File #: ZA 18-055    Name:
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/17/2018 In control: Monterey County Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 8/30/2018 Final action:
Title: PLN170822 - SABA AHMED Public hearing to consider the construction of a 3,632 square foot single family dwelling with an attached 864 square foot garage and 420 square foot detached guesthouse within 100 feet of environmentally sensitive habitat (ESHA). Project Location: 5 Hillcrest Road, Royal Oaks, North County Land Use Plan Proposed CEQA Action: Categorically exempt per Section 15303(a) of the CEQA Guidelines
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Exhibit A - Project Data Sheet, 3. Exhibit B - Draft Resolution, 4. Exhibit C - Vicinity Map, 5. Exhibit D - Reports, 6. RESza_18-050_PLN170822_083018
Title
PLN170822 - SABA AHMED
Public hearing to consider the construction of a 3,632 square foot single family dwelling with an attached 864 square foot garage and 420 square foot detached guesthouse within 100 feet of environmentally sensitive habitat (ESHA).
Project Location: 5 Hillcrest Road, Royal Oaks, North County Land Use Plan
Proposed CEQA Action: Categorically exempt per Section 15303(a) of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Zoning Administrator:
a. Find the project is construction of the first single family residence on a legal lot of record
in a residential zone which qualifies as a Class 3 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303(a) of the CEQA Guidelines, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2 of the CEQA guidelines; and
b. Approve a Combined Development Permit consisting of:
1) A Coastal Administrative Permit to allow construction of a 3,632 square foot single family dwelling, and 864 square foot attached garage;
2) Coastal Administrative Permit to allow construction of a 420 square foot detached guesthouse; and
3) Coastal Development Permit to allow development within 100 feet of ESHA.

The attached resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit B). Staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator adopt the resolution approving PLN170822 subject to twenty-three (23) conditions of approval.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Property Owner: SABA AHMED
Agent: Mark L. Couper
APN: 117-081-013-000
Parcel Size: 1.41 acres
Zoning: "MDR/4(CZ)" (Medium Density Residential with maximum gross density of 4 units per acre in the Coastal Zone)
Plan Area: North County Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: yes

SUMMARY:
The subject application is for construction of the first single-family dwelling with an attached garage on a vacant 1.41 acre parcel on Hillcrest Road in Royal Oaks. The parcel is bound by Hillcrest Road along the western edge, Salinas Road along the northern edge, a developed parcel...

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