Agenda Item Wording:
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Rescind Resolution No. 2021-44, which approved General Plan Amendment No. 2021-01, a request to by the City of Visalia to amend language to General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34. (Resolution No. 2022-50 required)
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Deadline for Action: 8/15/2022
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, (559)713-4025, paul.bernal@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2022-50 which rescinds the adoption of Resolution No. 2021-44, which approved General Plan Amendment No. 2021-01, a request to by the City of Visalia to amend language to General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34 by removing the requirement for properties converting farmland within Growth Tiers II and III to enter into an Agricultural Mitigation Program (AMP).
The recommendation to rescind the adoption of Resolution No. 2021-44 is based on the recent ruling of the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Tulare, which invalidated the City of Visalia's approval to General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2021-01 and the related certification of an addendum to a previously certified environmental impact report (EIR).
Background Discussion:
General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2021-01 was initiated by the City of Visalia in response to direction provided by the Visalia City Council on February 16, 2021, supported by a Feasibility Study that researches the feasibility of an Agricultural Mitigation Program (AMP) within the Visalia planning area prior to the establishment of a City-wide program. Following a work session item held to introduce and receive direction on the Study, the Council provided direction to staff to move forward with Alternative #4 outlined in the Study, which is to amend General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34, eliminating the requirement of an AMP for development to occur within the Tier II and III Urban Growth Boundaries. The revi...
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