County of Monterey - File #: ORD 14-007

• File #: ORD 14-007
• Name: Inactive Discretionary Applications
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/21/2014
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 4/1/2014
• Final action: 4/1/2014
• Title: Public hearing to consider: Adoption of an ordinance amending Title 19 (non-coastal subdivision ordinance) and Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to establish notification and hearing procedures to address inactive land use discretionary permit applications in the non-coastal unincorporated area of Monterey County, upon finding that the ordinance is not a project under CEQA. (Inactive Discretionary Application Ordinance - REF100058, County-wide, Non-coastal areas; Exempt from CEQA.)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/1/2014	Board of Supervisors	adopted	Pass

Title
Public hearing to consider:
Adoption of an ordinance amending Title 19 (non-coastal subdivision ordinance) and Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to establish notification and hearing procedures to address inactive land use discretionary permit applications in the non-coastal unincorporated area of Monterey County, upon finding that the ordinance is not a project under CEQA.
(Inactive Discretionary Application Ordinance - REF100058, County-wide, Non-coastal areas; Exempt from CEQA.)

Report
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Number: REF100058
Project Name: Inactive Discretionary Application Ordinance (Non-coastal)
Plan Area: County-wide, Non-coastal areas
CEQA Action: Exempt per CEQA Guidelines sections 15060 (c)(3) and 15378(b)(5)

RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

Adopt an ordinance (Attachment B) amending Title 19 (non-coastal subdivision ordinance) and Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to establish notification and hearing procedures to address inactive land use discretionary permit applications in the non-coastal unincorporated area of Monterey County, upon finding that the ordinance is not a project under CEQA.

SUMMARY:
This ordinance (Attachment B) is intended to establish consistent and fair procedures to enable the County to make a final disposition of inactive applications for discretionary land use entitlements while providing notification and opportunity to applicants to take the necessary steps to keep their applications active if they so choose. A flow chart of the process is shown in Attachment D. The proposed ordinance includes amendments to only the non-coastal subdivision and zoning ordinances (Title 19 (non-coastal subdivision ordinance) and Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance)). On February 26, 2014, the Monterey Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt the Inactive Application Or...