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Meeting Name: County of Monterey Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/29/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
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PC 26-044 1.Approval of the March 25, 2026, and April 8, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and the March 25, 2026, Special Joint Meeting of the Planning Commission and Land Use Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes.Planning ItemApproval of the March 25, 2026, and April 8, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and the March 25, 2026, Special Joint Meeting of the Planning Commission and Land Use Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes.   None None
PC 26-045 2.APPOINT TARA EVANS TO THE BIG SUR LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.Planning ItemAPPOINT TARA EVANS TO THE BIG SUR LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.   None None
PC 26-050 3.REF250037 - WATER ALLOCATION POLICYPlanning ItemREF250037 - WATER ALLOCATION POLICY Consider and provide input on a draft Water Allocation Policy for areas of unincorporated Monterey County served by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) Project Location: Unincorporated Monterey County MPWMD Water Service Area Proposed CEQA action: The proposed County of Monterey Water Allocation Policy (Policy) is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065 and CEQA Guideline section 15378 because the Policy is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Any future discretionary development that obtains a water allotment pursuant to the Policy will undergo the necessary environmental review pursuant to CEQA when the project is considered. Additionally, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) analyzed the potential effects of water allocation made available through the Pure Water Monterey Expansion project via Environmental Impact Report Addendum (dated January 2024, State Cl   None None
PC 26-047 4.PLN220308 - LINCOLN GREEN INN LLCPlanning ItemPLN220308 - LINCOLN GREEN INN LLC Public hearing to consider a Local Coastal Program Amendment to change the zoning of a 0.3 acre parcel from Medium Density Residential with a density of 2 units an acre, Design Control Overlay, with a height limit of 18 feet (MDR/2-D(18’)(CZ)) to Visitor Serving Commercial, Design Control Overlay, with a height limit of 18 feet (VSC-D(18’)(CZ)); amending Monterey County Code Chapter 20.12 to remove the reference to the “Lincoln Green Cottages”; and amending the Carmel Area Land Use Plan and Coastal Implementation Plan (Part 4) to limit Lincoln Green Inn to five total visitor serving units; and a Combined Development Permit for after-the-fact conversion of an existing 394 square foot two car garage into a visitor serving unit within 750 feet of known archaeological resources. Project Location: 26208 & 26200 Carmelo Street, Carmel Area Land Use Plan Proposed CEQA Action: Find the projects Statutorily Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15265 and Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, and there are no exceptions pursu   None None
PC 26-046 5.PLN240355 - BECK GARRETT ANDREWPlanning ItemPLN240355 - BECK GARRETT ANDREW Public hearing to consider the construction of a 1,000 square foot two-story single-family dwelling with an attached 630 square foot lower-level garage, 592 square foot uncovered deck, 720 square foot covered balcony, and associated site improvements, including the removal of one Coast live oak and development on slopes in excess of 25%. Project Location: 146 San Benancio Road, Salinas Proposed CEQA action: Find that the project qualifies as a Class 3 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.   None None
PC 26-049 6.PLN240105-DEP – CARMEL RIO ROAD LLCPlanning ItemPLN240105-DEP - CARMEL RIO ROAD LLC Public hearing to consider a Vesting Tentative Map to subdivide four parcels containing 12.5 acres into 60 residential lots and five open space & street parcels, construction of 59 single-family dwellings ranging between 2,790 and 3,930 square feet, and fifteen 1,026 square foot townhomes, use of a Pattern & Design Book with three architectural styles, and associated site and subdivision improvements including development within the Carmel Valley Floodplain and development on slopes in excess of 25%. Project Location: The properties are located at 26500 & 26550 Val Verde Drive, Carmel. Proposed CEQA action: Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines.   None None
PC 26-048 7.PLANNING COMMISSION REFERRALSPlanning ItemPLANNING COMMISSION REFERRALS   None None