Title
Public Hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to add a new Chapter 21.92 for Mitigation Requirements for Development on Farmland in the inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County
Project Title: REF220044 - Regulations to Mitigate for Development on Farmland
Proposed Location: Inland unincorporated area
Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) action: Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 and consistent with the scope of the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find adoption of the ordinance categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 and consider and find adoption of the ordinance is consistent with the scope of the certified FEIR for the 2010 General Plan pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162; and
b. Adopt an ordinance (Attachment A) amending Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to add a new Chapter 21.92 for Mitigation Requirements for Development on Farmland in the inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County.
SUMMARY:
The proposed ordinance would amend Title 21 of the Monterey County Code and add a new chapter to the inland zoning ordinance (Chapter 21.92) to establish criteria for the mitigation of projects that convert farmland in inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County (see Attachment A). The proposed ordinance would implement the 2010 Monterey County General Plan, Agricultural Element Policy AG-1.12.
The proposed ordinance's purpose is to provide clear and consistent regulations to mitigate the loss of farmland to development or conversion of farmland to non-agricultural use. The proposed ordinance's primary goal is to promote the long-term viability of productive and potentially productive farmland. Further, the regulat...
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