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PLN180149 - CATHREIN LAND, LLC (CHAPIN)
Public Hearing to consider amending the final map for Cathrein Acres subdivision (also known as Cathrein Estates) to reduce the agricultural buffer from 200 feet to 75 feet and to relocate the building envelope on Lot 10 of the Subdivision.
Project Location: 20530 Cathrein Court, Salinas area, (Assessor's Parcel Number 125-291-028-000), North County Area Plan.
Proposed (CEQA) Action: Consider Addendum to a previously adopted Mitigated Declaration (PLN990330).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
a. Certify that an Addendum together with a previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration has been considered pursuant 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
b. Approve an amendment to the final map for Cathrein Acres Subdivision to reduce the agricultural buffer from 200 feet to 75 feet and to relocate the building envelope on Lot 10 of the Subdivision.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Attachment B). Staff recommends approval of the project subject to 4 conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Owner: Cathrein Land, LLC (Don Chapin)
Representative: Dale Ellis
APN: 125-291-028-000
Zoning: RDR/5.1 [Rural Density Residential, 5.1 acres per unit]
Plan Area: North County Area Plan
SUMMARY:
Cathrein Land, LLC owns a 2.5 acre parcel located at 20530 Cathrein Court, Salinas. The subject parcel is zoned "RDR/5.1" (Rural Density Residential, 5.1 acres per unit), and was created as part of a 28-lot subdivision. The final map for the subdivision was record in August 2013. An agricultural buffer was required by Mitigation Measure No. 39 of the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the Cathrein Acres Subdivision. The purpose for the 200-foot easement was to protect agricultural operations on neighboring property from non-agricultural uses (residential use) created by the subdi...
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