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REF140023 - UPDATE TO ZONING MAPS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
a. Receive a status update on the project to implement the 2010 General Plan (inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County) land use designations, which necessitates updates to the zoning maps and associated Title 21 additions and amendments; and
b. Provide input to staff.
Project Location: Countywide (Non-Coastal (Inland) Areas)
Proposed CEQA action: Consider and find this workshop is statutorily exempt per Section 15262 of the CEQA guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Receive a status update on the project to implement the 2010 General Plan (inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County) land use designations, which necessitates updates to the zoning maps and associated Title 21 additions and amendments; and
b. Provide input to staff.
SUMMARY:
The adoption of the 2010 General Plan for the unincorporated inland areas of Monterey County necessitates that all inland zoning maps be updated to implement the land use designations of the 2010 General Plan. This project began in 2014 and was presented to the Planning Commission in 2014 and 2015. The project was included last year as a part of the Long Range Work Program (LRWP), and staff has completed preliminary work on reviewing the current land use and zoning maps and identified the areas where updates need to occur.
Today, staff is presenting the current project which is a direct implementation of the 2010 General Plan policies. Therefore, the policy discussion and direction were previously vetted during the General Plan process. These General Plan policies and land use designations require codification into Title 21 of the Monterey County Code and necessitate updates to the County's zoning maps.
The original project was incomplete due to staff turnover and other priorities. A portion of the original project was implemented as a separate project, the Mixed Use Zoning District (Chapter 21.17), w...
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