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File #: PC 26-061    Name: PLN220088 - The Ranch Club Inc
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/3/2026 In control: County of Monterey Planning Commission
On agenda: 6/10/2026 Final action:
Title: PLN220088 - THE RANCH CLUB, INC. Public hearing to consider an amendment to Santa Lucia Preserve Phase B Subdivision Final Map to redesignate Lot 98’s “Homeland” boundary to “Rancholand” and re-configure its “Openlands” boundary; 2) installation of a driveway on Lot 98; and 3) Amendment to a previously approved Use Permit (PLN990037) that allowed construction of Santa Lucia Preserve’s County Club and accessory structures, and the use of these structures for dining and social events. This Amendment would allow the use of a redwood grove adjacent to Lot 98 as an additional social event location. Proposed Location: 14 Arroyo Sequoia, Carmel, Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan Proposed CEQA action: Consider an Addendum to the Santa Lucia Preserve Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR No. 94-005), as amended, and find that no additional environmental review is warranted pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15164.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Project Data Sheet, 3. Exhibit B - Draft Resolution, 4. Exhibit C - Ranch Club Facilities and Trail Map, 5. Exhibit D - Use Permit (PLN990037), 6. Exhibit E - Santa Lucia Preserve EIR, 7. Exhibit F - Addendum, 8. Exhibit G - Vicinity Map, 9. RESpc_26-018_PLN220088_061026, 10. RESpc_26-018_PLN220088_061026_CORRECTED
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PLN220088 - THE RANCH CLUB, INC.
Public hearing to consider an amendment to Santa Lucia Preserve Phase B Subdivision Final Map to redesignate Lot 98’s “Homeland” boundary to “Rancholand” and re-configure its “Openlands” boundary; 2) installation of a driveway on Lot 98; and 3) Amendment to a previously approved Use Permit (PLN990037) that allowed construction of Santa Lucia Preserve’s County Club and accessory structures, and the use of these structures for dining and social events. This Amendment would allow the use of a redwood grove adjacent to Lot 98 as an additional social event location.
Proposed Location: 14 Arroyo Sequoia, Carmel, Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan
Proposed CEQA action: Consider an Addendum to the Santa Lucia Preserve Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR No. 94-005), as amended, and find that no additional environmental review is warranted pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15164.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors:
1) Consider an Addendum to the Santa Lucia Preserve Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR No. 94-005), as amended, and find that no additional environmental review is warranted pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15164; and
2) Approve a Combined Development Permit consisting of:
a. Amendment to a previously approved Use Permit (PLN990037) that allowed construction of Santa Lucia Preserve’s County Club and accessory structures, and the use of these structures for dining and social events. This Amendment would allow for an additional social event location (“Redwood Grove”);
b. Amendment to the Santa Lucia Preserve Phase B Subdivision Final Map (Lot 98) to redesignate areas “Homeland” to “Rancholand” and re-configure the “Openlands” boundary; and
c. Administrative Permit to allow installation of a driveway in the Site Plan Review “S” district.

The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (...

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