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File #: AP 25-059    Name: PLN210086 - WOOD LAWRENCE E & SHARON P TRS
Type: Administrative Permit Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/24/2025 In control: Administrative Permit
On agenda: 11/5/2025 Final action:
Title: PLN210086 - WOOD LAWRENCE E & SHARON P TRS Administrative hearing to consider construction of a 7,367 square foot single-family dwelling with a 785 square foot attached garage, 1,384 square feet of decks, a 130 square foot shed, associated site improvements, less than 100 cubic yards of excavation on slopes in excess of 30%, development within 750 feet of known archaeological resources, and the conversion of a test well into a domestic well. Project Location: 232 Lower Walden Road, Carmel. Proposed CEQA action: Find the project qualifies for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15303, and that none of the exceptions pursuant to section 15300.2 apply.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B - Vicinity Map
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PLN210086 - WOOD LAWRENCE E & SHARON P TRS
Administrative hearing to consider construction of a 7,367 square foot single-family dwelling with a 785 square foot attached garage, 1,384 square feet of decks, a 130 square foot shed, associated site improvements, less than 100 cubic yards of excavation on slopes in excess of 30%, development within 750 feet of known archaeological resources, and the conversion of a test well into a domestic well.
Project Location: 232 Lower Walden Road, Carmel.
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project qualifies for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15303, and that none of the exceptions pursuant to section 15300.2 apply.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the HCD Chief of Planning adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project qualifies for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15303, and there are no exceptions pursuant to section 15300.2; and
b. Approve a Coastal Administrative Permit and Design Approval to allow construction of a 7,367 square foot single family dwelling with a 785 square foot attached garage, 1,384 square feet of decks, and associated site improvements including after-the-fact approval of a 130 square foot shed; Coastal Administrative Permit to allow less than 100 cubic yards of excavation on slopes in excess of 30%; a Coastal Administrative Permit to allow development within 750 feet of known archaeological resources; and a Coastal Administrative Permit for the conversion of a test well into a domestic well.

The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A.1). Staff recommends approval subject to 11 conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Lawrence Wood
Property Owner: Wood Lawrence E & Sharon P Trs
APN: 241-241-005-000
Parcel Size: 2.12 acres
Zoning: Low Density Residential with a density of 1 unit per acre and a Design Control overlay in the Coastal Zone or “LDR/1-D(CZ)”
Plan Area: Ca...

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