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PLN170735 - AGUILERA
Public hearing to consider an after-the-fact permit for a 144-square foot addition to an existing guesthouse and a Lot Line Adjustment to merge two parcels (.25 acre and .07 acre) into one parcel (.32 acre).
Project Location: 3511 Lazarro Drive, Carmel, Carmel Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone.
Proposed CEQA Action: Categorically Exempt per Section 15305(a) of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project categorically exempt per Section 15305 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines;
b. Approve a Coastal Development Permit for a Lot Line Adjustment to merge two parcels into one 0.32 acre parcel;
c. Approve a Coastal Development Permit to allow an addition to a guesthouse maintaining a legal non-conforming rear yard setback;
d. Approve an after-the-fact Coastal Administrative Permit and Design Approval to clear Code Enforcement case (13CE00280) for a 144-square foot addition to an existing 252-square foot guesthouse (total 396 sf).
A draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit B). Staff recommends approval subject to seven (7) conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Frank Aguilera
Property Owner: Frank Aguilera
APNs: 009-293-001-000 (Parcel A) and 009-293-019-000 (Parcel B)
Area: .25 acre (Parcel A) and .07 acre (Parcel B) for .32 acre total
Zoning: MDR/2-D (CZ)
Plan Area: Carmel Land Use Plan
Flagged and Staked: N/A
SUMMARY:
Sometime prior to 2016, the property owner built a 144-square foot sunroom attached to an existing guesthouse. The addition did not conform to the side or rear yard setbacks for habitable accessory structures in the Medium Density Residential (MDR) zoning district. In 2013 a Code Enforcement case was opened against the property for an unpermitted addition to the existing guesthouse (13CE00280). The property owner desires to legalize and permit the addition. In order to rectify the proper...
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