Title
PLN220008 - MARTIN BILL AND JIMA AND NICHOLAS MANZI
Administrative hearing to consider a Lot Line Adjustment between two legal lots of record consisting of Parcel 4, approximately 8.62 acres (Assessor's Parcel Number 267-141-035-000) and Parcel 2, approximately 2.51 acres (Assessor's Parcel Number 267-141-033-000). The adjustment would result in two parcels of 9.63 acres (Adjusted Parcel 4) and 1.50 acres (Adjusted Parcel 2), respectively.
Project Location: 18264 & 18274 Murphy Hill Road, Aromas
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15305
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the HCD Chief of Planning adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines and none of the exceptions under Section 15300.2 apply; and
b. Approve a Lot Line Adjustment between two (2) legal lots of record consisting of Parcel 4, approximately 8.62 acres (Assessor's Parcel Number 267-141-035-000) and Parcel 2, approximately 2.51 acres (Assessor's Parcel Number 267-141-033-000). The adjustment would result in two parcels of 9.63 acres (Adjusted Parcel 4) and 1.50 acres (Adjusted Parcel 2), respectively.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A).
Staff recommends approval subject to six conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: N/A
Property Owners: Bill & Jima Martin and Nicholas Manzi
APNs: 267-141-033-000 and 267-141-035-000
Parcel Sizes: 8.65 acres and 2.51 acres, respectively
Zoning: Low Density Residential, 2.5 acres per unit with a Design Control overlay district or “LDR/2.5-D”
Plan Area: North County Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
SUMMARY
Staff is recommending approval of an Administrative Permit subject to the findings and evidence in the attached Resolution (see Exhibit A), and subject to the conditions of approval attached to the Resolution. Please read these carefully and contact the planner if you have any questions. Unless otherwise noted in the conditions, the applicant will be required to satisfy all permit conditions prior to the issuance of a building/grading permits and/or commencement of the approved use.
On March 1, 2023, an administrative decision will be made. A public notice has been distributed for this project. The deadline for submittal of written comments in opposition to the project, its findings, or conditions, based on a substantive issue, is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The permit will be administratively approved the following day if we do not receive any written comments by the deadline. You will receive a copy of your approved permit in the mail. We will notify you as soon as possible in the event that we receive correspondence in opposition to your project or if the application is referred to a public hearing.
Note: This project will be referred to the Monterey County Planning Commission if a public hearing is necessary. The decision on this project is appealable to the Board of Supervisors.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
The following agencies have reviewed the project, have comments, and/or have recommended conditions:
HCD-Engineering Services
Environmental Health Bureau
HCD-Environmental Services
North County Fire Protection District
Prepared by: Mary Israel, Supervising Planner, x5183
Reviewed and Approved by: Anna Ginette Quenga, AICP, Principal Planner
The following attachments are on file with HCD:
Exhibit A - Draft Resolution including:
• Recommended Conditions of Approval
• Lot Line Adjustment Map
Exhibit B - Vicinity Map
cc: Front Counter Copy; North County Fire Protection District; HCD-Environmental Services; HCD-Engineering Services; Environmental Health Bureau; Mary Israel, Planner; Anna Ginette Quenga, AICP, Principal Planner; Bill and Jima Martin, Property Owners; Nicholas Manzi, Property Owner; The Open Monterey Project; LandWatch (Executive Director); Planning File PLN220008