Tentative Parcel Map 434 and Zone Reclassification 2025-05

The project, identified as Tentative Parcel Map 434 and Zone Reclassification 2025-05, involves the subdivision of an approximately 3-acre parcel located at 840 W Oak Creek Road in Independence, California. The Judith A Biggs Family Trust is the applicant seeking to divide the property, identified as APN 022-080-03, into three separate 1-acre parcels. This action is intended to formalize the ownership of three single-family homes already constructed on the site. As part of this process, the project requires a zone reclassification from Multiple-Residential 3+ units to One-Family Residential R1, allowing for one unit per acre. The Inyo County Planning Department is the lead agency overseeing the project, with Planning Director Cathreen Richards serving as the primary point of contact. The project has been granted a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act under the ministerial and commonsense exemptions, as the site is already developed for residential use and is expected to produce no new environmental impacts.