Title
PLN260169 - KASTURI GOPI 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: 24490 S San Luis Avenue, Carmel, 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: Joseph Sennish
Property Owner: Gopi Kasturi TR
APN: 009-051-009-000
Parcel Size: 0.17 acre
Zoning: MDR/2-D(CZ)
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jack Sorensen
sorensenj@montereycounty.gov; 831- 784 - 5765
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 24490 S San Luis Avenue, within the Carmel Area Land Use Plan. The Applicant submitted an application on October 24, 2025, seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in a residentially zoned neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. Therefore, applicable permits and licenses must be approved and issued prior to the property being used as a commercial vacation rental. The site is developed with a single-family dwelling, attached carport, and front deck. The surrounding area is developed with single-family dwellings, the Forest Hills tennis court, and several Monterey-Salinas Transit bus stops.
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: Jack Sorensen, Assistant Planner
Reviewed and Approved by: Jacquelyn M. Nickerson, Principal Planner
cc: Front Counter Copy; HCD-Planning; Jack Sorensen, Planner; Jacquelyn M. Nickerson, Principal Planner; Gopi Kasturi, Property Owner; Joseph Sennish, 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 PLN260169.