Monterey County Planning Commission

 

AGENDA

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

 

Monterey County Government Center – Board of Supervisors Chambers

168 W. Alisal Street

Salinas, CA 93901

9:00 a.m.

 

Chair:    Martha Diehl            Vice-Chair:    Cosme Padilla             Secretary:  Mike Novo

Commissioners:

                        Paul C. Getzelman                              Cosme Padilla

                        Jay Brown                                           Aurelio Salazar, Jr

                        Amy Roberts                                       Jose Mendez

                        Luther Hert                                         Martha Diehl

                        Don Rochester                                                Keith Vandevere

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

A.        ROLL CALL

 

B.        PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

C.        AGENDA ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS

 

D.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  December 11, 2014, January 14 and 28, 2015

 

E.        COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, REQUESTS AND REFERRALS

 

F.         SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

1.         9:00 AM - COUNTY OF MONTEREY – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT – REF150010

            Project Planner:  Jacqueline R. Onciano.  Environmental Status:  Addendum to Certified Final Environmental Impact Report.  Project Description:  CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2015 TO MARCH 25, 2015.  Recommend to the Board of Supervisors regarding proposed amendments to the 2010 Monterey County General Plan to implement litigation settlement agreements with Land Watch Monterey County and The Open Monterey Project.  The proposed amendments amend the following policies: PS. 3-1 (relating to long term sustainable water supply), OS-3.5 (relating to Agriculture and the conversion of uncultivated land on slopes greater that 25%), OS-3.1 (relating to Best Management Practices regarding erosion control), OS-3.9 (relating to a program to address cumulative hydrologic impact of the conversion of hillside rangeland to cultivated croplands), OS-5.16 (relating to biological report requirements), OS-5.24 (relating to wildlife corridor/linkages and the addition of an illustrative  wildlife corridor map to the 2010 General Plan); and amend the Agricultural Winery Corridor Plan and Glossary.  These amendments are applicable in the non-coastal unincorporated area of Monterey County.  (Inland Areas Only).  Recommended Action:  INFORMATION ONLY:  ON FEBRUARY 25, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO MARCH 25, 2015.  THIS MATTER WILL BE HEARD ON MARCH 25, 2015.

 

2.         9:00 AM - PICK–N–PULL SAN JOSE AUTO DISMANTLERS - PLN140677

            Project Planner:  Steve Mason.  Project Location:  516 A, Dolan Rd D, Moss Landing.  Assessor’s Parcel No:  131‑054‑002‑000.  Permit Type:  Permit Extension.  Planning Area:  North County Land Use Plan.  Environmental Status:  Addendum to Previously Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration.  Project Description:  CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2015.  Coastal Development Permit Extension, for ten years, for previously approved Coastal Development Permits allowing vehicle dismantling and parts sales for:  “Pick‑n‑Pull Auto” ‑ Parcel B.  Recommended Action:  Approve Project.

 

            9:00AM - S & S LAND DEVELOPMENT CO - PLN140713

            Project Location:  516 B Dolan Rd D, Moss Landing.  Assessor’s Parcel No:  131‑054‑001‑000.  Permit Type:  Permit Extension.  Planning Area:  North County Land Use Plan.  Environmental Status:  Addendum to Previously Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration.  Project Description:  CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2015.  Coastal Development Permit Extension, for ten years, for previously approved Coastal Development Permits allowing vehicle dismantling and parts sales for: "S&S Land Development” ‑ Parcel A.  Recommended Action:  Approve Project

 

            9:00 AM - CUTLER DEBORAH L - PLN140714

            Project Location:  516 C Dolan Rd D, Moss Landing.  Assessor’s Parcel No:  131‑054‑003‑000.  Permit Type:  Permit Extension.  Planning Area:  North County Land Use Plan.  Environmental Status:  Addendum to Previously Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration.  Project Description:  CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2015.  Coastal Development Permit Extension, for ten years, for previously approved Coastal Development Permits allowing vehicle dismantling and parts sales for: “Gerard & Deborah Cutler” ‑ Parcel C.  Recommended Action:  Approve Project

 

3.         9:00 AM - VENTANA PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC/GIANOLINI ROY C/VIRGINIA B TRS - PLN100065

            Project Planner:  Joe Sidor.  Project Location:  Adjacent to 38740 Los Coches Road, Soledad.  Planning Area:  Central Salinas Valley.  Environmental Status:  Negative Declaration.  Project Description:  Minor Subdivision Tentative Map to allow the division of a 354.12 acre parcel into five (5) parcels (Parcel 1, 56.01 acres; Parcel 2, 55.98 acres; Parcel 3, 55.95 acres; Parcel 4, 55.78 acres; and Parcel 5, 130.40 acres).  Recommended Action:  Adopt Negative Declaration and Approve Project

 

4.         9:00 AM - JACOBS AXEL G/ADRIANA P - PLN140926

            Project Planner:  Daniel Lister.  Project Location:  2814 Congress Rd, Pebble Beach.  Planning Area:  Greater Monterey Peninsula.  Environmental Status:  Categorical Exemption.  Project Description:  Use Permit to allow the removal of seven (7) Coast Live Oak trees and a Design Approval to allow the construction of a 1,936 square foot two‑story single family dwelling with a 533 square foot garage, 168 square feet of covered area, and approximately 175 cubic yards of associated grading.  Recommended Action:  Approve Project

 

5.         9:00 AM - COUNTY OF MONTEREY – WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE AND MANUAL – REF110056

            Project Planner:  Anna Quenga/Jacqueline Onciano.  Permit Type:  Ordinance.  Environmental Status:  Categorical Exemption under Sections 15307 and 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines.  Project Description:  CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 11, 2015.  Consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to adopt the proposed ordinances amending Chapter 16 (Environment) of the Monterey County Code to add Chapter 16.64 –Water and Energy Efficient Landscape (Inland) and Chapter 16.63 –Water and Energy Efficient Landscape (Coastal) and to adopt a resolution approving the Monterey County Landscape Manual – Standards, Guidelines and Specified Performance Requirements for Landscape Water Use and Irrigation.  Recommended Action:  Continue hearing to March 25, 2015.

 

G.        OTHER MATTERS:  NONE

 

H.        DEPARTMENT REPORT

 

I.          ADJOURNMENT

 

The Recommended Action indicates the staff recommendation at the time the agenda was prepared.  That recommendation does not limit the Planning Commission’s alternative actions on any matter before it.

 

BREAKS will be taken approximately at 10:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

 

DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION:  Documents relating to agenda items that are distributed to the Planning Commission less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available for public inspection at the front counter of the Resource Management Agency – Planning and Building Services Departments, Monterey County Government Center , 168 W. Alisal Street, 2nd Floor, Salinas, CA.  Documents distributed by County staff at the meeting of the Planning Commission will be available at the meeting.

 

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