Legislation Details

File #: ZA 26-031    Name: PLN250337 - PLOTTEL ZACHARY M & NICOLE R TRS
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/1/2026 In control: County of Monterey Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 4/9/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN250337 - PLOTTEL ZACHARY M & NICOLE R TRS Public hearing to consider action on a Coastal Development Permit for 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: 26415 Oliver Rd, Carmel, CA 93923 Proposed CEQA Action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and none of the exceptions to the exemptions listed in Section 15300.2 can be made.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution, 3. Exhibit B - Vicinity Map, 4. Exhibit C - Aerial Image, 5. Exhibit D - Public Correspondence
Title
PLN250337 - PLOTTEL ZACHARY M & NICOLE R TRS
Public hearing to consider action on a Coastal Development Permit for 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: 26415 Oliver Rd, Carmel, CA 93923
Proposed CEQA Action: Find the project Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and none of the exceptions to the exemptions listed in Section 15300.2 can be made.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator adopt a Resolution:
a. Finding the project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and none of the exceptions to the exemptions listed in Section 15300.2 can be made; and
b. Approving 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 9 conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION
Agent: Luke Ingram
Property Owner: PLOTTEL ZACHARY M & NICOLE R TRS
APN: 009-571-033-000
Parcel Size: 0.14 AC
Zoning: Medium Density Residential with a maximum gross density of 2 acres/unit with a Design Control Overlay within the Coastal Zone or “MDR/2­D (CZ)”
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: Not Applicable
Project Planner: Kyle Benalcazar, Assistant Planner
benalcazark@countyofmonterey.gov; 831-784-5716

SUMMARY:
The project is located at 26415 Oliver Rd, a County-owned and maintained road, in the Carmel Area of the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey. On November 11, 2025, the applicant, Luke Ingram, submitted an application seeking to use the existing single-family dwelling located on a parcel in a medium density residential neighborhood as a vacation rental. The existing single-family d...

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