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Alameda County committee asks staff to study removing site development review for horse boarding
Summary
Community members urged the Transportation and Planning Committee to eliminate the countysite development review (SDR) requirement for boarding stables and riding academies; supervisors directed staff to research state-law conformity, CEQA implications and coordinate with other agencies before returning with a proposal.
Community advocates and horse owners urged Alameda County supervisors on Oct. 6 to drop the planning departmentsite development review (SDR) requirement for horse-boarding facilities and riding academies, arguing the permit process is costly, duplicative and discourages small operators.
Dan Divini, a Castro Valley MAC member who presented the proposal in his personal capacity, told the committee that boarding and riding facilities already face ongoing oversight from environmental health, public works and other county agencies and that the five-year SDR renewal requirement imposes onerous steps including a long application, an initial $2,000…
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