The Imperial County Planning Commission approved Lot Line Adjustment 00340 on Orchard Road in Hopeville after a brief hearing and a single public comment.

Staff planner Luis Venezuela told the commission the applicants — listed as Esther Martinez, Master Burdick and Hunter J. — seek to reconfigure three parcels at 1935–1945 and 1947 Orchard Road to create one larger lot (Lot A) and two smaller lots (Lots B and C). "Staff recommends that the Planning Commission...approve Lot Line Adjustment 00340, subject to attached conditions," Venezuela said.

JJ Goyal, who said he represents Esther Martinez, confirmed he had reviewed the application and had no additional comments. Neighbor Mary Helen D'Olenty spoke during public comment, saying parking in the area is difficult and asking what changed on the new map. "It's impossible to park around here," D'Olenty said. She indicated one parcel was slightly enlarged under the adjustment.

A commissioner moved and a second was recorded; a roll-call vote recorded approval. Commissioners present recorded unanimous votes in favor. The commission chair announced that any appeal must be filed within 10 days.

The commission’s staff report says all three lots receive raw water from the South Alamo Canal and will use on-site septic systems, and that the parcels will maintain physical access via Orchard Road. The staff recommendation also states the project is exempt from further environmental review under CEQA guidelines for minor land use alterations and is consistent with applicable county zoning and building ordinances.

Because the action was an approval of a lot line adjustment, the decision can be appealed to the appropriate appellate body if an affected party files the required appeal within 10 days of the commission’s action.