Carmel-by-the-Sea City Hall
City Hall Council Chambers
E/s Monte Verde St. between Ocean Av. & 7th Av.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.
Note: Wednesday, April 11, 2007, the Planning Commission's Tour of Inspection begins at 3:30 P.M.; Public Hearing begins at approximately 4:30 P.M.
UPDATE: Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commissioners Alan Hewer, Steve Hillyard and Robin Wilson (Chairman Bill Strid and Karen Sharp absent) unanimously voted to recommend denial of developer Robert Leidig’s request to annex the Carmel Convalescent Hospital property Wednesday evening. During the public hearing, individuals spoke as individuals and individuals representing the Carmel Residents Association, Carmel Woods Association and the Save Our Neighborhood Coalition spoke for their respective groups; approximately 30 individuals spoke of a total of approximately 80 people present in City Hall Chambers. They expressed their opposition to annexation, R-2 re-zoning designation and support for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). After a brief discussion, the Planning Commissioners voted 3-0 to deny annexation; procedurally, it was then unnecessary to consider re-zoning or the requirement for an EIR. The Planning Commission’s recommendation is scheduled to be heard by the City Council at their upcoming meeting on Tuesday, 1 May 2007.
(Reference: BIG SETBACK FOR HOSPITAL ANNEXATION, Mary Brownfield, The Carmel Pine Cone, April 13, 2007, pages 1A and 9A, http://www.carmelpinecone.com/)
SYNOPSIS:
With an option to purchase the Carmel Convalescent Hospital property (3.7 acres bounded by Valley Way and Highway One) from Rigoulette, LLC, a Pebble Beach based company, developer Robert Leidig has requested the Carmel Convalescent Hospital Property be annexed to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and rezoned to high-density R-4 zoning designation. Leidig envisions about 6 affordable units selling for $150,000 or $300,000, clusters of 2,000 sq. ft. units selling for $1.5 million each for a total of 45 condos, underground parking, a community center, and courtyards. During the public comment period for the environmental study of Leidig’s application, Carmel residents submitted “a stack of comments an inch thick, all of them in vehement opposition.”
For a complete article, from Monterey County Weekly, copy, paste and click,
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/.
Leidig’s Bid: CARMEL DEVELOPER WANTS TO ANNEX, REZONE OLD HOSPITAL SITE, Kera Abraham, APRIL 5, 2007.
NOTE: At the end of the article, Planning Services Manager Brian Roseth stated,
“The first thing we need to establish is: Do we have the public service capability [for the project]? Would it have significant impact on the neighborhood? If we can’t answer those questions, then we shouldn’t annex the property.”
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
April 11, 2007
Commissioners:
Alan Hewer
Steven Hillyard
Karen Sharp
Robin Wilson
Bill Strid, Chairman
PUBLIC HEARING
ZC 06-1
Robert Leidig
Valley Way & Highway 1
APN: 009-061-002, 003, 005
Considerations of recommendations to the City Council on annexation and pre-zoning requests for a property of approximately 3.7 acres located on the north side of Valley Way, about 100 feet east of Monterey Street. The Planning Commission will consider the applicant’s request to pre-zone the property to an R-4 classification, and may review other zoning options. The Planning Commission also will review an environmental Initial Study and proposed Negative Declaration. The Planning Commission will forward all recommendations to the City Council for action.
INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS
APPENDIX G
Environmental Checklist Form
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
Includes:
Air Quality, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Transportation/Traffic, Utilities and Service Systems and Mandatory Findings of Significance.
One of 5 Determinations based on the initial evaluation is the following:
“I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.”
At the end of the document, there are questions concerning each issue, including:
III. AIR QUALITY
VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
IX. LAND USE AND PLANNING
XI. NOISE
XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING
XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES
XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
Reference: http://www.califaep.org/envcheck.doc
For Checklist, click on post title above.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, copy, paste and click
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/topic/env_law/ceqa/guidelines/
For Article 7. EIR Process, copy, paste and click
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/topic/env_law/ceqa/guidelines/art7.html
2 comments:
No to annexation. No to rezoning. No to negative declaration. And no to the politicalization of this proposal.
Keep the property in the county where it belongs. 7 single family homes is in keeping with the neighborhood and would be supported by the neighbors.
If Bob Leidig finds the development of 7 houses economically infeasible, then he should back out of option and allow purchase of the property to a less GREEDY developer.
Hooray to 80 individuals who made the time to attend and the 30 who spoke.
Repeat performance the first Tuesday of May. Come one and all.
Someone even added hazardous waste as another possibility needing investigation.
This council has to have pressure in the form of resident agitation for it to cancel this project out once and for all.
Do come, it should be a great show.
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