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File #: 26-833    Name: PLN260022 - TELLEEN ALISON S TR (BUTTERFLY HOUSE TRUST)
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/22/2026 In control: Historic Resources Review Board
On agenda: 10/1/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN260022 - TELLEEN ALISON S TR (BUTTERFLY HOUSE TRUST) Public hearing to consider a recommendation of a Historic Property (Mills Act) contract application for the property commonly referred to as the "Butterfly House". Project Location: 26320 Scenic Road, Carmel, CA 93923
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B, Attachment 1 - Board of Supervisors Report No. 10-032, 4. Exhibit B, Attachment 2 - Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 10-032, 5. Exhibit C - Combined Phase I and Phase II Historic Report, 6. Exhibit D - 10-Year Work Plan, 7. Exhibit E - Appraisal Report, 8. Exhibit F - Value Cap Exception Justification Letter, 9. Exhibit G - Site Photos, 10. Exhibit H - Public Comment
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PLN260022 - TELLEEN ALISON S TR (BUTTERFLY HOUSE TRUST)
Public hearing to consider a recommendation of a Historic Property (Mills Act) contract application for the property commonly referred to as the "Butterfly House".
Project Location: 26320 Scenic Road, Carmel, CA 93923
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Historic Resources Review Board adopt a resolution (Attachment A):
1) Finding that a recommendation of denial to the Chief of Planning is not a project under CEQA as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(c); and
2) Recommending the Chief of Planning find the property ineligible and deny the historic property (Mills Act) contract application for the property at 26320 Scenic Road, commonly referred to as the “Butterfly House”.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Brittney Schloss
Owners: Alison S. Telleen, trustee for The Butterfly House Trust dated July 11, 2023
APNs: 009-443-001-000 and 009-443-002-000
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
Project Planner: Jordan Evans-Polockow, Assistant Planner x7065

SUMMARY:
The property situated on the coastal side of Scenic Road in the Carmel area and contains a one-story single-family home constructed in 1952 (known as the “Butterfly House”). The house was listed on the County of Monterey Register of Historic Resources by the Board of Supervisors on January 12, 2010, and is historic for its unique architecture and design by architect Francis “Frank” Wynkoop (Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 10-032, Attachment B). The applicants have requested a historic property (Mills Act) contract between the County and the property owner. Mills Act contracts provide preferential property tax assessments in exchange for property owner’s commitment to preserve and maintain a historic property.

In accordance with Monterey County Code (MCC) section 18.28.090.B, this application for Mills Act contract is being referred to th...

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