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Item No. <br /> PC: 10-4-90 <br /> MS-91-14 <br /> Page 3 <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> This application presents two issues: <br /> 1 . Does the applicant qualify as an owner-operator? <br /> 2 . Is the access method justifiable? <br /> POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: <br /> General Plan and Zoning: <br /> The General Plan designation is Agriculture. The zoning is <br /> AG-40 (Agriculture) , which allows for agricultural uses with <br /> a minimum lot size of 40 acres. The homesite provision is an <br /> exception to the 40-acre minimum lot size requirement. <br /> The Planning Commission is being asked to determine whether <br /> or not Frank Raviscioni qualifies as an owner-operator. The <br /> Planning Title defines owner-operator as follows: <br /> "SECTION 9-3115. 2 . OWNER-OPERATOR. 'Owner-operator' <br /> means an individual, firm, association, syndicate, <br /> partnership, or corporation having sufficient proprietary <br /> interest in property to exert direct control over its use <br /> and development and in its day-to-day operations. " <br /> The applicant stated in the homesite supplement to the Minor <br /> Subdivision application that he works 20 hours a week on the <br /> property. He did not, however, provide documentation to <br /> demonstrate that he is actively farming the property, as <br /> required by the homesite supplement. <br /> Mr. Raviscioni purchased the property in October 1989 . He <br /> later harvested a crop which came with the land, but he has <br /> not planted a new crop. He has stated that the drought and <br /> his inability to find someone to dig a well have prevented him <br /> from planting a summer crop. He said he intends to plant a <br /> winter crop. <br /> Because Mr. Raviscioni has not planted a crop and has not <br /> submitted documentation to show that he is actively farming <br /> the property, he does not qualify as an owner-operator. <br />