PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM IX. 1. FLANDERS MANSION Consideration of the recirculated final environmental impact report for the sale of the Flanders Mansion Project and advise the City Council on its adequacy for decision making and on consistency of project alternatives with the General Plan

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ABSTRACT: On Wednesday, 12 December 2012, at 4:00 P.M., the Planning Commission is scheduled to conduct a Public Hearing on Agenda Item IX. 1. Flanders Mansion City of Carmel 25800 Hatton Road, Consideration of the recirculated final environmental impact report for the sale of the Flanders Mansion Project and advise the City Council on its adequacy for decision making and on consistency of project alternatives with the General Plan. Importantly,  Staff recommends that the Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council that the EIR be certified as adequate and Staff recommends that the Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council that the following alternatives are consistent with the General Plan (this list is not ranked):
6.4: Lease for Single-Family Residential Use
6.5: Sale with Conservation Easements and Mitigations (all 1.252 acres)
6.5A: Sale of Reduced Parcel--removing the easements from Alternative 6.5
6.6: Sale of Reduced Parcel--building only, plus a small area of adjacent land 
PROJECT RECOMMENDATION from MARC WIENER, ACTING PLANNING SERVICES MANAGER AND BRIAN ROSETH, PLANNING CONSULTANT, as follows:
The Planning Commission is not obligated to recommend an alternative. If the Commission chooses to make a recommendation it could select an alternative, rank them or even select elements from more than one alternative to create a hybrid. All of this is allowed by CEQA and the Municipal Code. Staff recommends that if the Commission does make a recommendation, it not consider financial implications, as this is the responsibility of the City Council. The EIR ranks the four alternatives listed above in the following order of environmental superiority:
6.4: Lease for Single-Family Residential Use

6.5A and 6.6: Reduced Parcel Alternatives (co-equal)

6.5: Sale with Conservation Easements and Mitigations (all l.252 acres)

Any recommendation should consider the project objectives, General Plan policies, environmental impacts and public benefits. Any recommendations offered by the Historic Resources Board or the Forest and Beach Commission should also be considered. Staff makes no recommendation.

The PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA and STAFF REPORT document is embedded; SPECIAL MEETING AGENDAS for the FOREST AND BEACH COMMISSION and the HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD are embedded.  

Planning Commission Agenda and Staff Report (Flanders Mansion Rfeir) 12-12-12

AGENDA & STAFF REPORT