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PLN150372 - RIVER VIEW AT LAS PALMAS LLC
Public hearing to consider:
a. Certifying the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), as augmented September 2023
b. Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations finding that the benefits of the project outweigh the significant and unavoidable traffic impacts;
c. Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan;
d. Adopting an amendment to the text of the Las Palmas Ranch Specific Plan (LPRSP) to:
1. Increase the unit cap from 1,031 to 1,058, to allow for an additional 27 residential lots on Parcel Q;
2. Add a new Policy 12 in Chapter II, Section C, specifying that Parcel Q shall require 25% of new housing units as affordable, 15% of which shall be on-site and available to moderate-income households and the remaining 10% of which shall be provided through payment of an in-lieu fee;
3. Update Figures E and H to recognize Parcel Q
a. Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to create 27 residential lots, including four moderate income units, and an open space parcel; and
b. Approving a Use Permit to allow development on slopes in excess of 25%.
Project Location: 15.64-acre lot within Las Palmas Subdivision #1, south of River Road and west of Country Park Road, within the Las Palmas Ranch Specific Plan area in the Toro Area Plan approximately 1.25 miles west of Spreckels and 0.5 miles east of State Highway 68.
Proposed CEQA action: Certify the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors continue the hearing on this item to the June 4th, 2024, Board of Supervisors hearing.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Owner: River View at Las Palmas LLC
Agent: Dale Ellis, Anthony Lombardo & Associates
APN: 139-211-035-000
Zoning: Medium Density Residential, 2.61 units per acre with a Design Control District or "MDR/2.61-D"
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