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Board continues Paso Robles subdivision appeal to May 25, orders environmental study
Summary
The Board continued an appeal by Richard Smith of a Subdivision Review Board denial of a vesting parcel map (CO07‑0277) for a Mountain Springs Road property, directing staff to perform an initial environmental study and work with CAL FIRE on possible mitigations including deed restrictions and water/fire infrastructure verification.
The Board of Supervisors on Jan. 12 continued an appeal by Richard Smith of a Subdivision Review Board decision that had disapproved a proposed vesting parcel map to split a roughly 15‑acre property near Paso Robles into 10‑ and 5‑acre parcels.
Planning staff and CAL FIRE told the board the SRB's disapproval rested on fire and public safety requirements: "The maximum length for a dead‑end road shall not exceed 0.5 miles for parcels of 5 acres or larger," planning staff said, and Cal Fire Deputy Rick Swan testified the dead‑end road condition was non‑mitigatable without a secondary access. "That's…
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