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PLN160851 - MORGENRATH (BLAZE ENGINEERING)
Public hearing, continued from October 31, 2018, to consider establishment of a commercial operation and the construction of an office, workshop, storage area, and formal parking area with associated site improvements and tree removal within environmentally sensitive habitat areas (Total of 16 trees, consisting of Bay laurel (14), cypress (1), and Coast Redwood (1), ranging in size from 13 to 60 inches).
Project Location: 46821 Highway 1, Big Sur, Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan area (APN: 419-201-007-000)
Proposed CEQA action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution to:
1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
2) Approve a Combined Development Permit consisting of:
a. Coastal Development Permit, Design Approval, and General Development Plan to allow the establishment of a commercial business operation including a 760 square foot office, a 600 square foot workshop, 800 square feet of storage containers, storage of construction equipment such as generators, cement silo, and diesel storage tanks;
b. Coastal Development Permit to allow development on slopes in excess of 30%;
c. Coastal Development Permit to allow removal of 16 protected trees [14 Bay laurel trees (two at 13-inches; two at 30-inches and ten, each at 14, 18, 23, 25, 26, 35, 36.5, 40, 50, and 60-inches respectively), 1 cypress tree at 48-inches, and 1 Coast Redwood at 20-inches] in an environmentally sensitive area; and
d. Coastal Administrative Permit to convert a test well into a permanent well.
3) Adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit C). Staff recommends approval subject to 28 conditions of approval and 5 mitigation measures.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Aengus L Jeffers, Law Offices of Aengus L Jeffers
Property Owner: Morgenrath Martha J TR ET AL (Bl...
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