Planning Commission approves Marquart Ranch subdivision

The county’s Planning Commission voted 6-1 October 5 to approve a tentative map which will subdivide the 44.2-acre Marquart Ranch property into nine residential lots.

The approval also accepted a revision to the environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project in the 8700 block of West Lilac Road just east of Interstate 15. While most of the property will remain in agriculture, a loss of 4.1 acres of agriculture was designated as a less than significant impact. An avocado grove exists on the site, but the lot split is intended for family occupancy rather than for sale to outside bu...