EUGENE EDRINGTON - A request to create a 2.9 acre homesite parcel from a 20 acre parcel and combine the remaining acreage with an abutting 20 acre parcel, creating a 37.1 acre parcel. The project is located at the southwest corner of W. Liberty Avenue and N. Central Avenue in the Atwater area, identified as APN's 143-230-009 and 143-230-010. The property is designated Agricultural land use in the General Plan and is zoned A-1 (General Agricultural). CEQA: Staff recommends that the Hearing Officer determine that no further environmental review is required pursuant to Section 15162 - "Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations" of the CEQA Guidelines. PN
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1) Open/close the public hearing;
2) Determine no further environmental review is required pursuant to Section 15162 - “Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations” of the CEQA Guidelines based on the analysis in the 2030 Merced County General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report and the attached CEQA Section 15162 Findings and Analysis; and,
3) Approve Minor Subdivision Application No. MS21-012 based on the findings identified in the Staff Report and subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval.