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County approves coastal development permit and certificate of compliance to legalize L-shaped lot in Montara
Summary
The county approved a coastal development permit and a Type B certificate of compliance to legalize an L-shaped 10,000-square-foot parcel on Eighth Street near East Avenue in unincorporated Montara, finding the parcel’s chain-of-title history requires the certificate due to missed final map recordation.
San Mateo County planning staff recommended and a planning officer approved a coastal development permit and a Type B certificate of compliance to legalize a 10,000-square-foot L-shaped parcel on Eighth Street near East Avenue in the unincorporated Montara area.
Planning staff said the parcel is described as Lot 18 and the southwesterly 50 feet of Lot 19 on Block 61, and that a chain-of-title analysis shows historical conveyances in 1959, 1961 and 1962 that would have required a recorded subdivision map or final map at the time but those final maps did not occur. Staff therefore recommended a Type B certificate of compliance to resolve the record and make the current parcel a legal lot of record.
Staff also told the hearing the action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under the staff-stated exemption for minor land divisions and that the staff review of coastal development criteria did not find adverse effects on coastal resources. Staff recommended approval of the coastal development permit, the certificate of compliance, and adoption of the findings and conditions of approval listed in Attachment A.
No members of the public provided comment either in the hearing room or on Zoom. The planning officer opened and closed the public hearing and approved planning case PLN2025-00017, the coastal permit and the Type B certificate of compliance, subject to the findings and conditions in Attachment A. The officer advised that any aggrieved party may appeal the decision to the planning commission with a written application and a $1,962 appeal fee filed by Oct. 2, 2025, at 5 p.m., at the Planning and Building Department.
