Title
PLN190026 - YUKI THOMAS M TR ET AL (EL RANCHO TORO FARMWORKER HOUSING)
Public hearing to consider adding 112 beds to an existing 200 bed agricultural employee housing facility (312 beds total), including constructing seven (7) new 2,000 square foot units (14,000 square feet total) and a 2,000 square foot activity and laundry unit.
Project Location: 252 Hitchcock Road, Salinas, Greater Salinas Area Plan
Proposed CEQA action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Planning Commission adopt a resolution to:
1. Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration;
2. Approve a General Development Plan, including a Use Permit, to add 112 beds to an existing 200-bed agricultural employee housing facility (312 beds total) including construction of seven (7) 2,000 square foot agricultural employee housing units (14,000 square feet total) and a 2,000 square foot activity and laundry unit on a 39.47 acre property within the Farmland [F] Zoning District; and
3. Adopt a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for consideration (Exhibit C). Staff recommends approval subject to 20 conditions of approval and one (1) mitigation measure.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Paul Davis
Applicant: Christopher Bunn
Owners: Thomas Yuki TR Et Al
APN: 207-031-002-000
Zoning: Farmlands with a minimum building site of 40 acres or "F/40"
Parcel Size: 39.47 acres
Plan Area: Greater Salinas Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: No
SUMMARY:
The site is 39.47-acre parcel, zoned Farmland (F), located on Hitchcock Road, approximately 3/4 of mile northwest of the intersection of Davis and Hitchcock Road (see Exhibit D). There is an existing 200-bed agricultural employee housing development on the southern side of the parcel, fronting Hitchcock Road, and agricultural support facilities towards the northern side of the parcel, fronting Blanco Road. The site is located one mile southwest o...
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