Title
a. Set a public hearing for December 3, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., to consider 2014 applications to establish twelve (12) Farmland Security Zones ("FSZ") and Contracts.
b. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish Notice of Hearing for the Public Hearing to take place on December 3, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., to consider 2014 applications to establish twelve (12) Farmland Security Zones ("FSZ") and Contracts.
(REF130065 - /Williamson Act Contract Applications - 2014, County-wide)
Report
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Number: REF130065
Project Location: Various
APNs: Various
Plan Area: Various
Flagged and Staked: No
CEQA Action: TBD
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Set a public hearing for December 3, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., to consider 2014 applications to establish twelve (12) Farmland Security Zones ("FSZ") and Contracts (hereafter, "Applications").
SUMMARY:
Each calendar year, the Board of Supervisors must consider Agricultural Preserve (AgP) and FSZ contract applications pursuant to the Land Conservation Act of 1965. This year, a total of twelve (12) applications for the establishment of FSZs and Contracts will be considered. The December 3, 2013 Staff Report will provide the Board of Supervisors with the Agriculture Preserve Review Committee's (Committee) recommendations for each of the applications. Board action is required to establish by contract, AgP and FSZ status for those selected applications, to commence in the year 2014, if the subject property meets the criteria found under Board Resolution No. 01-485, as amended by Board Resolution No. 03-383 (Procedures for Agricultural Preserves) and Board Resolution No. 01-486 (Procedure for the Creation of Farmland Security Zones and Contracts), set forth in Attachment "B". No applications for the establishment of an AgP were received this year. However, one (1) application for an FSZ (FSZ Application No. 2014-003) which does not meet the st...
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