REVISED

Mike Novo, RMA Planning Director

Public Hearing

 

AGENDA

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

 

Monterey County Government Center – Board of Supervisors Chambers

168 W. Alisal Street | Salinas, CA 93901 | (831) 755-5025

 

 

 

 

 

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Action Items

 

1.         3:00PM         PLN080209                THE DIRECTOR WILL CONSIDER TWO ACTIONS: A DETERMINATION OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE RANCHO SAN JUAN SPECIFIC PLAN (DATED NOV. 7, 2005); AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT AMENDMENT TO THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' RESOLUTION NO. 04-425). THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT AMENDMENT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:  1) A REVISED VESTING TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP FOR THE BUTTERFLY VILLAGE PROJECT;  2) AMENDMENTS TO THE USE PERMITS FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, DEVELOPMENT ON 30% SLOPES AND TREE REMOVALS; AND 3) RECISSION OF THE USE PERMIT FOR THE GOLF COURSE.  THE AMENDMENT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS TO THE BUTTERFLY VILLAGE PROJECT: 1)  NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS INCREASED FROM 45,000 SQUARE FEET TO 90,000 SQUARE FEET; 2) A 10-ACRE SITE FOR A SCHOOL IS ADDED; 3) 71 GUEST VILLAS/TIMESHARES ARE REPLACED WITH 71 HOSPITALITY UNITS (VISITOR ACCOMMODATION/PROFESSIONAL OFFICES); 4) AN 18-HOLE GOLF COURSE IS REPLACED WITH APPROXIMATLEY 370.8 ACRES OF DEDICATED PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, INCLUDING 11.8 ACRES OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, A 305.5 ACRE COMMUNITY PARK, AND A COUNTY PARK OF APPROXIMATELY 53.5 ACRES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC HIKING TRAILS AND RECREATION AS WELL AS STORM WATER DETENTION PONDS AND LAKES FOR DRAINAGE CONTROL AND WATER RECHARGE; 5) A GOLF CLUBHOUSE IS REPLACED WITH A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER; 6) A PUBLIC PARKING LOT FOR PARK VISITORS IS ADDED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE HIGHWAY 101 BYPASS (WHICH WILL BE ELEVATED IN THAT AREA); AND 7) INCLUSIONARY AND WORKFORCE HOUSING IS INCREASED FROM 338 UNITS TO 367 UNITS (32% OF 1,147 TOTAL DWELLING UNITS).  THE UNIT BREAKDOWN IS 65 VERY LOW, 71 LOW, 93 MODERATE, 35 WORKFORCE I AND 103 WORKFORCE II.  GRADING IS REDUCED FROM 4,900,000 CUBIC YARDS TO 4,000,000 CUBIC YARDS.  WITH THESE REVISIONS, THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, AS AMENDED BY THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT AMENDMENT, CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:  1) 1,147 RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO BE CONFIGURED ON NOT TO EXCEED 780 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND NOT TO EXCEED 20 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS; 2)  71 HOSPITALITY UNITS (VISITOR ACCOMMODATION/ PROFESSIONAL OFFICES),  3) A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER; 4) 90,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL USE; 5)  APPROXIMATLEY 370.8 ACRES OF DEDICATED PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, INCLUDING 11.8 ACRES OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS,  A 305.5 ACRE COMMUNITY PARK, AND A COUNTY PARK OF APPROXIMATELY 53.5 ACRES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC HIKING TRAILS AND RECREATION AS WELL AS STORM WATER DETENTION PONDS AND LAKES FOR DRAINAGE CONTROL AND WATER RECHARGE; 6) PARKING LOT FOR PARK VISITORS; 7)  WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (13.1 ACRES); 8) SHERIFF SUBSTATION, PARK MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND A 2,500 SQUARE FOOT LIBRARY (7.3 ACRES); 9) FIRE STATION (1.2 ACRES); 10) TWO WATER STORAGE TANKS(0.7 ACRE); AND 11) SCHOOL SITE (10 ACRES).  THE PROPERTY IS ON NINE EXISTING PARCELS OCCUPYING APPROXIMATELY  671 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF RUSSELL ROAD, EAST OF HARRISON ROAD AND WEST OF SAN JUAN GRADE ROAD, SALINAS (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 113-271-014-000; 113-212-043-0-00; 113-212-044-000; 113-212-004-000; 113-212-003-000; 113-212-055-000; 113-212-056-000; 113-212-057-000 AND 113-212-058-000), RANCHO SAN JUAN SPECIFIC PLAN, GREATER SALINAS AREA.