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PLN250211 - MASON JOHN E & CHERYL L TRS
Public hearing to consider a Commercial Vacation Rental to allow the use of residential property for transient lodging for a period of 30 calendar days or fewer.
Project Location: 789 Salinas Monterey Hwy, Salinas, 93908
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
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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 residential property 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 8 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: John Mason
Property Owner: John & Cheryl Mason
APN: 161-641-005-000
Parcel Size: 1.689 acres
Zoning: Low Density Residential, 1 acre per unit with a Visual Sensitivity overlay and a structure height limit of 20 feet, or “LDR/1-VS (20’)”
Plan Area: Toro Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jordan Evans-Polockow, Assistant Planner
Evans-PolockowJ@countyofmonterey.gov, (831)783-7065
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 789 Salinas Monterey Highway in Salinas, a privately maintained road, within the Toro Area Plan. On January 18, 2025, the Owners, John and Cheryl Mason, submitted an application seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in low density residentially zoned neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. The site is developed with an existing 3,096 square foot single-family dwelling and Accessory Dwelling Unit. The application does not in...
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