COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AGENCY

 

Date:

August 27, 2001

Set Time:

(Consent Item)

Hearing Date:

September 11, 2001

 

To:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

 

From:

Marcia Raines, Director of Environmental Services

 

Subject:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Consideration of a request to rescind an existing agricultural preserve contract and simultaneously enter a new agricultural preserve contract to reflect a change in legal descriptions for a 77.6-acre parcel located at 9699 Alpine Road in the unincorporated La Honda area of the County.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

Adopt a resolution to rescind the existing agricultural preserve contract and simultaneously

approve and authorize execution of a new agricultural preserve contract to reflect a change in

legal descriptions regarding the subject property.

 

PROPOSAL

 

Earlier this year, the Board of Supervisors approved a minor subdivision of the applicants' 77.6-acre parcel in the Resource Management District with a condition that the applicants revise their Class A agricultural preserve contract to include the new legal descriptions. This requires rescission of the old contract and entering a new contract with the changed legal descriptions.

 

SUMMARY

 

A Class A agricultural preserve contract was established for the subject property on February 15, 1977, and has been automatically renewed until present day. On January 9, 2001, Board of Supervisors approved a Minor Subdivision of this 77.6-acre parcel into two parcels consisting of 39.3 acres and 38.3 acres. One of the conditions of approval required an update of the Class A agricultural preserve contract (Williamson Act contract) to include new legal descriptions resulting from the minor subdivision. This is a housekeeping measure to keep the County's Williamson Act Contracts updated with land use development associated with these contracts.

 

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