The project site is approximately 4.67 acres on an 86.56-acre parcel owned by the County of Monterey. 

Eden is proposing to develop the site in two phases that include 132 rental units offering one, two, and three bedrooms. The development project will be serving low-income families and farmworker families with households earning from 30% Area Median Income (AMI) to 60% AMI.

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Combined Development Permit consisting of:1) Administrative Permit to demolish an existing single family dwelling and septic system, 2) Use Permit to construct two (2) three-story buildings for 34 two bedroom units and one (1) one bedroom unit totaling 36,200 square feet for use as agricultural employee housing of up to 272 workers.

The property is located at 124 Gonda Street, Royal Oaks (Assessor's Parcel Number 117-361-017-000), North County Area Plan.

NOTE: This project has been denied by the Planning Commission and appealed to the Board of Supervisors. It is scheduled for the Board of Supervisors hearing on March 26, 2024.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to replace the bridge rails on the historic Garrapata Creek Bridge with ones that meet their current safety standards. The project is located near Post Mile 63.0 along the Garrapata Creek Bridge, Highway 1, in Big Sur, in the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan planning area.

The project would require a Combined Development Permit consisting of:

1. A Coastal Development Permit and Design Approval to allow the replacement of the bridge rails on the historic Garrapata Creek Bridge;
2. A Coastal Development Permit to allow development within the Critical Viewshed;
3. A Coastal Development Permit to allow development within 750 feet of known archaeological resources; and
4. A Coastal Development Permit to allow development within 100 feet of environmentally sensitive habitat.

Caltrans web page for the project, which includes additional information on the project and photo-simulations of the drive through experience at Garrapata Creek Bridge, is available at the following URL: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5/district-5-current-projects/05-1h800

Please click here for complete details, including previous staff reports, resolutions, and application materials.

Coastal Development Permit to allow three roundabouts as Phase I of the State Route 156 Interchange project to replace the existing Castroville Boulevard signalized intersection.  These roundabouts will connect SR 156 with Castroville Boulevard.  The project will also provide a new Class 1 mixed-use bicycle and pedestrian path, driveways, and on and off ramps associated with the three new roundabout structures.  Two roundabouts will be located .01 mile west of Castroville Boulevard (Post Mile R1.4) to Moro Cojo Slough (Post Mile R1.6), with one roundabout located on Castroville Boulevard.

Location: Intersection of Highway 156 and Castroville Blvd.

Planning Staff:  Anna Quenga, AICP, Principal Planner (831) 755-5175; quengaav@countyofmonterey.gov  

Elizabeth Gonzales, Permit Center Manager (831) 755-5102; gonzalesl@countyofmonterey.gov

Fionna Jensen, Associate Planner (831) 796-6407; jensenf1@countyofmonterey.gov

Current Status: The Highway 156 & Castroville Blvd. Interchange project is scheduled for consideration before the Monterey County Planning Commission on June 29, 2022.

The below links contain Exhibit D, E and F of the June 29, 2022 Planning Commission staff report.

Exhibit D – NEPA/CEQA Re-validation form

• Attachment 1 – FEIR/EA
• Attachment 2 -  NES

Exhibit E – Caltrans adopted Offsite Compensatory Mitigation and Monitoring Plan
Exhibit F – Caltrans adopted Onsite Wetland Enhancement Plan

Environmental Documents:

A Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (FEIR/EA) (SCH#1999111063) for the project was prepared by Caltrans as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Due to a change in scope of work (reduced to only a segment of Phase 1), Caltrans prepared and approved a NEPA/CEQA Re-validation form. This re-validation form concluded that the EIR/EA required additional documentation to keep the document valid. Therefore, Caltrans subsequently prepared a Natural Environment Study (NES) to serve as the updated biological assessment.

Combined Development Permit consisting of a Coastal Development Permit and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map to allow a 90-lot single family residential subdivision on approximately 28.89 acres and 1 multi-family lot on 15.98 acres supporting a 125-unit affordable multi-family apartment complex on property zoned High Density Residential in the Coastal Zone. Includes consideration of intersection improvements for future Highway 156 and Castroville Boulevard interchange, and utility infrastructure improvements.

The properties are located at the intersection of Highway 156 and Castroville Boulevard, Salinas (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 133-073-001-000, 133-073-002-000, 133-073-006-000, 133-073-007-000, and 133-073-008-000) [NO ADDRESSES ASSIGNED TO PARCELS], North County Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone.

For more information and documentation, click here.

Amendment to PLN030204 consisting of an East Garrison Specific Plan Amendment to modify Section 3 – Land Use, Section 4 – Infrastructure, Appendix A – East Garrison Pattern; Phase 1 Final Map; Vesting Tentative Map for Parcels T1.1 – T1.8 of the Phase 1 Final Map, Parcels M2.10 and M2.11 of the Phase 2 Final and Parcels M3.1 – M3.6 of the Phase 3 Final Map; and an amendment to the East Garrison Partners I LLC Combined Development Permit to relocate the Phase 3 Affordable Artspace units to the Town Center above the commercial space, allow compact single family dwelling on the former Artspace parcels, and allow 254 two to three-story compact homes and rowhouses within the town center.

The properties are located south of the intersection of Reservation Road and East Garrison Drive, Marina (Assessor's Parcel Number 031-164-116-000), East Garrison Specific Plan area, Fort Ord Planning Area.

Click here for more information and documentation.

Combined Development Permit to allow development of the East Garrison area within the former Fort Ord, consisting of the following:

1) General plan amendment to prepare a specific plan;

2) Amendment to Title 21 to incorporate new regulations allowing mixed use zoning district and new regulations in the specific plan area;

3) Combined Development Permit consisting of a standard subdivision to create parcels for 1400+/- dwelling units, commercial uses, and public uses, use permit for tree removal, use permit for development of public facilities, use permit to allow a range of commercial uses, general development plan, use permit to allow development on slopes over 30 percent, and use permit for signs; and design approval.

For more project information, click here.

Combined Development Permit consisting of:

1) Standard Subdivision Vesting Tentative Map for the subdivision of approximately 870 acres to into 212 lots including 146 market rate single family residential lots, 23 clustered market rate residential lots and 43 lots for Inclusionary Housing units; three Open Space parcels of approximately 600 acres (Parcels A, B, & C), and one agricultural-industrial parcel (Parcel D) for the future development of a gateway/visitor center for the River Road Wine Corridor;

2) Use Permit for removal of up to 921 protected Oak trees;

3) Use Permit for development on slopes exceeding 30 percent; a General Plan Amendment to amend the land use designation of one parcel (Parcel D) from Low Density Residential to Agricultural Industrial; and an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance changing Parcel D from LDR/2.5-VS (Low Density Residential, 2.5 acres/unit with Visual Sensitivity) to AI-VS (Agricultural Industrial with Visual Sensitivity).

The property is located along Highway 68, Salinas (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 161-011-019-000, 161-011-030-000, 161-011-039-000, 161-011-057-000, 161-011-058-000, 161-011-059-000, 161-011-078-000, 161-011-084-000, 161-031-016-000 and 161-031-017-000), between San Benancio and River Road, Toro Area Plan.

For more project information and supporting documents, click here.

NEW! Click Supplemental EIR to review the Harper Canyon (Encina Hills) Subdivision Supplemental EIR. 

Review Period - March 12, 2024 to April 25, 2024. To submit your comments by e-mail, please send a complete document including all attachments to:  CEQAcomments@countyofmonterey.gov

Combined Development Permit consisting of:

1) a Standard Subdivision Vesting Tentative Map for the subdivision of 344 acres into 17 residential lots ranging in size from 5.13 acres to 23.42 acres on 164 acres with one 180-acre remainder parcel;

2) Use Permit for the removal of approximately 79 coast live oak trees over six inches in diameter for road and driveway construction;

3) Use Permit for development on slopes in excess of 30 percent;

4) Use Permit for the creation of a public water system;

5) grading for net cut and fill of approximately 2,000 cubic yards; and Design Approval. 

The project is located north of San Benancio Road approximately 0.8 miles east of Highway 68, Salinas (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 416-611-001-000, 416-611-002-000, 416-621-001-000), Toro Area Plan. Vicinity Map.

For Harper Canyon (Encina Hills) Subdivision EIR documentation and project information click here.

Combined Development Permit consisting of: a Standard Subdivision Tentative Map for the division of an existing 47.81 acre parcel into 19 lots ranging in size from approximately 1.17 to 5.3 acres, including approximately 5,400 cubic yards of grading; a Use Permit for expansion of an existing water system (Woodland Heights Mutual Water Company) to provide 19 additional water connections to serve the subdivision; and a Use Permit for the removal of protected trees. 

For more information and documentation, click here.

Standard Subdivision Vesting Tentative Map to divide a 17.96 acre Light Commercial (LC) zoned parcel into ten LC zoned parcels; and a General Development Plan to allow a total of 94,660 square feet of mixed commercial space including four (4) retail buildings, three (3) quick serve restaurants, a motel and a fuel service station.

The property is located at the intersection of Highway 101, Sala Road & Harrison Road, Salinas (Assessor's Parcel Number 113-091-017-000), Greater Salinas Area Plan.

Design Approval to allow facade upgrades and site improvements at the Mid Valley Shopping Center:  upgrades include new paint around the window trims and roof facia; wrapping select aggregate concrete columns in a hardy board material that mimics rough-sawn siding; the removal of the “breezeway” or overhead roof element connecting Building A and Building C; and open up 8 roof areas on Buildings A, B & C to provide better visibility of the tenant spaces.  The major components of the roof structure would remain in these areas with the facia and major roof joists being visible.  The roof areas at 6 corners would be removed exposing the facia and joists and substituting a bronzed aluminum decorative panel.  The panels would be attached to the remaining joists and facia.  New exterior paint colors, new wood vertical siding at walls and select columns and new metal roofing at entry gable on Building C.  The proposed colors include “earth-inspired soft light to medium colors, including tans, sage-like greens and blues.  Select roof elements would be upgraded to include a standing-seam steel material in a non-reflective silver tone.  The project also includes replacement of the portions of the existing landscaping with drought-tolerant landscaping. 

The property is located at 9550 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 169-234-007-000 and 169-234-008-000), Carmel Valley Master Plan.

Final EIR – May 16, 2022

For more information and documentation, click here.

Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments to the text and policies of the Del Monte Forest Land Use Plan and Coastal Implementation Plan, including land use re-designations and zoning re-classifications at multiple locations. The project consists of the build-out development and preservation of the remaining undeveloped Pebble Beach Company properties located within the Del Monte Forest to allow the renovation and expansion of visitor serving uses, creation of 90 to 100 single family residential lots and preservation of 635 acres as primarily forested open space. The proposed development would result in new construction at four primary sites - The Lodge at Pebble Beach, The Inn at Spanish Bay, Spyglass Hill, and the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center.

Infrastructure improvements would result in the relocation of existing trails and construction of new trails segments; construction/installation of internal roadway, circulation, and drainage improvements at four intersections (Congress Road and 17-Mile Drive; Congress Road and Lopez Road; and Sunridge Road and Lopez Road; and Portola Road and Stevenson Drive); and the reconfiguration/reconstruction of the main entrance/gate to the Pebble Beach/Del Monte Forest area at the Highway 1/Highway 68/17-Mile Drive intersection. 

The properties are located throughout Pebble Beach (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 007-091-028-000, 007-091-033-000, 007-101-041-000, 007-991-001-000, 008-021-009-000, 008-022-024-000, 008-022-031-000, 008-022-035-000, 008-031-014-000, 008-031-015-000, 008-031-019-000, 008-032-004-000, 008-032-005-000, 008-032-006-000, 008-032-007-000, 008-034-001-000, 008-041-009-000, 008-163-001-000, 008-163-003-000, 008-163-005-000, 008-164-001-000, 008-165-001-000, 008-171-009-000, 008-171-022-000, 008-241-008-000, 008-242-007-000, 008-272-010-000, 008-272-011-000, 008-311-011-000, 008-312-002-000, 008-313-002-000, 008-313-003-000, 008-321-006-000, 008-321-007-000, 008-321-008-000, 008-321-009-000, 008-423-002-000, 008-423-019-000, 008-423-029-000, 008-423-030-000, 008-431-009-000, 008-561-020-000, and 008-991-001-000),  Greater Monterey Peninsula Area Plan (Inland) and the Del Monte Forest Land Use Plan (Coastal Zone).

For more project information and supporting documentation, click here.

Consideration of the following proposed actions for the Rancho Canada Village Project:

1) Certify the Rancho Cañada Village Environmental Impact Report;

2) Adopt CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations;

3) Adopt a zoning ordinance; and

4) Amend the General Plan Policy CV-1.27 of the Carmel Valley Master Plan to change 50% to 20% affordable housing for the Rancho Canada Village Special Treatment Area notwithstanding any other General Plan policies;

5) Approve a Combined Development Permit for a refinement of the Rancho Cañada Village “Increased Unit, Greater Affordability Project” (Alternative 6B of the Second Final EIR) for a total of 145 housing units, including:

• Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map subdividing 77 acres into 106 residential lots with common areas and roadways, and approximately 38-acres of habitat preserve on two open space lots. The Subdivision includes the adjoining Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District parcels for the purposes of adjusting the project’s common boundary;
• A blanket Administrative Permit (Site Plan Approval) allowing development on 93 single family residential lots (parcels to be zoned MDR Medium Density Residential), 12 townhomes, and 40 units of affordable/workforce housing (parcels to be zoned HDR High Density Residential) within the S Site Plan Review Zoning Overlay District;
• An Administrative Permit for development within the S District of a 1.5 acre community park and 8.6 acres of common areas, grading of up to 220,000 cubic yards and infrastructure installation, including installation of a below-grade drainage pipe and culvert to improve area-wide flood control and drainage.
• Use Permit for development in the Carmel Valley Floodplain; and
• Use Permit for removal of up to 37 trees.

6) Adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan.

The properties are located between Carmel Valley Road and the Carmel River, east of Val Verde Drive, Carmel (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 015-162-009-000, 015-162-017-000, 015-162-025-000, 015-162-026-000, 015-162-040-000, 015-162-048-000, 015-162-049-000; and portions of  015-162-043-000 and 015-162-051-000, Carmel Valley Master Plan.

Specific Plan Amendment to the text and policies of the Las Palmas Ranch Specific Plan, and a Combined Development Permit consisting of:

1) Use Permit and Design Approval to allow the construction and operation of an approximately 90,000 square foot assisted living facility consisting of multiple structures and associated site improvements on an approximately 15.74-acre site; and

2) Use Permit to allow development on slopes exceeding 25 percent.

The property is located at the end of Woodridge Court, Salinas (Assessor's Parcel Number 139-211-035-000), Las Palmas #1 Subdivision, Toro Area Plan.

More information on River View at Las Palmas LLC (River View at Las Palmas Assisted Living Senior Facility) can be found here. 

Combined Development Permit consisting of: 

1) Coastal Administrative Permit and Design Approval for the demolition of a 4,124 square foot single family residence and the construction of a new three level 11,933 square foot single family residence including an attached three-car garage, a 986 square foot entry court, 106 square feet of uncovered terraces, approximately 2,600 square feet of covered terraces, new driveway, and approximately 1,700 cubic yards of grading (1,200 cubic yards cut/500 cubic yards fill) and restoration of approximately 1.67 acre of native dune habitat;

2) Coastal Development Permit for development within 100 feet of environmentally sensitive habitat;

3) Coastal Development Permit for development on slopes exceeding 30%;

4) Coastal Development Permit for ridgeline development;

5) Coastal Development Permit for development within 750 feet of a known archeological resource; and

6) Coastal Development Permit for removal of three Monterey cypress trees.

The property is located at 1170 Signal Hill Road, Pebble Beach (Assessor's Parcel Number 008-261-007-000), south of the intersection of 17 Mile Drive and Signal Hill Road, Del Monte Forest Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone. Vicinity Map.

For more information and documentation, click here.

Use Permit Amendment to ZA-3117 and ZA-3269 to amend the parking and sales area for open Air Retail and Wholesale Sales in the Light Commercial zone pursuant to 21.18.060.F, regarding expanded sales are and relocating operations impacted from loss of property due to Caltrans construction.

The properties are located at 1060, 1000, 1150 & 1050 North Highway 101, Aromas (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 141-013-034-000, 141-013-035-000, 141-013-037-000 & 141-131-025-000), North County Area Plan.

Click here to review the 2024 Carmel Lagoon Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report.

The Carmel Lagoon Project is located in the vicinity of Carmel River State Beach and Scenic Road/Carmelo Street, Carmel.

The County of Monterey, as Lead Agency, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Carmel Lagoon Ecosystem Protective Barrier (EPB), Scenic Road Protection Structure (SRPS) Project (‘Carmel Lagoon Project’) to provide the public and responsible agencies with information on the potential environmental effects of implementation of the proposed project on the local and regional environment. The Draft EIR was circulated for review in December 2016. In response to comments received, the County of Monterey has initiated further technical studies and will recirculate the Draft EIR in 2022.

The Carmel Lagoon Project is located in the vicinity of Carmel River State Beach and Scenic Road/Carmelo Street, Carmel.

More information can be found under Advance Planning, here.

The Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project is co-sponsored by Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT) and the County of Monterey.

The CRFREE Project is a comprehensive effort to improve flood control and restore native riparian habitat, floodplain habitat, and hydrologic function to a portion of the lower floodplain along the Carmel River. Key aspects of the project are to: 1) Create notches in the levees along the south bank of the lower Carmel River, 2) Restore the south lower Carmel River floodplain, and 3) Build a causeway under Highway 1, connecting the south lower Carmel River Floodplain with the south arm of the Carmel Lagoon. 

Environmental review is complete for the CRFREE Project. The Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified by the Board of Supervisors in a public hearing on January 20, 2020, and the Project and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) was approved June 15, 2021. Federal environmental review was completed April 23, 2021, when Caltrans, as lead federal agency for the causeway portion of the Project, issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), agreeing with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, lead federal agency for the floodplain restoration portion of the project, which also issued a FONSI on October 30, 2020.

The Project is currently in the final design, permitting, and right of way coordination phase.

More information can be found here.

San Lucas is a small unincorporated community (pop 269) in rural Monterey County. The community water system is owned and operated by the San Lucas Water District. In 2011 the District’s only well began to exceed the State-mandated MCL for nitrates.

The Environmental Health Bureau, operating under the Monterey County Health Department, issued a "do not drink" order to all residents of the community and directed the Water District to obtain a new permanent long-term source of supply that will continue to meet legal water quality standards for at least twenty years.

The County of Monterey is providing technical assistance to the Water District to seek and obtain grant funding, study project alternatives, and implement the design engineering, environmental review, permitting and construction of a selected project to provide a long-term permanent water supply.

The project is located in the Community of San Lucas. Vicinity Map.

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