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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the appeal by Mr. Chip Wullbrandt, attorney for Sepulveda Building Materials, appellants, of the Planning Commission’s February 28, 2018 deemed denial of the Lompoc Stone Mining Area Expansion Vesting Determination and Reclamation Plan Revision project, Case Nos. 18APL-00000-00006, 16DET-00000-00004 and 10RVP-00000-00048, Assessor Parcel Numbers 083-060-015 and 083-060-009 (Site 1A) and 083-070-018 and 083-070-010 (Site 1B), located north of Santa Rosa Road and easterly of State Route 1, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. )
a) Conceptually grant the appeal, Case No.18APL-00000-00006;
b) Conceptually make the required findings for approval of the project, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
c) Conceptually adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration 12NGD-00000-00022 and conceptually adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the conditions of approval;
d) Conceptually grant de novo approval of the project, Case Nos. 16DET-00000-00004 and 10RVP-00000-00048, subject to the conditions of approval; and
e) Direct staff to refer the revised Reclamation Plan to the Division of Mine Reclamation (DMR) for review and approval and then return to the Board for final action after receiving direction from DMR;
Alternatively, in order to deny the appeal and project, take the following actions:
a) Make the required findings for denial of the appeal and project, Case Nos. 18APL-00000-00006, 16DET-00000-00004 and 10RVP-00000-00048;
b) Determine that denial of the appeal and project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15270(a); and
c) Deny the appeal and project, Case Nos. 18APL-00000-00006, 16DET-00000-00004 and 10RVP-00000-00048.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATIONS: POLICY