Title
PLN230294 - OFFICER MICHAEL B SR & BARBARA A TRS
Public hearing to consider the conversion of uncultivated land to a cultivated agricultural use (vineyard) on slopes between 15% and 25%.
Project Location: 34555 Cachagua Road, Carmel Valley, CA
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project qualifies for a Class 4 Categorical Exemption from CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, and that none of the exceptions from Section 15300.2 apply to the project; and
b. Approve a Use Permit to allow conversion of uncultivated land to a cultivated agricultural use (vineyard) on slopes between 15% and 25%.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A). Staff recommends approval subject to 5 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Robert Officer
Property Owner: Michael and Barbara Officer
APN: 417-211-001-000
Parcel Size: 62.5 acres
Zoning: Rural Density Residential, 20 acres per unit with a design control, and Rural Density Residential, 20 acres per unit, or “RDR/20-D/RDR/20”
Plan Area: Cachagua Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jordan Evans-Polockow, Assistant Planner
Evans-PolockowJ@countyofmonterey.gov , (831)755-7065
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 34555 Cachague Road in Carmel Valley, within the Cachagua Area Plan. The proposed project includes the establishment of a 7-acre vineyard. No agricultural processing activities, including processing, wine making, or storage of wine onsite, would occur. Establishment of the proposed vineyard would involve converting approximately 3.72 acres of uncultivated land with slopes ranging from 15% to 25% to cultivated land. This conversion of moderately sloped land requires the granting of a Use Permit....
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