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REF250035 - MHT Holdings LLC
Staff recommends that the Monterey County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) find the proposed conversion of a portion of an existing office building at 2555 Garden Road, Monterey, into an event space and vehicle storage (ALUC File No. REF250035) consistent with the 2019 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for Monterey Regional Airport.
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PROPOSED PROJECT:
On September 2, 2025, the City of Monterey submitted an application (ALUC File No. REF250035) to ALUC staff requesting consideration of a proposed project converting a portion of an existing 28,000 square foot office building at 2555 Garden Road from office space into an event space and vehicle storage area. The number of square feet to be converted is 5,340 for the event space and 2,780 for the vehicle storage area. The remaining 19,880 square feet would remain for office uses.
The General Plan land use designation is employment, and the zoning designation is I-R-130-RAES (Industrial, Administration, and Research District - 130,000 sq. ft. Minimum Lot Area - Religious Assembly Overlay - Emergency Shelter Overlay). The subject site is approximately 130,000 square feet, or 3 acres, and is in a commercial/industrial area. The proposed project does not include any expansion or physical changes to the existing exterior of the building on site. As proposed, the conversion of a portion of an existing office building at 2555 Garden Road, Monterey, into an event space and vehicle storage would be consistent with the 2019 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for Monterey Regional Airport.
CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION ANALYSIS:
ALUC staff reviewed the City’s proposed development in accordance with the adopted ALUCP as discussed below:
NOISE COMPATIBILITY
The proposed development was reviewed for consistency with Table 4A and Exhibit 4B
of the ALUCP (Noise Compatibility Criteria and Long Range Noise Exposure Contours. The subject property is located outside of the 65-7...
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