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Fortuna panel approves tentative map to split 7.69-acre parcel at 3495 Ronerville Road amid drainage and sewer questions
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a tentative map to subdivide a 7.69-acre parcel at 3495 Ronerville Road into two new residential lots and a remainder parcel, finding the project exempt from CEQA. Public speakers and the applicant raised concerns about a historically unstable hillside, drainage, private sewer infrastructure and future access.
The Fortuna Planning Commission voted to adopt Resolution P2025-3126, approving with conditions a tentative map to subdivide a 7.69-acre parcel at 3495 Ronerville Road into two new residential lots and a remainder parcel and finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Community Development Director Sherry Meads said the division would create Parcel 1 (0.23 acre), Parcel 2 (0.18 acre) and a larger remainder that includes an existing single-family home; all parcels will be served by city water, sewer and PG&E utilities. Meads said the site’s General Plan designation is Residential Medium, which anticipates 7 to 14.9 units per acre, but the proposed map would result in approximately 2.5 units per acre in this instance because of site constraints.
Applicant representative Wally Wright raised concerns about wording in the staff report that describes…
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