File #: PC 17-053    Name: PLN140863 - FBC
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/31/2017 In control: Monterey County Planning Commission
On agenda: 8/9/2017 Final action:
Title: PLN140863 - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 11, FEBRUARY 22, MAY 31, AND JULY 26, 2017) Public hearing to consider action on a Use Permit to convert a single-family dwelling into a church. Project Location: 19345 Cachagua Road, Carmel Valley, Cachagua Area Plan Proposed CEQA Action: Adopt Negative Declaration per Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A – Discussion, 3. Exhibit B – Draft Resolution, 4. Exhibit C – Vicinity Map, 5. Exhibit D – Cachagua LUAC Minutes, 6. Exhibit E – Negative Declaration and Initial Study, 7. Exhibit F – Comments on the Negative Declaration and Responses to Comments, 8. Exhibit G – Public Correspondence (received since January 11, 2017), 9. Exhibit H – Applicant TMF Correspondence (June 30, 2017), 10. Hearing Submittal
Title
PLN140863 - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 11, FEBRUARY 22, MAY 31, AND JULY 26, 2017) Public hearing to consider action on a Use Permit to convert a single-family dwelling into a church.
Project Location: 19345 Cachagua Road, Carmel Valley, Cachagua Area Plan
Proposed CEQA Action: Adopt Negative Declaration per Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission:
a. Adopt a Negative Declaration; and
b. Approve a Use Permit to convert a single-family dwelling into a church.
A draft resolution with findings and evidence supporting this recommendation is attached for consideration (Exhibit B). Staff recommends approval subject to thirty (30) conditions.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Number: PLN140863
Owner: First Baptist Church
APN: 418-441-006-000
Zoning: RC/20 (Resource Conservation, 20 acres per unit)
Parcel Size: 10 acres
Flagged and Staked: Yes

SUMMARY:
On January 11, 2017, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the project, and continued the hearing to February 22, 2017, with direction for staff to address questions raised regarding project scope, water quality, and parking area drainage. The questions regarding scope and parking area drainage were addressed; however, the question regarding water quality was not addressed by February 22, 2017, so staff requested a continuance to a date certain on May 31, 2017, which the Planning Commission approved. On May 16, 2017, the Applicant requested additional time to complete and submit evidence demonstrating the technical, managerial and financial (TMF) capability to treat the water to meet the maximum contaminant level for fluoride. County staff supported this request, and on May 31, 2017, the Planning Commission continued the item to July 26, 2017. The Applicant submitted the requested TMF information on June 30, 2017 (Exhibit H). Although County staff reviewed the submitted information and began preparin...

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