LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Lakeport Planning Commission will discuss a request to abandon a portion of city right-of-way and Lake County Vector Control's request for a zone change and general plan amendment.
The commission will meet beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On Wednesday the commission will consider a right-of-way abandonment request from the Lake County Arts Council and the Soper Reese Theater.
The arts council has initiated a request for the city to abandon a 5.4-foot strip of the Martin Street right-of-way to allow for the ongoing renovation of the building, located at 275 S. Main St.
In July, the Lakeport City Council gave its conceptual support to the right-of-way abandonment request, as Lake County News has reported: http://bit.ly/1rt1eRj .
The commission also will consider Lake County Vector Control District's application for a zone change, general plan amendment and environmental review for its properties at 408 and 410 Esplanade St. and 35 C St.
Planning Services Manager Andrew Britton's report to the commission on the request explains that because there are incompatible Lakeport General Plan and Zoning designations existing on some of the district’s land, the city has requested that the district submit the general plan amendments and zone change applications.
“These actions are necessary in order for the District to move forward with plans to expand and modernize the property,” Britton wrote in the report.
Britton's report explains that Lake County Vector Control has developed a capital improvement plan – for funds raised in a benefit assessment approved by voters in 2009 – which includes the purchase of land, the merger of parcels, and the replacement of the existing laboratory building with a new building.
“This will allow the District to connect their lab operations to the administrative operation, provide desk space for technicians, enhance laboratory workspace, comply with safety standards for working with infectious agents and pesticides and meet Federal ADA access requirements,” Britton wrote. “The District also intends to replace and/or reconfigure or expand the existing garage and shop building to provide secure off street parking for vehicles and improve access to their site.”
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Lakeport Planning Commission to discuss Soper Reese, Lake County Vector Control plans
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