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REF250041 - County of Monterey (HE Update)
Public hearing to consider whether the proposed amendments to the County of Monterey’s Housing Element (ALUC File No. REF250041) are consistent with the 2019 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (ALUCP) for Monterey Regional Airport and Marina Municipal Airport.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Monterey County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) find the proposed amendments to the County of Monterey’s Sixth Cycle Housing Element (ALUC File No. REF250041) consistent with the 2019 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (ALUCP) for Monterey Regional Airport and the Marina Municipal Airport.
PROPOSED PROJECT:
On November 24, the County of Monterey submitted an application (ALUC File No. REF250041) to ALUC staff requesting a consistency review of the County’s draft Housing Element update, which includes additional opportunity sites.
The County of Monterey previously submitted an application (ALUC File No. REF240038) to the ALUC to consider an update to the County’s draft 6th Cycle Housing Element (HEU6). This prior Housing Element was being updated to demonstrate the County’s ability to accommodate its 6th Cycle Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA). On January 13, 2025, the ALUC reviewed the County of Monterey’s Sixth Cycle Draft Housing Element Update for consistency with the 2019 ALUCPs for both the Marina Municipal Airport and the Monterey Regional Airport. This prior version of the draft Housing Element included two Housing Opportunity Sites within the Monterey Regional Airport Influence Area and two Housing Opportunity Sites within the Marina Municipal Airport Influence Area. After deliberation, the Commission adopted two consistency determinations, one for each applicable ALUCP area (Monterey and Marina). Although the ALUC found that the County’s draft Housing Element was consistent with each applicable ALUCP, the ALUC required targeted modifications to several proposed housing opportunity si...
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