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Saint Helena council rezones 1030 Fulton Lane to 20-acre agriculture to allow single-family home
Summary
The council approved a general plan amendment and zoning map amendment to change the land-use designation of 1030 Fulton Lane from service commercial to agriculture (A20) and rezone the parcel to allow future construction of a single-family residence subject to low-density design standards.
The City Council on June 10 adopted a resolution approving a general plan amendment and introduced an ordinance to rezone the property at 1030 Fulton Lane from service commercial to 20-acre agriculture (A20), clearing the way for a future application for a single-family residence on the roughly 39,000-square-foot parcel.
Senior Planner Jackie O'Neil explained the site has been vacant since 2010 and was designated service commercial in the 1975 general plan. She said a 2019 design-review approval for two office buildings did not proceed to construction and that rezoning to agriculture would make the property contiguous with surrounding agricultural designations. O'Neil noted the parcel is under one acre and therefore would be subject to the city's low-density (LR1A) development and design standards for small A20 parcels.
O'Neil told the council staff concluded the proposal is exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 exemption (new construction or conversion of small structures) and that the Planning Commission on May 20 recommended approval with a request that the council consider a future study of small A20 parcels within the urban limit line.
Eric Lundquist, representing the applicant (Fulton Junction Partners LLC), said changing the designation aligns the parcel with written policies in the city's recently adopted general plan and with neighborhood preferences; he added that service-commercial uses historically associated with the parcel (automotive and similar services) are not well-suited to the immediate area.
Vice Mayor Deasy moved to adopt the staff recommendations. The motion passed on a roll-call vote: Deasy, Spatarotto, Barrick and Mayor Doreen voted yes.
O'Neil said a future separate design-review application would be required for construction of a home and an accessory dwelling unit. Because the parcel is smaller than one acre, O'Neil reiterated that LR1A standards would govern the design if approved.
