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Neighbors oppose Williamson Act cancellation for North Tustin parcel; board takes no action
Summary
Dozens of neighbors urged the Board of Supervisors to deny a petition to cancel a Williamson Act agricultural restriction on an 11‑acre North Tustin parcel, citing CEQA, lack of a specific alternative use and expired appraisals; county counsel said the board has discretion and conditions include payment of a cancellation fee within one year of assessor valuation.
A large turnout of North Tustin residents opposed a petition to cancel a Williamson Act contract covering an 11‑acre parcel on Cornell Road, telling the board that the property’s trees, wildlife and neighborhood character should be preserved.
Speakers — many of whom live adjacent to the Miller Estate property — argued the applicant’s petition lacked a specific alternative use required by Government Code 51282(e), said the assessor’s valuation used to compute cancellation fees was out of date and warned that…
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