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SNIDERv DIEHL & RASMUBSEN9 LLP <br /> ATTORNEYS AT 'LAW <br /> STEPHEN C. SNIDER 1 1 1 1 WEST TOKAY'STREET 209-334-5144 <br /> TRENTON M. DIEHL P.O. Box 560 FA% 209-333-1034 <br /> SASHA D_ SLOUP LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-0560 <br /> KRISTINA O. LAMBERT ry�y <br /> CRAIG RASMUSSEN July.31,20I5 ' <br /> SENT VIA E-MML (mhatef@sjgov.gov) <br /> <. H <br /> Mo Hatef <br /> San Joaquin County Community Development Department <br /> 18I0 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> I` Stockton, CA 95245 <br /> 71 <br /> Re: Lot Line Adjustments(Applications PA-1500106 (LA),PA-15001-08 <br /> (LA);-PA-1500109 (LA) <br /> Dear Ms. Hatef: K <br /> This letter addresses some of the voiced concerns regarding the above-referenced Lot <br /> Line Adjustment Applications("Applications"). . . <br /> As an initial point, the obvious apparently bears stating: The Applications will not create <br /> new parcels. There is no"division of land"affected pursuant to the Applications. The <br /> Applications are for lot line adjustments and are submitted in compliance with Government Code <br /> section 51257 (a),which has been codified to deal with these specific circumstances--lot line <br /> adjustments involving contracted lands under the California Land Conservation Act of 1965(The <br /> Williamson Act). <br /> Government Code section 51257 establishes the requirements for lot line adjustments <br /> involving contracted lands. Clearly, Staff must make findings with respect to these requirements <br /> i being satisfied with the application at bar,however, once those findings are made, inquiry by <br /> Staff should end;the approval of the applicationls is a ministerial function. <br />` Of particular concern by the interested persons who have chosen to comment on the <br /> Applications are sections 51257(a)(2-4)and (7). To briefly address each of those <br /> requirements: <br />