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REF140023 - Update to Zoning Maps and Classifications
Public Hearing recommending that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Consider and find adoption of the ordinance consistent within the scope of the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the 2010 General Plan (SCH #2007121001) pursuant to CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines Section 15162; and
b. Adopt an ordinance amend Chapters 21.08 and 21.50 of the Monterey County Code (Title 21, inland zoning) to reclassify multiple zoning districts for consistency with the 2010 County of Monterey General Plan land use designations.
Project Location: Inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Consider and find adoption of the ordinance consistent within the scope of the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the 2010 General Plan (SCH #2007121001) pursuant to CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines Section 15162; and
b. Adopt an ordinance amend Chapters 21.08 and 21.50 of the Monterey County Code (Title 21, inland zoning) to reclassify multiple zoning districts for consistency with the 2010 County of Monterey General Plan land use designations.
SUMMARY:
The adoption of the 2010 County of Monterey General Plan (General Plan) for the unincorporated inland areas of Monterey County necessitates that all inland zoning maps be updated to implement the land use designations of the General Plan. This project began in 2014 and was presented to the Planning Commission (Commission) in 2014 and 2015. The original project was incomplete due to staff turnover and other priorities. Staff returned to the Commission on May 13, 2024, to provide an update and receive input on the proposed revised project scope. The Commission concurred with staff’s recommendation for the revised project scope, which consists of: 1) zoning map updates for consistency with the General Plan an...
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