County of Monterey - File #: 13-0309

• File #: 13-0309
• Name: Elimination of Minor/Standard Subdivisions
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/21/2013
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 4/16/2013
• Final action: 4/16/2013
• Title: a. Receive a report from Resource Management Agency-Planning regarding the three possible appropriate authority processing options for lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications related to the proposed elimination of the County’s Minor and Standard Subdivision Committees; b. Consider staff’s recommendation to implement Option 1 which establishes the Planning Commission as the appropriate authority for lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications; and c. Provide direction to staff on the preparation of the ordinances to be considered at a future date. [REF100014 (Inland) and REF120004 (Coastal), Options for Application Processes with the Elimination of the Minor and Standard Subdivision Committees.] (Continued from March 19, 2013)
• Related files: 12-1048, 13-0067, 13-0154

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/16/2013	Board of Supervisors	approved	Pass

Title
a. Receive a report from Resource Management Agency-Planning regarding the three possible appropriate authority processing options for lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications related to the proposed elimination of the County’s Minor and Standard Subdivision Committees;
b. Consider staff’s recommendation to implement Option 1 which establishes the Planning Commission as the appropriate authority for lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications; and
c. Provide direction to staff on the preparation of the ordinances to be considered at a future date.
[REF100014 (Inland) and REF120004 (Coastal), Options for Application Processes with the Elimination of the Minor and Standard Subdivision Committees.] (Continued from March 19, 2013)

Report
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Numbers: REF100014 (Inland) and REF120004 (Coastal)
Applicant: County of Monterey, RMA-Planning
Project Location: County-wide
CEQA Action: Statutorily Exempt per Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and Categorically Exempt per Section 15306 (Information Collection)

RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

a. Receive a report regarding the three possible appropriate authority processing options for lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications related to the proposed elimination of the County’s Minor and Standard Subdivision Committees;
b. Accept staff’s recommendation to implement Option 1 which establishes the Planning Commission as the appropriate authority over lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications; and
c. Provide direction to staff on the preparation of the ordinances to be considered at a future date.

SUMMARY:
Several options related to how lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications are processed have been developed and previously reviewed by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. Staff has analyzed three options and is recommending Option 1, which would ...