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Board affirms Planning Commission, approves Shevlin Place subdivision over Hillmar traffic and water objections
Summary
The Merced County Board of Supervisors on March 11 denied an appeal and affirmed approval of the 36-lot Shevlin Place subdivision (MAS 20-001) in Hilmar after residents raised traffic and water-capacity concerns; the final motion passed 4–1 after debate about stoplights, certificates of occupancy, and the role of the Hillmar County Water District.
The Merced County Board of Supervisors on March 11 voted to affirm the Planning Commission's October 9, 2024 approval of the Shevlin Place major subdivision (MAS 20-001), a proposed 36-lot residential development in the Hilmar area, overruling an appeal from local residents and maintaining the planning staff's finding that no further environmental review was required.
Planning Deputy Director Tiffany Ho told the board the project "was found to be consistent with the community general the general plan as well as the Hillmark community plan," and that the traffic impact study used standardized methods reviewed by Caltrans and county public works. Ho said the applicant, Wadsworth Property (represented at the hearing), met the…
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