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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT
A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY
THE LAKE COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Administrator and Development Review Committee of the County of Lake, State of California, will consider recommended environmental determinations and hold a public hearing on whether to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the Minor Use Permit 17-03 and Design Review 17-01 based on Initial Study, IS 17-02 described in this notice. The public hearing will be held on May 3, 2017, at 2:00 PM located in Conference Room C, 3rd Floor of the Courthouse located at 255 N. Forbes Street, Lakeport, California.

Minor Use Permit 17-03 and Design Review 17-01. Location: 2585 South Main Street, Lakeport, CA, CA, APN 005-053-19. Owner: Edward Brown. Project: To allow a commercial storage building over 6,000 square feet in size for the storage of boats, recreational vehicles, ATV’s, side-by-sides and accessory uses for Hillside Honda. Project Planner: Mark Roberts, (707) 263-2221 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Copies of the application, environmental documents, all reference documents, and staff reports associated with each project are available for review through the Community Development Department, Planning Division, Telephone (707) 263-2221. Please bring this notice to the attention of anyone who may be interested in this information.
   

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Robert Massarelli, Director

By: ____________________________________
Michalyn DelValle, Principal Planner

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Public Works Department will soon be starting its annual roadside weed abatement program through the application of herbicides on city-maintained streets.

Should residents or property owners with frontage along the streets desire that no weed abatement occur adjacent to their residence or property, they must contact the Public Works Department prior to May 5 at 707-263-3578.

As a reminder, property owners are responsible for maintaining their frontage in such a way that does not create nuisance conditions.

While property owners can request that their frontage not be sprayed, they must otherwise maintain their frontage to avoid creating a public nuisance that could be caused by overgrown weeds creating a  fire hazard, sight distances, aesthetics or other nuisance.

To assist those property owners who object to spraying, the Lakeport Public Works Department will review their proposed maintenance plans at no charge and issue a no-fee encroachment permit to perform the maintenance as necessary.

One or more of the herbicides “glyphosate” may be used on all streets within the city of Lakeport.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lakeside County Park boat launch will be closed to the public from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, for the Heron Days festival and pontoon boat bird tour.

The park will be open to the public during these hours.

For more information contact the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department at 707-262-1618.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The NorCal Cycling League will holds its championship race, the Six Sigma Slinger, this Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30.

The race will take place at Six Sigma Ranch and Winery, 13372 Spruce Grove in Lower Lake.

Six Sigma opened up its property for the three local high school mountain bike teams – Clear Lake, Kelseyville and Middletown high schools – to ride on after the Valley fire consumed much of the Boggs Demonstration Forest on Cobb.

Boggs was the main riding area for the teams and also the location each year for a NorCal race.

Last spring, coaches of the local teams pitched the idea of hosting a race to the winery owners and they were very receptive.

The notion was solidified in the summer with league representatives and this past fall, and coaches and riders from the three teams began the process of building a course.

Hundreds of hours have gone into the design and construction of the trail by local team members, along with the assistance of the league and volunteers from the community and other NorCal Cycling teams.

The 5-mile-long course is complete and ready to be raced this weekend.

As part of the North Conference (Bay Area and north), all local teams will be racing on Saturday. The Southern Conference (South Bay to Monterey area) race on Sunday.

Races begin with the girls at 9 a.m., freshman/sophomore boys at 10:40 a.m. and JV/varsity boys at 12:20 p.m.

Each lap is just under 5 miles with around 450 feet of climbing. Riders will race between two to four laps depending on their category.

All races are open and free for the public to come and watch. With 900-plus riders slated to race over the course of the weekend, it is quite an impressive event to see.

Volunteers are always needed. For more information on viewing and/or volunteering, visit www.norcalmtb.org .

Tami Cramer is coach and team director for the Clear Lake and Kelseyville High School mountain bike teams.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Lupoyoma Parlor No. 329 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West meet Thursday, May 11, for a membership social and organizational meeting.

The group meets at 5:30 p.m. for social time and 6 p.m. for the business meeting at Round Table Pizza, 821 11th St. in Lakeport.

If you were born in California and are over 16 you are a Native Californian eligible for membership in the Native Daughters of the Golden West organization.

The Native Daughters is a fraternal and patriotic organization founded in 1886 on the principles of:

– Love of home;
– Devotion to the flag;
– Veneration of the pioneers;
– Faith in the existence of God.

All Native Daughters are welcome to attend.

For more information contact Parlor Worthy President Carla Dore, 831-524-5588, or V.P. Dee Cuney, 707-235-2902, or visit the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Lupoyoma Parlor No. 329 Facebook page.

For information about Lake County Konocti No. 159 Chapter of the Native Sons of the Golden West contact Tony Braito at 707-245-7663.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – All four branches of the Lake County Library will be closed on Saturday, April 29, for an all-staff training day.

Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, May 2.

Although the branches will be closed, the library’s Web site and online services will be operating.

Each library has an outside book drop where patrons can return books when the library is closed.

For more information about the library please call 707-263-8817.

The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and Facebook at www.Facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .

Jan Cook works for the Lake County Library.