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PLN250311 - EDWARDS THOMAS & MANGLONA AMBER
Public hearing to consider 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: 25068 Highway 1, Carmel, 93923
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption from CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and that none of the exceptions from Section 15300.2 apply to the project; and
b. Approve a Use Permit for a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of a residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A). Staff recommends approval subject to 9 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: John Mason
Property Owner: Thomas Edwards & Amber Manglona
APN: 009-152-002-000
Parcel Size: 0.26 acres
Zoning: Medium Density Residential, 2 acres per unit with a Design Control, or “MDR/2-D(CZ)”
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jordan Evans-Polockow, Assistant Planner
Evans-PolockowJ@countyofmonterey.gov, (831)783-7065
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 25068 Highway 1 in Carmel, within the Carmel Area Land Use Plan. On November 11, 2025, the Owners, Thomas Edwards and Amber Manglona, submitted an application seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in medium density residentially zoned neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. The site is developed with an existing 2,607 square foot single-family dwelling and a detached two-car garage.
The single dwelling has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kitc...
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