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REF240022 - COUNTY OF MONTEREY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25
Recommend to Public Works, Facilities and Parks on consistency of the Monterey County Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year 2024/25 with the 2010 General Plan (for noncoastal area) or the Local Coastal Program and the1982 General Plan (for coastal zone), as applicable.
Project Location: Countywide
Proposed CEQA Action: The General Plan consistency determination is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution (Exhibit A) recommending to Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP), that the major public improvement projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 (Attachment 1 to Exhibit A) are consistent with the 2010 General Plan (for noncoastal area) or the Local Coastal Program and 1982 General Plan (coastal zone), as applicable.
SUMMARY:
Government Code section 65401 requires the list of proposed public works recommended for planning, initiation, or construction during the ensuing fiscal year be submitted to the designated "Planning Agency" for review and report to the designated "Official Agency" as to conformity with the adopted General Plan or part thereof. The County of Monterey Board of Supervisors has designated PWFP as the appropriate department to prepare the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) per Monterey County Code section 2.28.010.B, and the Planning Commission has historically acted in the capacity of the Planning Agency for the purposes of evaluating consistency with the General Plan. The CIP is brought to the Board of Supervisors for adoption.
The 2010 General Plan applies to noncoastal areas, and the 1982 General Plan applies to coastal areas. With the diversity of Monterey County planning areas, the 2010 General Plan includes Area/Master Plans with more specific policies for each planning area. The coastal zone is divided into four Land Us...
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