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File #: ZA 26-013    Name: PLN250233 - CRONIN MARY & MATTHEW TRS
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/18/2026 In control: County of Monterey Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 2/26/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN250233 - CRONIN MARY & MATTHEW TRS Public hearing to consider an after-the-fact Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer to clear Code Enforcement Case 25CE00699. Project Location: 17420 Cachagua Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924 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.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B - Vicinity Map
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PLN250233 - CRONIN MARY & MATTHEW TRS

Public hearing to consider an after-the-fact Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer to clear Code Enforcement Case 25CE00699.

Project Location: 17420 Cachagua Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924

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 an after-the-fact 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 and abate Code Enforcement Violation No. 25CE00699.

The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A).  Staff recommends approval subject to 9 conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Property Owner: CRONIN MARY & MATTHEW TRS

APN: 417-091-018-000

Parcel Size: 19.08 acres

Zoning: Rural Density Residential with a maximum gross density of twenty (20) acres per 1 unit, or “RDR/20”

Plan Area: Cachagua Area Plan

Flagged and Staked: Not Applicable

Project Planner: Marlene Garcia, Assistant Planner

                              garciam19@countyofmonterey.gov ; 831-755-5114

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:

The project is located at 17420 Cachagua Road, a county-maintained road, in Carmel Valley subject to the Cachagua Area Plan. On January 23, 2026, the applicant submitted an application seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in a residentially developed neighborhood.

The subject property is an existing 1,80...

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