Title
PLN250366 - PUCZYNSKI SHARON TR & COHN CRAIG 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: 24571 Portola Road, Carmel
Proposed CEQA Action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and none of the exceptions to the exemptions listed in Section 15300.2 can be made.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a Resolution:
a. Finding the project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and none of the exceptions to the exemptions listed in Section 15300.2 can be made; and
b. Approving a Coastal Development 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 8 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Sharon Cohn
Property Owner: Puczynski Sharon Tr & Cohn Craig Tr
APN: 009-052-018-000
Parcel Size: 0.1 acres
Zoning: Medium Density Residential with a maximum Density of 2 units per acre and a Design Control overlay in the Coastal Zone or “MDR/2-D(CZ)”
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: Not Applicable
Project Planner: Jade Mason, Assistant Planner
masonj@countyofmonterey.gov; 831-755-3759
SUMMARY:
The project is located at 24576 Portola Road, a County maintained road, in Carmel. On December 9, 2025, the agent submitted an application seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in a residentially developed neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. The County did not have regulations for vacation rentals in the Coastal Zone at that time. As of December 23, 2025, the Coast...
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