Legislation Details

File #: ZA 26-057    Name: PLN260005 - LEAVY-HOGLUND PENELOPE CHRISTINE TR
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/15/2026 In control: County of Monterey Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 5/28/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN260005 - LEAVY-HOGLUND PENELOPE CHRISTINE TR Public hearing to consider action on 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: 25735 Mesa Drive, Carmel, CA 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, 5. Exhibit D - Home Inspection Checklist, 6. Exhibit E - Public Comment
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PLN260005 - LEAVY-HOGLUND PENELOPE CHRISTINE TR
Public hearing to consider action on 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: 25735 Mesa Drive, Carmel, CA
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 Coastal Development 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 5 conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Adelle Murrer
Property Owner: Penelope Hoglund
APN: 009-231-013-000
Parcel Size: 0.38 acres
Zoning: Medium Density Residential, 2 units per acre with a Design Control overlay in the Coastal Zone, or “MDR/2-D(CZ)”
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
Project Planner: Jordan Evans-Polockow, Assistant Planner x7065
Evans-PolockowJ@countyofmonterey.gov

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The project site is located at 25735 Mesa Drive in Carmel, within the Carmel Area Land Use Plan. The Applicant’s agent, Adelle Murrer, submitted an application seeking to use their existing single-family dwelling located in medium density residentially zoned neighborhood as a Commercial Vacation Rental. The site is developed with an existing 2,700 square foot single-family dwelling with an attached garage. Within the immediate neighborhood, there are two other commercial vacation rental a...

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