NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the County of Lake, State of California will hold a public hearing on application UP 11-13 proposing a major use permit for a 360 square foot off-site advertising billboard sign that is 35 feet high.

The project applicant is Mesa Outdoor LLC.

The Planning Commission will consider adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project based on Initial Study IS 11-24.

The project is located at 3888 Hill Road, Lakeport, APN 005-012-44.

The proposed mitigated negative declaration will be available for review at the Community Development Department (Lake County Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA) 30 days before the hearing, and the staff report will be available ten (10) days before the hearing.

The Planner processing this application is Brian Horn, (707) 263-2221 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The public hearing will be held in the Board of Supervisors’ Chamber in the Courthouse on February 23, 2012 at 9:05 am at which time and place interested persons may attend and be heard.

If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission on any of the above stated items in court, it may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Lake County Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Richard Coel, Director

By: ______________________________________

Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III

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Written by: Lake County Planning Commission

Published: 21 January 2012

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 2074.4 of the California Fish and Game Code (FGC), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 15, 2011, the California Fish and Game Commission accepted for consideration the petition submitted to list the black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) as threatened or endangered (Section 670.1, 670.5, Title 14, California Code of Regulations) as follows:

Species Proposal

Black-backed woodpecker List as Threatened or Endangered

(Picoides arcticus)

The California Endangered Species Act (FGC, Chapter 1.5, Section 2050 et seq.) requires that the Department of Fish and Game notify affected and interested parties that the Commission has accepted the petition for the purpose of receiving information and comments that will aid in evaluating the petition and determining whether or not the above proposal should be adopted or rejected by the Commission.

The Commission’s December 15, 2011 action has resulted in this species receiving the interim designation of “candidate for listing,” effective January 6, 2012, under the California Endangered Species Act.

The Department has 12 months to review the petition, evaluate the available information, and report back to the Commission whether or not the petitioned action is warranted (FGC 2074.6). The Department’s recommendation must be based on the best scientific information available to the Department.

Therefore, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone with data or comments on the taxonomic status, ecology, biology, life history, management recommendations, distribution, abundance, threats, habitat that may be essential for the species, or other factors related to the status of the above species, is hereby requested to provide such data or comments to:

California Department of Fish and Game

Nongame Wildlife Program

Attn: Ms. Lyann Comrack

1812 9th Street

Sacramento, California 95811

Please submit 2 hard copies and a digital copy. Comments may also be sent via email to:

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It is requested that responses be received by June 1, 2012 to allow sufficient time for inclusion in the Department’s final report to the Fish and Game Commission.

If the Department concludes that the petitioned action is warranted, it will recommend that the Commission adopt the proposal. If the Department concludes that the petitioned action is not warranted, it will recommend that the Commission reject the proposal.

Receipt of the report will be placed on the agenda for the next available meeting of the Commission after delivery. The report will be made available to the public at that time.

Following receipt of the Department’s report, the Commission will allow a 30-day public comment period prior to taking any action on the Department’s recommendation.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lyann Comrack, Staff Environmental Scientist, by telephone at (916) 341-6981 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Written by: California Department of Fish and Game

Published: 13 January 2012

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LAKE

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2967

 

 

On January 10, 2012, the Board of Supervisors passed Ordinance No. 2943, amending Section 21-3.7 of Chapter 21 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Lake by adopting a Sectional District Zoning Map No. 3.7(b)1.384 rezoning a portion of the lands of Westgate Petroleum. The zoning of these lands was changed from “C3-DR-FF-AA”, Service Commercial-Design Review-Floodway Fringe-Airport Approach and “A-SC-AA” Agriculture-Scenic-Airport Approach to “PDC-DR-FF-AA”, Planned Development Commercial-Design Review-Floodway Fringe-Airport Approach and “A-SC-AA”, Agriculture-Scenic-Airport Approach. This ordinance will take effect on February 9, 2012. A certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance has been posted at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport.

This ordinance was passed by the following vote:

AYES: Supervisors Comstock, Smith, Farrington, Brown

NOES: Supervisor Rushing

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None

 

KELLY F. COX

Clerk of the Board

By: Mireya G. Turner

Assistant Clerk to the Board

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Written by: Lake County Board of Supervisors

Published: 12 January 2012