Prime Agricultural Land Designation Barrier
Summary
A landowner sought to split a 27.9-acre agricultural parcel near Taylor Road and Holcomb Avenue into a 2.4-acre homesite and a 25.5-acre remainder.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
The Takher family, which gains a separate homesite parcel.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of Supervisors - Regular Session — June 23, 2026
Chair Ziegenmeyer raised a development snag: land designated "prime ag ground" by the state blocks commercial development even when it's outside FEMA flood zones. He wants help navigating the restriction through NACO and CSAC.
Board of Supervisors - Regular Session — May 26, 2026
The Heryford family's request to build a second home on their ranch reignited the question of whether kids should be able to build on family farmland. Supervisors sympathized with the family even though it conflicts with AG-80 zoning; staff promised a study session on updating development rights rules.
Planning Commission - Regular — February 19, 2026
A landowner sought to split a 27.9-acre agricultural parcel near Taylor Road and Holcomb Avenue into a 2.4-acre homesite and a 25.5-acre remainder.
Related development
Project #U24-0023 (Heryford) Development Rights Abandonment
Lets a farming family keep the next generation on the ranch, though it bends the county's one-home-per-80-acres agricultural density rule.
Project #U25-0020 (Takher)
Creates a separate homesite while keeping most of the land in agricultural use.
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