA23-004 and to rescind two existing Williamson Act Contracts 05WA-112 and 04WA-70 and enter into four new contracts pursuant to Tuolumne County Resolution 106-04, including approval of the Agricultural Management Plans. The sites are currently zonedAE-37 (Exclusive Agricultural, Thirty-Seven Acre Minimum) and AE-37:AP (Exclusive Agricultural, Thirty-Seven Acre Minimum: Agricultural Preserve Combing), pursuant to Title 17 of the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Preston
Agency Name
Tuolumne County Community Development Department
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Sonora
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Countywide
Zip
95327
Township
1N
Range
14E
Section
20, 29
Other Location Info
The project site is located at 16002 and 16004 Highway 108, northwest and southeast
of Highway 108 and at 15335 Peoria Flat Road northwest of Highway 108 within the
community of Jamestown
Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 058-180-014, 058-180-020, 058-230-039, 058-240-001, 058-250-012, 058-230-038, 058-240-006, 058-250-013, 063-070-068, 063-070-056, 058-230-070, 058-230-032, 058-230-072, 058-230-073, 058-230-001 , 063-070-006, 063-070-070, 058-230-068, 058-230-069, 058-230-071 ,063-070-071, and 063-070-069.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15061 (b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
After reviewing the project and its setting, the Environmental Coordinator for the County of Tuolumne has determined that the project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the project entails modifying Agriculture Preserves and modifying the existing Williamson Act Land Conservation Contracts to add additional acreage to the contracts for net gain within the contracts of 172.84 acres after the Lot Line Adjustment is completed. This action poses no significant effect on the environment. The Zone Change is required to add the additional 239.89 acres to the Williamson Act Contracts with the removal of 67.05 acres. None of the exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption found in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines apply to this project.
County Clerk
Tuolumne
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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