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TO: Project File # PROJ-29-0030
FROM: Mark Michelena, Principal Planner
DATE: March 11, 2026
SUBJECT: Approval of Merger Certificate (PROJ-26-0030) for Roberstson Marquardt for Carrdi LLC; APNs: 025-150-003 and 025-150-004
APPROVAL SIGNATURE:
Project Description
Robertson Marquardt for Carrdi LLC has submitted an application to Butte County for a parcel Merger
(Planning File # PROJ-26-0030) to combine two (2) parcels: APN 025-150-003 (8.11 acres) and APN
025-150-004 (27.19 acres) resulting in a single parcel that is approximately 35.30 acres in size. The
parcels are located on the southeast corner of Larkin Road and Hixson Avenue, approximately 1,000
feet east of Larkin Road, approximately 3.2 miles east of Biggs.
Site Characteristics
• The parcels have a General Plan land use designation of Agriculture (AG) and are zoned
Agriculture (AG-20) which has a 20-acre parcel minimum.
• There are no structures on the parcels.
• The parcels are in agricultural production (walnut orchard).
Parcel Creation Information
The Public Works Land Development Division has cleared the parcels for creation status and legality
and has reviewed and approved the merger certificate language.
CEQA
Applicable Rule: Categorical Exemption. This project is exempt from the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15305(a) of the CEQA Guidelines (Class
5). This exemption includes minor alterations in land use limitations with an average slope of 20
percent where the project would not result in any changes in land use or density, including minor lot
line adjustments that do not result in the creation of any new parcels.
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Factual Reasoning & Analysis.
(a) Minor Alteration
The proposed merger is a minute property line erasurebetween two parcels with an average slope
less than 20%. The proposed change is minor in that it simply seeks to reconfigure existing parcels
without reverting to acreage or impacting the conformity of the existing home, garage, or septic with
applicable development standards.
(b) No change in use, density, or parcel creation
The resultant parcel would remain under the same residential zoning use and density.
The proposed merger would simply erase a boundary between two existing lots, not result in the
creation of any new parcels.
Conclusion. Because the application constitutes a minor alteration on a resultant parcel with an
average 4.4% slope with no proposed alteration in land use, change in density, nor parcel creation —
a Categorical Exemption for Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations applies — exempting the
project from CEQA.
Actions for Consideration
Staff recommends the following action:
I. Find the project categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA §15305 given
the facts that the merger is a minor alteration on a parcel with less than 20% average slope,
not resulting in any alteration in land use, alteration in density, nor parcel creation.
II. Approve Merger (PROJ-26-0030) for Robertson Marquardt for Carrdi LLC APNs: 025-150-003
& 025-150-004 subject to the following findings:
A. The proposed Merger is consistent with the requirements of Butte County Code
Section 20-180.3.
B. The subject parcels are legally established lots created in conformance with the Butte
County Subdivision Ordinance and California Subdivision Map Act.
Appeals
Any interested person may appeal the decision of the Director of Development Services by filing a
notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within ten (10) calendar days as provided
in Sections 20-180.3 (h) and 20-66 of Butte County Code. A notice of appeal must be accompanied
by the appeal fee specified in Section 3-43 of the Butte County Code.
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