Legislation Details

File #: ZA 26-085    Name: PLN250319- RAMAN RENUKANTHAN N & VIDHYA KRISHNAMURTHI TRS
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/3/2026 In control: County of Monterey Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 8/13/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN250319 - RAMAN RENUKANTHAN N & VIDHYA KRISHNAMURTHI TRS Public hearing to consider a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer. Project Location: 4168 Sunset Lane, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B - Aerial Image & Surrounding Neighborhood, 4. Exhibit C - Vicinity Map, 5. Exhibit D - Home Inspection Checklist, 6. Exhibit E - Public Comment
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PLN250319 - RAMAN RENUKANTHAN N & VIDHYA KRISHNAMURTHI TRS
Public hearing to consider a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer.
Project Location: 4168 Sunset Lane, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, 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 1 Categorical Exemption from CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and that none of the exceptions from Section 15300.2 apply to the project; and
b. Approve a Coastal Development 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.

The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A). Staff recommends approval subject to 6 conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Josh Ohanian
Property Owner: Raman Renukanthan N. & Vidhya Krishnamurthi Trust
APN: 008-073-010-000
Parcel Size: 0.33 acres
Zoning: Medium Density Residential with a maximum gross density of 4 units/acre with a Design Control Overlay in the Coastal Zone or “MDR / 4-D (CZ)”
Plan Area: Del Monte Forest Land Use Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jacquelyn M. Nickerson, Principal Planner
nickersonj@countyofmonterey.gov; (831) 784-5650

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 4168 Sunset Lane, a privately maintained road, in Pebble Beach within the Del Monte Forest area of the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey. The Applicant, Josh Ohanian, submitted an application seeking to use the existing single-family dwelling located in a residentially zoned neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. The site is developed with an existing single-family dwe...

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