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Board approves Pedrazi agricultural subdivision, imposes 10-year deed restrictions on subdivided lots
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved PLN 210158, the Pedrazi Agricultural Subdivision in the Toro area, adopting a mitigated negative declaration and requiring deed restrictions to limit future development for 10 years on the subdivided parcels to conform with agricultural and winery corridor policies and Williamson Act findings.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 19 approved a tentative subdivision map (PLN 210158) to divide three existing parcels into five parcels plus a remainder for land in the Toro area, finding the project consistent with the Agricultural and Winery Corridor Plan and applicable state law.
Staff planner Jacqueline Nickerson told the board the proposal would subdivide land under an existing Williamson Act contract and that no new structural development would result from the approval. Because one proposed parcel would be smaller than the 40-acre minimum in the zone, staff applied the Ag-Wine Corridor Plan exception allowing parcels down to five acres when strict conditions are met. Staff recommended, and the applicant accepted, deed restrictions and a condition of approval requiring a mitigation monitoring and reporting program. "Staff finds the proposed agricultural subdivision to meet the county regulations for a standard subdivision tentative map as well as the state's Williamson Act findings," Nickerson said.
The board adopted the mitigated negative declaration and approved the tentative map with a nonstandard condition (Condition 17) requiring a note on the final map that future development on parcels a through f will be subject to an approved mitigation monitoring and reporting program. Staff also recommended, and the board authorized, the chair to execute a new or amended agricultural preserve land conservation contract as necessary.
When Supervisor Daniels asked what would happen after the 10-year deed restriction, staff responded that the applicant would be allowed to submit an application for development and that staff would review any proposed development for consistency with applicable policies and regulations. Applicant representative Michael Kling said the subdivision reflected a judicial partition and internal family ownership changes, and that the owners intended to continue agricultural use.
The motion to adopt the mitigated negative declaration and approve PLN 210158 carried unanimously.
