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ATTACHMENT A VAN DYK,GREGORY Variance(parcel split) PROJECT DESCRIPTION Applicant Gregory Van Dyk owns approximately 21.84 acres located at 20290 E. River Rd., Ripon. The property is planted in approximately 18 acres of almond orchard. In or about 1999 Mr.Van Dyk's parents,Andrew and JoAnn, purchased the property which included a single family home located immediately south of E. River Rd. ("Residence 1",20290 E. River Rd.). They occupied this home as their primary residence until their respective deaths in 2015 and 2016. In or about 2005 Mr.Van Dyk built a single family home on the property, several hundred feet south of his parent's residence ("Residence 2"),which is identified by the street address 20306 E. River Road. Mr.Van Dyk occupies Residence 2 as his primary residence. Mr.Van Dyk has farmed the property for the past two decades. Follow the passing of his parents, Mr.Van Dyk began renting Residence 1 to a tenant. Mr.Van Dyk desires to reside on the property and to continue to farm the property, but does not desire act as a landlord for Residence 1 and the tenant has expressed a desire to purchase Residence 1 from Mr.Van Dyk. The Property is zoned AG-40,which precludes the creation of parcels less than 40 acres in size. Accordingly, Mr.Van Dyk seeks a variance pursuant Development Title Ch. 9-827 to allow the division of the property into two separate legal parcels of 2 acres(surrounding Residence 2)and 19.84 acres in size, as shown on Exhibit 1,to allow Residence 2 to be conveyed to the current tenant(or other buyer). The minor subdivision application to divide the property would follow the approval of this variance application. The variance and division of the property constitute the whole of the action to be taken as part of this project. This application does not propose any development—the development has already occurred. It merely requests the ability to separate the property such that Residence 2 and the surrounding two acres may be legally conveyed. FINDINGS As required by Dev.Tit. §9-827.5 the following findings can be made in support of Mr.Van Dyk's application. 1. Special Circumstances. Because of the special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape,topography, location, or surroundings,the strict application of the regulation deprives the property of privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity and under identical zoning classification. {00165622.)