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Sutter County board adopts zoning change for 19-acre commercial/industrial project
Summary
The Sutter County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a general plan amendment and rezone for five parcels (Project U23-0017), clearing the way for future commercial/industrial development and adoption of an ordinance amending the county zoning map.
The Sutter County Board of Supervisors on July 22 unanimously adopted an ordinance to amend the general plan designation and zoning for five parcels totaling roughly 19.37 acres along State Highway 20 (Project U23-0017), a step county staff said is necessary to allow future commercial and industrial development.
Associate planner Raveena Saroya told the board the proposal would change one parcel from agricultural to industrial commercial and rezone four parcels from ranchette/ag to commercial industrial. She noted a required 300-foot agricultural buffer from surrounding orchards and that no formal development proposal had yet been submitted for the site. “This project is a request for a general plan amendment and rezone for 5 parcels for a total of 19.37 plus or minus acres,” Saroya said during the presentation.
The planning commission recommended approval on June 18 by a unanimous vote, and staff recommended the board do the same. Supervisor Ziegenmeier urged approval as an economic development opportunity, saying, “This is tax revenue coming in. This is jobs.”
With no members of the public requesting to speak, Supervisor Baines moved and Supervisor Ziegenmeier seconded the motion to approve. A roll-call vote recorded aye votes from Supervisors Boone, Flores, Ziegenmeier, Baines and Stevens, and the chair directed the clerk to read the ordinance title.
The change amends the county zoning map; future development of the parcels will remain subject to the county’s design review checklist and any required permits. Staff emphasized the 300-foot agricultural buffer will prevent building pads from encroaching on neighboring orchards. The planning commission and staff noted no letters of public comment had been received on the project.
The board’s action was procedural—changing land-use designation and zoning—and does not authorize a specific construction project. Next steps for the property owner will include any permit applications and compliance with county development standards.
