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Public hearing to:
a. Acknowledge receipt of the California Coastal Commission's approval of an ordinance relating to Cottage Food Operations and incorporation of the ordinance into the County's certified Local Coastal Program upon Board of Supervisors' action;
b. Adopt the ordinance, as approved by the Coastal Commission, amending the Monterey County Coastal Implementation Plan, Part 1 (Title 20 of the Monterey County Code) to classify Cottage Food Operations as a permitted use of residential property for zoning purposes; and
c. Direct staff to notify the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission of the Board of Supervisors' adoption of the ordinance.
(REF130010/Cottage Food Operation Ordinance [AB1616], Coastal Amendments, Unincorporated Areas, County-wide, Coastal Zone)
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PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Number: REF130010
Project Name: Cottage Food Operations
Project Location: Unincorporated Areas, County-wide, Coastal Zone
Plan Area: Unincorporated Areas, County-wide, Coastal Zone
CEQA Action: Categorically exempt per CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 and 15305.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Acknowledge receipt of the California Coastal Commission's approval of an ordinance relating to cottage food operations and incorporation of the ordinance into the County's certified Local Coastal Program upon Board of Supervisors' action;
b. Adopt the ordinance (Attachment A), as approved by the Coastal Commission, amending the Monterey County Coastal Implementation Plan, Part 1 (Title 20 of the Monterey County Code) to classify Cottage Food Operations as a permitted use of residential property for zoning purposes; and
c. Direct staff to notify the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission of the Board of Supervisors' adoption of the ordinance.
SUMMARY:
Effective January 1, 2013, AB 1616- The California Homemade Food Act became law, allowing a "cottage fo...
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