File #: PC 23-091    Name: REF220044 – REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON FARMLAND
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/30/2023 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/8/2023 Final action:
Title: REF220044 - REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON FARMLAND Public Hearing to consider a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance amending Title 21 (Non-coastal Zoning Ordinance) to establish a new Chapter 21.92 for Mitigation Requirements for Development on Farmland in the inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County. Project Location: Countywide (Non-Coastal (Inland) Areas) Proposed CEQA action: Find adoption of the ordinance Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308. Consider and find that the ordinance is consistent within the scope of the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the 2010 General Plan, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Draft Resolution with Draft Ordinance, 3. Exhibit B - Detailed Discussion, 4. Exhibit C - Informational Memorandum to the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the meeting on November 16, 2023, 5. Exhibit D - Public Comment, 6. Exhibit E - Policy AG-1.12, 7. RESpc_23-038_REF220044_110823, 8. LET_PC_REF220044_110823
Title
REF220044 - REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON FARMLAND
Public Hearing to consider a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance amending Title 21 (Non-coastal Zoning Ordinance) to establish a new Chapter 21.92 for Mitigation Requirements for Development on Farmland in the inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County.
Project Location: Countywide (Non-Coastal (Inland) Areas)
Proposed CEQA action: Find adoption of the ordinance Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308. Consider and find that the ordinance is consistent within the scope of the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the 2010 General Plan, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find adoption of the ordinance Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 and consider and find adoption of the ordinance is consistent with the scope of the previously certified FEIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162; and
b. Adopt an ordinance (Attachment 1 to Exhibit A) amending Title 21 (non-coastal zoning ordinance) of the Monterey County Code to add a new Chapter 21.92 for Mitigation Requirements for Development on Farmland in the inland areas of unincorporated Monterey County

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Number: REF220044
Project Location: Countywide (Non-Coastal (Inland) Areas)
Plan Area: Cachagua Area Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan, Central Salinas Valley Area Plan, Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan, Greater Salinas Area Plan, North County Area Plan, South County Area Plan, and Toro Area Plan.

SUMMARY:
Implementation of the 2010 General Plan includes developing an Agricultural Conservation Mitigation Program (Program) to implement Agricultural Element Policy AG-1.12) to mitigate the loss of agricultural land to non-agricultural use (see Exhibit ...

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