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Planning commission denies final site-plan conditions for Porterville-area ADUs; staff warns applicant can proceed by right
Summary
Commissioners voted down a motion to approve conditions on a final site plan for two accessory dwelling units (PSR 25-003) after public concern and staff testimony about existing code violations; staff said the applicant retains by-right ADU rights under state law.
The Tulare County Planning Commission on June 11 declined to approve a final site plan (PSR 25-003) that would have allowed the county to impose conditions on two accessory dwelling units (ADUs) proposed on a Porterville-area property at 28628 Reservation Road.
Russell Cashewa, project planner for the Resource Management Agency, told the commission the site plan was submitted to resolve an active code-enforcement case (GC2400459) that began after the county found two occupied RVs on the property. Cashewa outlined a record of inspections, the applicant’s interactions with county staff and the Project Review Committee, and said Environmental Health and Fire Department conditions would be attached to the site plan if…
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