Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the General Plan Amendment topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission hears strong opposition to Cherry Valley half‑acre proposal; item to proceed to Board with commissioner comments
Summary
County staff and the applicant presented a proposal to amend the Cherry Valley foundation component to allow 16 custom single‑family homes on 9.44 acres; dozens of residents urged the commission to maintain the one‑acre minimum and raised infrastructure concerns.
County staff presented Foundation Component General Plan Amendment 24,052, a proposal to amend land use in a Cherry Valley area from rural community very low‑density residential to community development low‑density residential to allow 16 detached single‑family homes on approximately 9.44 acres (half‑acre lots). The applicant, Dilip Shat of O.M. Joshua LLC, said the project was revised from an initial mobile‑home-park concept to 16 half‑acre custom home lots after community outreach.
Many in the Cherry Valley community spoke in opposition, citing the area’s long-standing one‑acre minimum within the rural community foundation component, infrastructure limits including roads, schools and emergency services, groundwater and stormwater concerns, and a desire to preserve agricultural and equestrian uses. Speakers referenced prior community efforts, LAFCO designation and the general plan policies that call for one‑acre minimums in the foundation component.
Staff and the applicant noted comparisons to nearby recently approved half‑acre projects and emphasized the applicant’s willingness to downsize from an earlier mobile‑home-park concept. Commissioners said they were hearing strong community concerns about infrastructure and the degree of local support; several commissioners described themselves as conflicted or neutral and encouraged the applicant to engage further with neighbors.
The record shows the commission did not move to approve the amendment at this hearing but indicated the matter will proceed to the Board of Supervisors with the comments recorded in the hearing. Commissioners asked for additional outreach and more detailed infrastructure analysis if the proposal moves forward.
What the commission recorded
- Staff presentation of Foundation Component General Plan Amendment 24,052 and applicant presentation of a 16‑lot, half‑acre proposal (O.M. Joshua LLC). - Multiple public speakers opposed citing general plan one‑acre standard, traffic, schools, emergency services and water/runoff concerns. - Commissioners expressed concerns, asked for further community engagement and infrastructure detail. The item was referred to the Board of Supervisors with the commission’s comments.
