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Committee approves boundary line shift to transfer half‑acre apple orchard near Fort Bragg
Summary
The Subdivision Committee approved Boundary Line Adjustment B2024-0029 to move parcel lines so a roughly half‑acre apple orchard can be affiliated separately from a dwelling; the applicants described community uses including donations to a food bank and youth instruction.
On June 12, 2025, the Mendocino County Subdivision Committee approved Boundary Line Adjustment case B2024-0029 to relocate the boundary between two parcels near Fort Bragg so a roughly half-acre apple orchard can be moved from one parcel to the other.
The committee noted the parcels are in the coastal zone about 1.7 miles southeast of Fort Bragg near State Route 20. An applicant representative described the orchard as part of a community program that donates fruit to a food bank and is used to teach high school students orchard skills; the representative said the owners, identified in the application as Paul and Joan Katzeth, plan to separate the house from the orchard and may place it under a future conservation easement.
"I'm happy to answer any questions you may have," said the applicant's representative. The committee's Planning and Building Services staff reported no concerns. Committee members moved to approve the adjustment as a coastal permit with standard conditions; the vote was recorded on the public record with affirmative responses.
The approval was made subject to the standard conditions for coastal boundary adjustments recorded with the county file. The application record notes intent to keep the orchard as a community resource, including donations to a food bank and educational activities for high-school students; the applicants said they may pursue a conservation easement in the future.
