Title
PLN150337 ESALEN INSTITUTE
Public hearing to consider:
1. Construction of three new employee housing structures containing 32 new employee housing units (12,893 square feet in total), to be added to an existing structure containing 11 employee housing units that will remain, resulting in an 43-unit employee housing complex and construction of a 1,133 square foot common room for employees of the Esalen Institute; and
2. After-the-fact permit for construction of a 600 square foot garage that houses a fire truck for the Big Sur Fire Brigade
The project includes development on slopes over 30-percent and within the viewshed of Highway 1.
Project Location: 54105 Highway 1, Big Sur, Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone.
Proposed CEQA Action: Addendum to a previously adopted Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Consider an Addendum to the 2002 Esalen Institute Main Campus and the South Coast property Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration that was adopted by the Planning Commission on November 12, 2003, pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines;
b. Approve a Combined Development Permit consisting of:
1. After-the-fact Coastal Administrative Permit and Design Approval for a 600 square foot garage that houses a fire truck for the Big Sur Fire Brigade;
2. A Coastal Development Permit and Design Approval for phased development of a 32-unit employee housing complex including:
a. Phase 1:
i. Construction of a 4,292 square foot two-story, 10-unit, multifamily housing structure ("Building 2");
ii. Construction of a 5,771 square foot three-story, 14-unit multifamily housing structure ("Building 3"); and
iii. Related site improvements including a new loop driveway for fire access, new landscaping, new pathways, and enlargement of the existing septic system.
b. Phase 2 includes:
i. Removal of temporary housing co...
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