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PLN240178 - SAHI NAVNEET SINGH
Public hearing to consider the removal of 53 Oak trees.
Project Location: 8730 Eagles Roost Rd, Salinas, North County Inland Area Plan
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15303 and 15304, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Guidelines section 15300.2
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution to:
1) Find that the project qualifies as a Class 3 and Class 4 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15303 and 15304, and there are no exceptions pursuant to section 15300.2; and
2) Approve a Use Permit to allow the removal of 53 Oak trees.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A).
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Rick Castillo
Property Owner: Sahi Navneet Singh
APN: 125-621-010-000
Parcel Size: 212,572.8 square feet
Zoning: Rural Density Residential with a density of 5.01 acres per unit, or “RDR/5.01”
Plan Area: North County Inland Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
Project Planner: Joseph Alameda, Associate Planner
alamedaj@countyofmonterey.gov, 831-783-7079
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The property is located at 8730 Eagles Roost Road in Salinas (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 125-621-010-000), within the North County Inland Area Plan. The project involves the removal of 53 protected Oak trees. The site plans (Exhibit A) included in this project illustrate a 5,546 square foot single family dwelling with associated site improvements. Pursuant to Title 21, section 21.16.030.A, the first single family dwelling per lot is allowed as a principally allowed use within the Rural Density Residential zoning district, and therefore is processed ministerially. Although a planning entitlement is not required and approval for the construction of the single-family dwelling is not a part of this application, the proposed tree removal is to allow for...
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