Monterey County Planning Commission
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Board of Supervisors Chambers, Monterey County Courthouse
Church and Alisal Streets, Salinas, CA
(831) 755-5025
A. ROLL CALL: 9:00 AM
B. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 9, 2003
D. SCHEDULED ITEMS
E. OTHER ITEMS: Advisory Committee Appointments and Department Report
F. ADJOURNMENT
Scheduled Items
9:15AM
1. RICKETTS RANDELL (PLN010356)
PROJECT LOCATION: 175 CHAPARRAL RD, CARMEL VALLEY
PLANNING AREA: Carmel Valley Master Plan Area
PROJECT PLANNER: MCCORMICK
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: Categorically Exempt
ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STORY 4,039 SQ. FT. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH AN ATTACHED 537 SQ. FT. GARAGE; GRADING (100 CU. YDS. OF CUT AND 150 CU. YDS. OF FILL); AND DESIGN APPROVAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 127 CHAPARRAL ROAD, CARMEL VALLEY (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 187-611-028-000), NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF FORD ROAD AND EL CAMINITO ROAD, CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE AREA.
Recommended Action: Approve Project
 
9:30AM
2. MONTEREY COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS (PLN020368)
PROJECT LOCATION: CASTROVILLE BLVD & ELKHORN RD, CASTROVIL
PLANNING AREA: North County (Coastal Zone)
PROJECT PLANNER: Lautaro Echiburu
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration
COMBINED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT CONSISTING OF: A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A CLASS I AND III BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN PATH, AND A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 100 FEET OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA. THE PROPOSED PATH IS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES LONG AND BEGINS ON CASTROVILLE BOULEVARD APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 156. THE CLASS I PATH RUNS ALONG CASTROVILLE BOULEVARD TO DEL MONTE FARMS ROAD. THE PATH CONTINUES AS A CLASS III PATH ALONG DEL MONTE FARMS ROAD TO ORMART ROAD, CROSSES CASTROVILLE BOULEVARD AND CONTINUES ALONG ELKHORN ROAD TO THE ELKHORN SLOUGH VISITOR CENTER, NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY AREA, COASTAL ZONE.
Recommended Action: Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration with Mitigation Monitoring Plan and Approve Project
 
9:50AM
3. BIG SUR LAND TRUST THE ET AL (PLN030081)
PROJECT LOCATION: SW CORNER OF THE PALO CORONA RANCH
PLANNING AREA: Carmel Area
PROJECT PLANNER: HOLM
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: Categorically Exempt
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO EXCAVATE A 160-FOOT BY 140-FOOT AREA (738 CU. YDS. CUT/716 CU. YDS. FILL) LOCATED IN 30% SLOPE NEAR AN INTERMITTENT STREAM AND REMEDIATE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (HIGH LEAD LEVELS) IN AN ABANDONED DUMPSITE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PALO CORONA RANCH; DESIGN APPROVAL. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 27319 HIGHWAY 1 NEAR RIBERA ROAD, CARMEL AREA (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 243-081-008-000), COASTAL ZONE. RELATED TO EMERGENCY PERMIT PLN020499, WHICH WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED.
Recommended Action: Approve Project
 
10:05AM
4. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS SPANISH (PD030065)
PROJECT LOCATION: 125 SILL RD LAS LOMAS
PLANNING AREA: North County (Coastal Zone)
PROJECT PLANNER: Thom McCue
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: Categorically Exempt
APPEAL OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE (TITLE 19) REQUIRING HYDROGEOLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR A MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION (ZA06672/SPANISH CONGREGATION), NORTH COUNTY LAND USE AREA, COASTAL ZONE.
Recommended Action: Continue Hearing to Future meeting
 
10:10AM
5. GENERAL PLAN UPDATE 2001 (PLN010172)
PROJECT LOCATION: Countywide
PLANNING AREA: County-Wide
PROJECT PLANNER: Lynn Burgess
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: N/A
STATUS REPORT ON MONTEREY COUNTY 21ST CENTURY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE



Recommended Action: Accept Report