Council upholds planning commission, denies subdivision appeal for 444 Lyerly Lane

The Arroyo Grande City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal of the planning commission's decision and rejected a tentative parcel map that would have divided 444 Lyerly Lane into four parcels and a remainder. The council adopted a resolution denying appeal case 24-002 and denying with prejudice tentative parcel map 23-001, and determined the denial is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. The denial followed months of hearings and public comment about the site's access. Planning staff advised the council that the proposed eight-foot easement for private-road access is inconsistent with the General Plan circulation element and city standards and contains impediments, including utility poles, a fire hydrant and fences. The application sought to create four new parcels on a 1.31-acre property at the end of a private roadway. "The constructed roadway does not align with…