r Pre" Demoerat, Santa Rosa, Crl., V ~orch '\0,1971
'Board Tough
On 40-Acre
Lot Rezoning
A bare quorum of County su-r'·Mij IZ RANCH _ Sent this
pel'visors yesterday gav~ fin. •1
1
I'eQue. st for a 4O-acre minimum
approval to three rezoning re- Iot R-R request back to planquests,
but ordel'ed two others ning It is a 740 acre parcel 10-
turned back to the Planmng caled on the east side of RusCommunism.
sian Gulch and Highway L The
Three of the rezoning issues, terrain is hilly and quite steep.
including the two sent back, in- The planning stafr wanted this
volved the controversial 40-acre rezoning approved to prevent
minimum lost size in R-R (rll- flUther subdividing. They claim
ai-residential) zones. problems may arise by such
Planners believe that by fore- subdivision. The staff recolll-ing
developers to submit to ~he mended the rezoning be aparger
lots, further subdi vislO~ proved until the developers subnd
sale wHi not proceed until mit detailed plans "showing
oads and sewers in the area that additional division can be
are adequate. accomplished in accordance with
The zoning actions taken yes-; good land division design and
terdavwprp' standards."
But Joseph McClellan, a representative
of the developers,
told Supervisors he will submit those plans in the immediate future
and asked that no action be
taken.
The board agreed and sent
the matter back to Planning De-par~
ment __ _
