Zone Amendment 25-0004

Mark Stephens has requested a zoning amendment to reclassify approximately 123 acres across two full parcels and a portion of a third parcel in Cottonwood, California, from Planned Development (PD) to Interim Residential (I-R) designation. This action is being processed by Shasta County’s Planning Division as a ministerial approval under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with the project deemed exempt from environmental review under Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines due to the absence of direct physical environmental impacts. The request is administrative in nature, intended to enable future residential development by right or through streamlined administrative permits without requiring further environmental analysis. The applicant, Mark Stephens, submitted the application with supporting documentation including a certified exemption finding, and fees were paid and filed with the County Clerk in early December 2025. The site is located adjacent to the west side of Rhonda Road and approximately 650 feet south of the intersection with Lynn Hart Drive, with Assessor’s Parcel Numbers used for legal identification. There is no formal procurement contract or federal acquisition framework associated with this action; it is a local land-use decision, not a federally funded or regulated contract. No Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, contract types, pricing, payment terms, invoicing systems, contracting officer roles, or federal socioeconomic certifications are applicable or present. The agency involved is Shasta County, with Lio Salazar, Planning Division Manager, listed as the primary point of contact and Sean Ewing as a signatory. The submission is governed by state and county land-use procedures, and while supporting documents must be filed with the County Clerk, no standardized proposal format, page limits, electronic submission portal, or federal compliance requirements such as UEI, CAGE, or WAWF are involved. The amendment, if approved, will alter the permitted use of the land but does not involve construction, delivery, or service performance under a contractual obligation. The action is purely regulatory within the county’s jurisdiction over land use and zoning entitlements.