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Board denies Fairview appeals over animal counts, waives filing fees and gives owners 30 days to comply or apply for conditional use permits
Summary
After lengthy public testimony, the board denied appeals from multiple Fairview property owners over animal‑count abatement orders, sustained the West County BZA findings, and directed owners to come into compliance or file conditional use permit (CUP) applications within 30 days; the board also instructed staff to waive permit fees for the affected properties.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors heard a large public contingent from Fairview opposing an administrative correction to animal‑keeping standards that reduced previously permitted animal counts on several properties.
Staff explained that a county zoning map error and resulting inconsistent guidance from the sheriff’s animal‑fancier permit process had led several property owners to rely on older information that effectively allowed more animals; the map was corrected in 2011 and staff said properties were required thereafter to comply with the R‑1 LBE zoning limitations (calculated as one…
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