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PLN240184 - YEUNG GABRIEL M TR
Public hearing to consider a Historic Property (Mills Act) Contract for the property located at 62 Yankee Point Drive, Carmel (Assessor's Parcel Number 243-152-005-000), which contains the "June Haas House".
Project Location: 62 Yankee Point Drive, Carmel, CA 93923
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution:
1) Finding that denial of the historic property (Mills Act) contract application is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15270; and
2) Denying the historic property (Mills Act) contract for the property at 62 Yankee Point Drive.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Owners: Gabriel M Yeung
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
Proposed CEQA Action: Statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15270.
SUMMARY:
The property situated on the coastal side of Yankee Point Drive in the Carmel highlands area, and contains a one-story single-family home constructed in 1969 (known as the “June Haas House”), a detached garage built in 1979, and a one-story detached guest unit built in 1980. The house was listed on the Monterey County Register of Historic Resources by the Board of Supervisors on November 8, 2023 and is historic for its unique architecture and design by master architect Mark Mills (Attachment C). Neither of the existing accessory structures are historical. The applicants have requested a Historic Property (Mills Act) contract between the County and the property owner. Historic Property Contracts or Mills Act contracts provide preferential property tax assessments in exchange for property owners commitment to preserve and maintain a historic structure.
Most of the eligibility criteria for consideration of a Historic Property Contract have been met in this case except that the application requires approval of an exception to the $3 million residential value cap limitation establish...
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