Agenda Item Wording:
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Approval of Agricultural Conservation Easement Form - A request by Great Valley Land Trust to have their agricultural conservation easement form and content approved as required per the City's adopted Agricultural Preservation Ordinance.
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Deadline for Action: 9/16/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, paul.bernal@visalia.city, (559) 713-4025
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the form and content of the Great Valley Land Trust (GVLT) agricultural conservation easement in accordance with the provisions as defined in Article 3 "Methods of Preservation" of the City of Visalia Agricultural Preservation Ordinance.
Summary:
Great Valley Land Trust has submitted their agricultural conservation easement document. A copy of the "Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement" is attached to this report as Attachment 1. The conservation easement document is being prepared to mitigate the conversion of approximately 34 acres of prime farmland in association with DH Hortons "Pearl Woods Subdivision Map No. 5591".
As required pursuant to Article 3, Section 18.040.080.D "Approval of the Easement" of the Agricultural Preservation Ordinance (APO), the City Council shall approve the form and content of all agricultural conservation easements to ensure consistency with this chapter. Subsequent easement form reviews, which were initially approved by the City Council, may permit the Council to authorize a designee to review and confirm future easements as addressed in Section 18.04.080.D of the APO.
Great Valley Land Trust is seeking approval by the City Council that their easement form and content complies with the requirements set forth in Article 3 Section 18.04.080 of the APO. Staff has reviewed the easement document submitted by Great Valley Land Trust and concludes that the document addresses the provi...
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