FAIRFIELD — The Planning Commission this week turned the fourth Solano County advisory panel to approve language changes in the zoning ordinance – amendments that Planning Manager Allan Calder stated merely carry the county in line with the state codes.
The changes will now go to the Board of Supervisors for remaining approval, with a one-meeting cease to let members of the agriculture group get extra comfy with the amendments that have an effect on land makes use of in agricultural zones.
Except for the Agriculture Advisory Committee, the Solano County Farm Bureau doesn’t suppose the ag group has been supplied an satisfactory alternative to deal with these changes.
“We understand the concerns of the farming community . . . But at the end of the day, it’s state law,” Terry Schmidtbauer, the director of the Department of Resource Management, advised the fee. “I just don’t see it changing the outcome.”
The vote was 5-0 on Thursday night time. Members of the Board of Supervisors are anticipated to think about the changes someday in February.
Some of the changes are about the altering traits of farming practices, and permitting these makes use of – similar to greenhouse manufacturing – in conventional agricultural zones.
One change additionally redefines particular occasion facilities in ag zones as noncommercial solely.
Restaurants, cafes, bakeries and retail shops are proposed makes use of for the agritourism areas of the county. Labor housing additionally can be allowed.
Other county panels to assessment the language are the Land and Transportation Committee and the Airport Land Use Commission.
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