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Votes at a glance: Archaeological Commission requires surveys or accepts reports on multiple Mendocino coastal permits
Summary
At its Jan. 8, 2025 meeting the Mendocino County Archaeological Commission voted on several coastal permit cases: it required surveys for two applications and accepted surveys with discovery clauses for four others, recording unanimous votes among members present.
The Mendocino County Archaeological Commission addressed multiple coastal permit items on Jan. 8, 2025, and recorded votes to require archaeological surveys in some cases and to accept submitted surveys and add discovery‑clause conditions in others. All roll call votes noted below were unanimous among members present unless indicated.
Require survey
- CDP 2023‑0016 (Owner: Cheryl Charbonneau; agent: Gary Abel). The commission voted to require an archaeological survey for a proposed one‑story 3,072 sq. ft. single‑family residence and associated site work near Westport (32900 North Highway 1, parcel 015‑370‑14). Motion to require a survey was made and seconded; roll call: Commissioner Cole — yes; Commissioner (unnamed) — yes; Commissioner Johnson — yes; staff — yes. Outcome: survey required (4–0).
- Minor Subdivision 2024‑003 (Owners: Kenneth and Don Lorenzi; applicant Philip Delahoyde). The request to subdivide a 33.72‑acre parcel into two lots plus a remainder prompted NWIC referral recommending a survey; the commission voted to require a survey. Roll call: unanimous among members present. Outcome: survey required (4–0).
Surveys accepted; discovery clause added
- CDP 2023‑0041 & Variance 2023‑002 (Owner/applicant David Asukians). The commission accepted the submitted archaeological survey, added the county discovery clause to permit conditions and noted no significant archaeological finds on the parcel per the survey. Outcome: survey accepted; discovery clause added (unanimous among members present).
- CDP 2024‑006 (Owner/applicant Daniel McGrath). The commission accepted the archaeological survey submitted for the modular home and associated site work at 37891 Old Coast Highway and added the discovery clause; the applicant registered no findings and no further study was recommended. Outcome: survey accepted; discovery clause added (4–0).
- CDP 2024‑0026 (Owners: Michelle Mitchell, Eric Heller, Anna Leitenberg Heller; applicant Mitchell Heller). The commission accepted the Alta survey for a property near Point Arena; Alta found no cultural resources within the project area and the commission added the discovery clause to the permit. Outcome: survey accepted; discovery clause added (4–0).
For all accepted surveys the commission directed staff to add the standard discovery clause (stop‑work and notification procedures) to conditions of approval. Several cases referenced Northwest Information Center (NWIC) record checks; others reported “no artifacts found” in the submitted survey reports. Where agency referrals recommended monitoring, commissioners either accepted the survey findings or added monitoring/discovery conditions on a case‑by‑case basis.
