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Lake County supervisors accept Highland Farms withdrawal, overturn Planning Commission approval of UP 20-96

2127342 · January 16, 2025
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The Lake County Board of Supervisors accepted the applicant’s withdrawal of a major use permit for Highland Farms and voted 5-0 to overturn the Planning Commission’s approval of UP 20-96, directing staff to prepare findings.

The Lake County Board of Supervisors accepted on a 5-0 vote the applicant’s request to withdraw Major Use Permit UP 20-96 for Highland Farms and moved to overturn the Planning Commission’s earlier approval, directing staff to prepare written findings.

The action resolved an appeal (AB 24-02) of the Planning Commission decision on a project proposed near Highland Springs Recreation Area in the Lakeport area. Maria Turner, Director of Community Development, told the board the county had “received a letter of request for withdrawal from the applicant of the major use permit” and that the applicant asked to withdraw the entire project.

The withdrawal prompted a dispute over how the board should proceed. Appellants said they still wanted the board to rule on the merits so the record would reflect…

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