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File #: ZA 26-044    Name: PLN250216 - HAMMER GREGORY B TR
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/21/2026 In control: County of Monterey Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 4/30/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN250216 - HAMMER GREGORY B TR Public hearing to consider action on a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of a single-family dwelling for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer. Project Location: 23900 Fairfield Place, Carmel, CA 93923 Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B - Vicinity Map, 4. Exhibit C - Aerial Image
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Title
PLN250216 - HAMMER GREGORY B TR
Public hearing to consider action on a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of a single-family dwelling for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer.
Project Location: 23900 Fairfield Place, Carmel, CA 93923
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption from CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and that none of the exceptions from Section 15300.2 apply to the project; and
b. Approve a Use Permit for a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of a single-family dwelling for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer.

The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit A). Staff recommends approval subject to 5 conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Craig Langkamp
Property Owner: Gregory B Hammer Tr
APN: 103-051-005-000
Parcel Size: 1.00 AC
Zoning: Rural Density Residential, Building Site District 6, Urban Reserve District, Design District, Site Plan Review District or “RDR/B-6-UR-D-S”
Plan Area: Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Kyle Benalcazar, Assistant Planner
benalcazark@countyofmonterey.gov; 831-784-5716

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 23900 Fairfield Place, Carmel, within the Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan. The Applicant/Owners submitted an application seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in a residentially zoned neighborhood, as a Commercial Vacation Rental. The site is developed with a single-unit dwelling, a guesthouse, and a carport (Exhibit A.2). The applicant does not propose to include the guesthouse as p...

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