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Board reverses planning commission, allows four small parcels on dually‑zoned farm
Summary
The Board voted 5–0 to overturn a Planning Commission denial and grant a variance and minor subdivision allowing four parcels (about 2–2.6 acres each) on an 8.76‑acre parcel with dual Rural Residential and AG‑40 zoning, citing dual zoning as a special circumstance.
The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Feb. 11 to grant an appeal from property owners represented by Don Moyer, allowing a variance and minor subdivision on an 8.76‑acre parcel near Vernalis. The Planning Commission had earlier denied variance PA2462 and minor subdivision PA23296 because staff found the required variance findings could not be made.
Planning staff told the board that parcels in the general agriculture (AG‑40) zone normally require a 40‑acre minimum and that dual‑zoned parcels must meet both zones' standards. "Staff could not make variance findings 1 and 3 and minor subdivision findings 1 and 2,"…
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