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File #: ZA 19-141    Name: PLN190010 - Charter
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/17/2019 In control: County of Monterey Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 1/9/2020 Final action:
Title: PLN190010 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA (CHARTER SPECTRUM) Public hearing to consider a coastal development permit for excavation and boring within 750 feet of known archaeological resources involving underground installation of internet cable along a 4.97-mile length of State Route 1 between post-miles 69.666 to 74.638. Project Location: State Route 1, between post-miles 69.666 to 74.638 (south of Carpenter Street and north of Fern Canyon Road), Carmel Area Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone Proposed CEQA Action: Consider and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B – Vicinity Maps, 4. Exhibit C – Advisory Committee Minutes, dated June 3, 2019, 5. Exhibit D – Mitigated Negative Declaration and Draft Initial Study, 6. Exhibit E – Public Comments, 7. RESza_20-001_PLN190010_010920
Title
PLN190010 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA (CHARTER SPECTRUM)
Public hearing to consider a coastal development permit for excavation and boring within 750 feet of known archaeological resources involving underground installation of internet cable along a 4.97-mile length of State Route 1 between post-miles 69.666 to 74.638.
Project Location: State Route 1, between post-miles 69.666 to 74.638 (south of Carpenter Street and north of Fern Canyon Road), Carmel Area Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
Proposed CEQA Action: Consider and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator:
a. Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines;
b. Approve a Coastal Development Permit to allow development within 750 feet of known archaeological resources (i.e., excavation and boring to allow underground placement of approximately 0.66 miles of internet cable along a 4.97-mile length of State Route 1); and
c. Adopt a Condition Compliance and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan.

A draft resolution, including findings and evidence, is attached for consideration (Exhibit A).
Staff recommends approval subject to eleven (11) conditions, including three (3) mitigation measures.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Property Owner: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Applicant: Charter Spectrum
APN: 000-000-000-000
Zoning: Unclassified (Not Applicable to a Road Right-of-Way)
Flagged and Staked: Not Required

SUMMARY:
The overall project involves the aerial and underground installation of fiber optic cable within the road right-of-way from State Route 1 post-mile 69.666 to post-mile 74.638. All installation activities would take place in developed areas within the existing right-of-way. The proposed method of aerial installation would involve the attachment of a single overhead fiber optic...

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