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PLN040183 - PARAISO HOT SPRINGS RESORT
Conduct a field trip for the Planning Commission to review the site for the Paraiso Hot Springs Resort project. This field trip is not a public hearing on this project, but questions to staff are welcome. The public hearing will be scheduled at a later date.
Project Location: 34358 Paraiso Springs Road, outside of Soledad, Central Salinas Valley Area Plan (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 418-381-021-000, 418-361-004-000, and 418-381-022-000)
Proposed CEQA Action: Not applicable to field trip portion - information only; Environmental Impact Report prepared and will be considered along with public hearings on the project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a field trip to view the Paraiso Hot Springs Resort property.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Anthony Lombardo
Property Owner: Paraiso Springs Resort LLC
APN: 418-381-021-000, 418-361-004-000, and 418-381-022-000
Parcel Size: Approximately 235 acres (approximately 47 acres of development area)
Zoning: Visitor Serving/Professional Office and Permanent Grazing, 40 acre minimum
Plan Area: Central Salinas Valley Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: No (Visual Simulations prepared)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
A summarized project description is found in Exhibit D, with a detailed description found in the Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report as Chapter 2. Attached to this report are some of the key figures that show the proposed development of the property: Subdivision Map, Project Plans, and the General Development Plan (Exhibits B, C and E, respectively).
The proposed project is a Combined Development Permit consisting of:
a. "After The Fact" permission to demolish nine historic cottages removed from the Paraiso Hot Springs Resort, November 2003 (to clear Code Violation Case CE030404/PLN040488);
b. Use Permit and General Development Plan for the reconstruction and expansion of the historic resort with the following amenities: a 103 room h...
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