File #: ZA 24-020    Name: PLN200315 - PACKARD JULIE E TR
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/26/2024 In control: Monterey County Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 5/9/2024 Final action:
Title: PLN200315 - PACKARD JULIE E TR Public hearing to consider expanding a stormwater detention pond (0.99 acres in total) and improving the existing water level control structure and outlet structure within 100 feet of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area. Project Location: No address assigned. Located immediately south of parcel with addresses of 1957 & 1965 Highway 1, North County Land Use Plan. Proposed CEQA Action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15074.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B - Draft Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration, 4. Exhibit C - Biological Report, 5. Exhibit D - Operations and Mainenance Plan, 6. Exhibit E - Agriculture Advisory Committee minutes (August 26, 2021), 7. RESza_PLN200315_050924
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PLN200315 - PACKARD JULIE E TR
Public hearing to consider expanding a stormwater detention pond (0.99 acres in total) and improving the existing water level control structure and outlet structure within 100 feet of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area.
Project Location: No address assigned. Located immediately south of parcel with addresses of 1957 & 1965 Highway 1, North County Land Use Plan.
Proposed CEQA Action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15074.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a resolution to:
1) Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15074;
2) Approving a Coastal Development Permit to allow expansion of a stormwater detention pond (0.99 acres in total) and improvements to an existing water level control structure and outlet structure within 100 feet of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area; and
3) Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan.

A draft resolution with findings and evidence supporting this recommendation is attached for consideration (Exhibit A).

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Owner: Julie Packard
Applicant: Megan Barker c/o Resource Conservation District of Monterey County
APN: 413-081-004-000
Zoning: Coastal Agriculture Preserve (CAP(CZ)), Agriculture Conservation (AC(CZ)), Resource Conservation (RC(CZ)), Coastal Zone
Parcel Size: 97 acres
Plan Area: North County Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
Project Planner: Fionna Jensen, (831) 796-6407, JensenF1@co.monterey.ca.us

SUMMARY:
The Proposed Project is located on the Packard Ranch ("Ranch"), an approximate 1,100-acre multi-use ranch in the Elkhorn Slough watershed, located just north of Moss Landing between Highway One and the Elkhorn Slough. The subject property, located on a 97-acre portion of the Ranch which supports farming, cattle, and horses, and hosts over 40 stockwater ponds constructed for wildlife use. Several agricultural fie...

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