Title
Public workshop to:
a. Consider a draft Development Evaluation System (DES) Program, including draft Procedure Manual and draft implementing ordinance, to implement General Plan Policy LU-1.19; and
b. Provide direction to staff for further processing and environmental review.
Project: REF120030 (Development Evaluation System, DES)
Project Location: Unincorporated County (Inland only)
CEQA action: Statutorily Exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15262
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find that this workshop is a planning study for direction on possible future action and qualifies for a statutory exemption per Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Receive a presentation and take public testimony on the draft Development Evaluation System (DES) Program, including draft Procedure Manual and draft implementing ordinance;
c. Consider Planning Commission recommendation on the draft DES Program; and
d. Provide direction to staff for further processing and environmental review.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning Fie Number: REF120030
Project Location: Unincorporated Inland (non-coastal) County
Planning Areas: Cachagua Area Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan, Central Salinas Valley Area Plan, Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan, Greater Salinas Area Plan, North County Area Plan, South County Area Plan, and Toro Area Plan.
SUMMARY:
Land Use Policy LU-1.19 of the 2010 General Plan (Exhibit A) requires establishment of a systematic method to evaluate larger development projects which fall outside Community Areas, Rural Centers and Affordable Housing Overlay districts within the County. Staff has developed a proposed Development Evaluation System (DES) Program consisting of an implementing ordinance (Exhibit C) and a Procedure Manual (Exhibit D), which would both need to be adopted at a future hearing following environmental review. On December 4, 2019, the Planning Commission concluded a series of public workshop...
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