DECLARATION AND ISSUANCE OF A GRADING PERMIT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake County Community Development Director, acting as the reviewing authority, has considered Minor Use Permit MUP 07-03 and proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration based on Initial Study 07-05 for Highlander Ranch LLC to construct a 15 acre foot Medium Reservoir. The project is located at 3300 Scotts Creek Rd., Lakeport, CA, and further described as APN 005-019-22. This proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and proposed conditions will be available for review in the Planning Division of the Community Development Department in the Lake County Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, California. The Planner processing this application is RONALD YODER who may be reached at (707) 263-2221 or rony@co.lake.ca.us.

NOTICE IS HERBY FURTHUR GIVEN that the Community Development Director will approve this MINOR USE PERMIT with no public hearing if no written request for a public hearing is submitted to the Community Development Department by 4:00 p.m., February 21, 2008. Should a timely request for hearing be filed, a public hearing will be held on February 27, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. in Conference Room C, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, California.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Richard Coel, Director

By: _______________________________________

Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III