Title
GPZ090005 - MOSS LANDING COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE
Public Hearing to consider background information relating to the Moss Landing Community Plan Update.
Project Location: North County Land Use Plan, Moss Landing Community, Coastal Zone
Proposed CEQA action: Statutorily exempt per Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
1. Receive a report from staff providing background information related to the Moss Landing Community Plan Update;
2. Allow public testimony related to the background information; and
3. Direct staff to continue holding Planning Commission workshops related to developing draft policies for the Community Plan Update.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning Fie Number: GPZ090005
APN: Multiple (Moss Landing Community)
Project Location: Moss Landing Community Plan (MLCP) boundary area
Plan Area: North County Land Use Plan
SUMMARY:
On July 10th, 2019, the Planning Commission made a motion to continue the 6th Planning Commission Workshop for the Moss Landing Community Plan Update to the July 31st Planning Commission Hearing due to a scheduling delay during the July 10th, 2019 Hearing and at the request of two members of the public. On July 18, 2019, a notice was distributed for the sixth PC workshop.
Staff has attached the July 10th, 2019 Planning Commission Workshop staff report that will be presented at the July 31, 2019 Planning Commission Hearing. Also attached are letters from the public received at the July 10th Hearing. The letters received addressed concerns regarding staff recommending the Planning Commission to provide direction on draft policies and/or proposed land use. However, the staff report provided is strictly intended for informational purposes in order to address background information requested from the Planning Commission at the last Planning Commission Workshop. Staff is not requesting direction from the Planning Commission regarding draft policies or proposed land use designations at this time.
Prepared by: Anna V. Quenga, Senior Planner, x5175
Shelley Glennon, Senior Planner, x5173
Mike Novo, Management Specialist x5176
Reviewed by: Craig Spencer, Interim RMA Planning Services Manager
Brandon Swanson, Interim Chief of RMA Planning
Approved by: John M. Dugan, FAICP, Deputy Director of Land Use and Community Development
The following attachments are on file with the RMA:
Exhibit A - June 10th, 2019 MLCP Workshop Staff Report
cc: Front Counter Copy; Planning Commission; Supervisor Phillips; Katie Butler, California Coastal Commission; Brandon Swanson, Interim Chief of RMA Planning; Craig Spencer, Interim RMA Planning Services Manager; Mike Novo, Management Specialist; Shelley Glennon, Senior Planner; Anna V. Quenga, Senior Planner; John Olejnik, CalTrans; Stephen Bachman, California State Parks, Monterey District; Lisa Rheinheimer, Monterey-Salinas Transit; Transportation Agency for Monterey County; Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments; Elkhorn Slough Foundation; Hamlin Properties, LLC; Moss Landing Harbor District; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; San Jose State University Research Foundation (Attn: Moss Landing Marine Labs); Keith Family Investments LLC; Griggs Drilling; Haute Properties, LLC; Moss Landing Commercial Park, LLC dba Moss Landing Business Park (Attn: Nader Agha); Quin Delta, LLC; Phil DiGirolamo; Nancy Russell, FANS (Attn: Mari Kloeppel), Dale Ellis, Charlie Eadie, Paul Hart, Interested Parties; The Open Monterey Project (Attn: Molly Erickson); LandWatch (Attn: Executive Director); Project File GPZ090005.