File #: PC 22-097    Name: PLN200118 - HIGHWAY 156/CASTROVILLE BLVD. INTERCHANGE
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/2/2022 In control: Monterey County Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/9/2022 Final action:
Title: PLN200118 - CALTRANS Public hearing to consider: 1. Rescinding the June 29, 2022 decision of the Planning Commission to approve a Combined Development Permit for the Castroville Boulevard/Highway 156 interchange project (Planning Commission Resolution 22-013); 2. A recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on amendments to the North County Land Use Plan and Coastal Implementation Plan Part 2 of Title 20 to add new polices and regulations applicable to the Castroville Blvd/Hwy 156 interchange improvements: and 3. A recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to approve a Combined Development Permit for the Castroville Boulevard/Highway 156 interchange Project Location: Highway 156 (Postmiles R1.6-1.4) near Castroville Blvd and HWY 156 Proposed CEQA Action: Consider the CEQA/NEPA Revalidation Form together Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FEIR/EIS) previously certified by the California Department of Transportation for the State Route 156 West Corridor Pr...
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution Rescinding Planning Commission Resolution 22-013, 3. Exhibit B - Draft Resolution Recommending approval to the Board of Supervisors, 4. Exhibit C - NEPA-CEQA Re-Validation Form, 5. Exhibit D - Caltrans adopted Offsite Compensatory Mitigation and Monitoring Plan, 6. Exhibit E - Caltrans adopted Onsite Wetland Enhancement Plan, 7. Exhibit F - Staff Report prepared for the June 8 2022 PC hearing, 8. Exhibit G - CalTrans staff project justification & consistency analysis
Title
PLN200118 - CALTRANS
Public hearing to consider:
1. Rescinding the June 29, 2022 decision of the Planning Commission to approve a Combined Development Permit for the Castroville Boulevard/Highway 156 interchange project (Planning Commission Resolution 22-013);
2. A recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on amendments to the North County Land Use Plan and Coastal Implementation Plan Part 2 of Title 20 to add new polices and regulations applicable to the Castroville Blvd/Hwy 156 interchange improvements: and
3. A recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to approve a Combined Development Permit for the Castroville Boulevard/Highway 156 interchange
Project Location: Highway 156 (Postmiles R1.6-1.4) near Castroville Blvd and HWY 156
Proposed CEQA Action: Consider the CEQA/NEPA Revalidation Form together Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FEIR/EIS) previously certified by the California Department of Transportation for the State Route 156 West Corridor Project on January 31, 2013 (SCH#1999111063).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
1) Adopt a resolution to rescind the June 29, 2022 decision of the Planning Commission to approve a Combined Development Permit for the Castroville Boulevard/Highway 156 interchange project (Planning Commission Resolution 22-013) (Exhibit A); and
2) Adopt a resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors:
a. Consider the information and affirm the conclusions contained in the CEQA/NEPA Revalidation Form together with the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FEIR/EIS) for the State Route 156 West Corridor Project, certified by the California Department of Transportation on January 31, 2013 (SCH#1999111063);
b. Adopt a resolution to add Policy 3.1.3.8 to the North County Land Use Plan allowing improvements to Highway 156/Castroville Boulevard intersection despite impacts to agriculture and sensitive habitats;
c. Adopt an ordinance to...

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