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PLN150337-EXT1 - ESALEN INSTITUTE
Consider a three-year permit extension of a previously approved Combined Development Permit (HCD-Planning File No. PLN150337; Planning Commission Resolution No. 20-010) allowing after-the-fact approval of a fire truck garage (approx. 600 square feet); construction of 3 new employee housing structures (32-units and approx. 12,893 square feet total) increasing the total employee housing units to 43; construction of an employee common room (approx. 1,133 square feet); and development on slopes in excess of 30% and within the Critical Viewshed.
Project Location: 54105 Highway 1, Big Sur, Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
Proposed CEQA action: Find that the permit extension does not require subsequent environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the HCD Chief of Planning adopt a resolution to:
a. Find that the permit extension does not require subsequent environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162; and
b. Approve a three-year permit extension of a previously-approved Combined Development Permit (HCD-Planning File No. PLN150337; Planning Commission Resolution No. 20-010) allowing after-the-fact approval of a fire truck garage (approx. 600 square feet); construction of 3 new employee housing structures (32-units and approx. 12,893 square feet total) increasing the total employee housing units to 43; construction of an employee common room (approx. 1,133 square feet); and development on slopes in excess of 30% and within the Critical Viewshed.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A). Staff recommends approval subject to 4 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Aengus Jeffers, Attorney
Property Owner: Esalen Institute
APN: 421-011-018-000
Parcel Size: 15.6 acres
Zoning: Watershed and Scenic Conservation, 40 acres per unit, Design Control District zoning overlay within...
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