File #: PC 23-100    Name: REF210024 – BIG SUR COAST LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/27/2023 In control: Monterey County Planning Commission
On agenda: 12/13/2023 Final action:
Title: REF210024 - BIG SUR COAST LAND USE PLAN UPDATE a. Conduct a public workshop to review and receive public input regarding the Ad Hoc Committee's proposed updates to the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan; and b. Provide direction to staff. Project Location: Big Sur Coastal Planning Area Proposed CEQA action: A planning workshop is statutorily exempt per CEQA 15262.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A – Letter from the Planning Commission Ad Hoc Committee, 3. Exhibit B – Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan with Track Changes, 4. Exhibit C – Line-By-Line Review of 2023 LUP Update, 5. Exhibit D – Memorandum on Visitor Serving Unit Count Data, 6. Exhibit E – Public Comment Letters Received
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REF210024 - BIG SUR COAST LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
a. Conduct a public workshop to review and receive public input regarding the Ad Hoc Committee's proposed updates to the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
Project Location: Big Sur Coastal Planning Area
Proposed CEQA action: A planning workshop is statutorily exempt per CEQA 15262.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Conduct a public workshop to review and receive public input regarding the Ad Hoc Committee's proposed updates to the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan; and
b. Provide direction to staff.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Number: REF210024
Project Location: Big Sur Coastal Planning Area
Plan Area: Big Sur Coastal Planning Area
Project Planner: Taylor Price, (831) 784-5730, pricet1@co.monterey.ca.us

SUMMARY:
This is the first in a series of planned workshops with the Planning Commission on the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan update. In this first workshop, staff will provide the Planning Commission and the public with a presentation summarizing the key policy issues and updates made to the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan (BSLUP) to solicit feedback from the Planning Commission and members of the public. The Ad Hoc Committee wanted to present the draft of the BSLUP update at this stage to solicit community and Planning Commission input to guide further refinement of the BSLUP. The Ad Hoc Committee plans to take the input received from the Planning Commission and the public to refine the BSLUP updates and return for a subsequent Planning Commission workshop(s). The Ad Hoc Committee will also present a review of the BSLUP land use and zoning maps at a future workshop.

The Ad Hoc Committee released the draft BSLUP update document to the public on November 13, 2023, to ensure that the public had a month to review the document prior to the first Planning Commission Workshop. The Ad Hoc Committee's letter and the draft BSLUP update document are ...

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