TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Donald Barrella, Principal Planner
SUBJECT: Williamson Act Agricultural Preserves and Contracts 2024
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Williamson Act Agricultural Preserves and Contracts 2024
Adopt a Resolution establishing certain Agricultural Preserves (Types A & H), and approve and authorize thirty three (33) new contracts as identified in the attached Resolution, which includes recission of five (5) existing contracts and replacing them with six (6) new contracts. (Fiscal Impact: less annual property tax revenues; General, Library and Fire Funds; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On January 25, 2011, the Board of Supervisors reviewed the California Land Conservation Act (CLCA) program as a result of the elimination of the State subvention funds and SB 863. The Board discussed the provisions of Senate Bill (SB) 863, acknowledging that non-renewal of Williamson Act contracts would have little immediate effect (because of the 9-year phase out), and emphasized that continued participation in the Williamson Act program is consistent with the County's general plan focus on agricultural preservation values. The Board unanimously voted to continue Napa County's participation the CLCA as currently administered. Presently the County only offers Agricultural Preserve Contracts.
In total, there will be an increase of approximately 1,361.7-acres of new contracted land under Williamson Act brought about by the requested action. The six (6) replacement contracts encompass approximately 766.33-acres.
All proposed Agricultural Preserves are located on lands that have either an Agricultural Resource (AR) or Agriculture, Watershed and Open Space (AWOS) General Plan Land Use Designations, and an Agricultural Preserve (AP) or Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning Designation, all of which provide for agriculture as the predominant use, and gen...
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