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GPZ090005 - MOSS LANDING COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE
Project Location: Moss Landing Community Plan area of the North County Land Use Plan Proposed CEQA action: Receiving a status report is not a project under CEQA. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is being prepared for the Community Plan update.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission receive a status report on the Moss Landing Community Plan update, including recent work completed, public input received, and next steps in the plan update process.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Current Status: The County is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to analyze the community plan update and associated projects/regulatory changes. County staff are also reviewing comments received on the latest the community plan draft and regulations. The tentative timeline for release of the EIR is fall 2025, and timeline for returning to the Planning Commission with an updated plan and regulations anticipated in December 2025.
Planning Staff: Phil Angelo, Senior Planner
(831) 784-5731, AngeloP@CountyofMonterey.gov
Mike Novo, Management Specialist
Katie Scariot, Assistant Planner
SUMMARY:
Moss Landing is a small unincorporated coastal town in North County along Highway 1 northwest of Castroville and centered on Moss Landing harbor and the mouth of Elkhorn slough. The community is unique and contains a wide variety of land uses and natural features, including a harbor with commercial fishing and recreational boating activity, a residential neighborhood, marine research facilities, antique shops, energy and industrial operations, state beaches, dune habitats, and the Elkhorn and Moro Cojo sloughs.
The community is in the County’s coastal zone in the North County Land Use Plan area. With the community’s important resources and mixture of uses, specific policies were developed. This resulted in the original Moss Lan...
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