Title
PLN260096 - LOVE WILLIAM D III TR & LOVE BARBARA LAWTON TR
Public hearing to consider action on a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer.
Project Location: 26363 Isabella Ave, Carmel, CA 93923 Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a resolution to continue the hearing on the project to a date uncertain.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Chris Gourlay
Property Owner: LOVE WILLIAM D III TR & LOVE BARBARA LAWTON TR
APN: 009-463-008-000
Parcel Size: 0.48 acres
Zoning: Medium Density Residential with a maximum Density of 2 units per acre, a Design Control overlay, and a Structure Height Limit to 18 feet in the Coastal Zone or
“MDR/2-D(18’)(CZ)”
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jade Mason, Assistant Planner
masonj@countyofmonterey.gov, (831) 755-3759
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 26363 Isabella Avenue, a publicly maintained road, within Carmel, within the Carmel Area Land Use Plan of the unincorporated County of Monterey. The Applicant/Owners submitted an application on November 25, 2025 seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in a residentially zoned neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. According to Title 20 section 20.64.290.G.2, the operator will be allowed to continue operating as a Vacation Rental for up to two months or until the County takes actions on the Operator’s application for all required permits, licenses and entitlements, whichever is later, provided the application is diligently pursued. Subsequent conditions require the applicant to obtain the proper license within 60 days should this application be approved. The site is developed with a single-family dwelling and detached garage with a guest house, and the surrounding area is developed with single-family dwellings.
Staff is recommending the County of Monterey Zoning Administrator continue the hearing on the project to a date uncertain until such a time the Board of Supervisors provides direction regarding density within the medium density residential zoning districts of the unincorporated Carmel Area.
Prepared by: Jade Mason, Assistant Planner
Reviewed and Approved by: Jacquelyn M. Nickerson, Principal Planner
cc: Front Counter Copy; Jacquelyn M. Nickerson, Principal Planner; HCD-Planning; Jade Mason, Assistant Planner; Love William D III Tr & Love Barbara Lawton Tr, Property Owners; Chris Gourlay, Agent; Interested Parties: The Open Monterey Project (Molly Erickson); Laborers International Union of North America (Lozeau Drury LLP); Christina McGinnis, Keep Big Sur Wild; LandWatch; Planning File PLN260096