Title
REF120030 - DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION SYSTEM
a. Conduct a public workshop to review the draft Development Evaluation System (DES) Procedure Manual and implementing Ordinance
b. Forward comments on the DES program to the Board of Supervisors before final consideration by the Planning Commission.
Project Location: County Wide (Inland Only)
Proposed CEQA action: Statutorily Exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15262
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Find that this workshop is a planning study for possible future action which the commission has not approved and qualifies as a Statutory Exemption per Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Receive a presentation and take public testimony on the draft Development Evaluation System (DES) Procedure Manual and implementing Ordinance; and
c. Provide direction to staff on the DES program for the Board of Supervisors to consider before final consideration by the Planning Commission.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning Fie Number: REF120030
Project Location: County-wide - Inland Areas Only
Plan Area: Cachagua Area Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan, Central Salinas Valley Area Plan, Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan, Greater Salinas Area Plan, North County Area Plan, South County Area Plan, and Toro Area Plan.
SUMMARY:
This workshop is the 5th in a series held at the Planning Commission to develop a Development Evaluation System (DES) to implement 2010 General Plan (see Exhibit A). Land Use Policy LU-1.19 requires establishment of a systematic, consistent predictable, and quantitative method for decision-makers to evaluate development projects (aka Development Evaluation System or DES). Staff has developed an ordinance (implementing ordinance) that refers to a Procedure Manual that would be adopted, and could be amended, by resolution. The intent is for developers, staff, public and decision makers to evaluate projects in light of the policies of the General Plan and the i...
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