PD Recommendation Report (PL-SPP-2023-000041)

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property is approximately 3.0 acres in size and situated within the County's Agricultural- 3 acre (A-3a) zoned district. The applicant currently resides in the existing single-family dwelling on the subject property and the proposed four-bedroom bed and breakfast will operate within the existing dwelling's footprint. As previously noted, the applicant will maintain agricultural uses on the property, including existing fruit tree and vegetable garden cultivation. Given the above, the proposed bed and breakfast will not diminish the potential for any future agricultural activity on the subject property. Based on the preceding,the subject request is considered an unusual and reasonable use of the agricultural land. In addition to the above listed criteria,the Planning Commission shall also consider the criteria listed under Section 6-3(b)(5) (A) through (G). In considering the criteria, the Planning Director recommends the following: (A) Such use shall not be contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by the Land Use Law and Regulations. The subject request is considered an unusual and reasonable use of the agricultural land and the proposed use will not adversely affect the preservation and agricultural use of the County's prime agricultural lands. (B) The desired use shall not adversely affect the surrounding properties. Surrounding properties are zoned Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) and consist primarily of agricultural and residential uses and undeveloped land. Bed and breakfast operations are by definition accessory to a single-family dwelling use and given that the applicant will be the operator, there should be no more impact than that of the existing dwelling. According to the applicant, the existing dwelling was sited to maintain a one-acre buffer of dense vegetation between the subject property and the adjacent neighbor to the rear of the property. The applicant has been operating a hosted vacation rental for several years and while the Planning Department has a record of a complaint from a member of the public, the case was successfully closed as there was no substantiated code violation occurring on the subject property. At the time of this writing the Department has received six letters of support from surrounding and adjacent neighbors of the subject property and has received -3-