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Siskiyou supervisors decline to set hearing on Shasta Way vacation tied to proposed solar array
Summary
After staff recommended setting a public hearing, the board did not move to schedule one for vacating a dead-end segment of Shasta Way to allow a proposed solar array; counsel said absence of a motion effectively ends the road-abandonment request.
Siskiyou County planning staff asked the Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution of intent to vacate a short segment of Shasta Way so the applicant could pursue a conditional use permit for a proposed solar array, but the board declined to set a public hearing, effectively stopping the road-abandonment process.
Planning Director Haley Lane recapped the item and told the board that planning staff and the Planning Commission had reviewed the proposal and that staff recommended setting a hearing “either at the May 6 or the May 20” meeting. Lane said the Planning Commission found the project conforms to the general plan and that staff had received both support and opposition in public comment letters.
The proposal drew public comment from residents and an attorney representing neighbors. Gaylord Briggs, whose property adjoins the subject parcel, said he supported vacating the road segment and argued the dead-end strip is ‘‘a road to nowhere’’ and would not provide a viable secondary emergency egress.…
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