Title
PLN150247 - NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Public hearing to consider action on a Coastal Development Permit to allow voluntary Amphibian Habitat enhancement.
Proposed CEQA Action: Mitigated Negative Declaration
13990 Castroville Boulevard, Castroville, North County Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a resolution to:
a. Consider a Mitigated Negative Declaration;
b. Approve a Coastal Development Permit to allow voluntary Amphibian Habitat Enhancement, based on the findings and evidence and subject to four (4) conditions of approval (Exhibit B).
PROJECT INFORMATION:
APN: 133-092-007-000
Agent: Liann Reyes, Resources Conservation District
Plan Area: North County Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
Zoning: (PQP (CZ)" Public/Quasi-Public (Coastal Zone)
SUMMARY:
The North Monterey County Amphibian Habitat Enhancement is a voluntary project that seeks to restore wetlands and uplands and enhance habitat for Santa Cruz long-toed salamanders (SCLTS) at the 25-acre piece of land adjacent to the North Monterey County High School campus. The project will improve SCLTS breeding and upland habitat through wetland enhancement, improving upland conditions, and creating a corridor of microhabitats beneficial to SCLTS. The project will also provide low-impact recreational and educational opportunities for North Monterey County High School students and the local community through the installation of trails and interpretive signage.
DISCUSSION:
Setting: The proposed project site is located on approximately 25 acres of land immediately north of the North Monterey County High School campus on Castroville Boulevard, near Castroville. The site is across the street from agricultural land in production, next to residential/medium and high-density residential housing subdivision (Moro Cojo Subdivision), and backs up to Resource Conservation Wetlands (Moro Cojo Slough).
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