Planning commission approves after‑the‑fact coastal permit modification for Newport Ranch trail

Mendocino County Planning Commission members voted unanimously to approve a coastal development use permit modification for an after‑the‑fact relocation of a multi‑use recreational trail on parcel 01507041 near Westport.

The commission’s action, taken at a regular meeting of the Mendocino County Planning Commission, approved Resolution 20 21‑0005 adopting a previously adopted negative declaration and granting a coastal development use permit modification for the recreational trail "as built." The motion passed with Commissioners Richards and Pollan and Chair Babini voting yes; Commissioners Jones and Wiedemann were absent by prearrangement.

The item centered on a trail the applicant located entirely within parcel number 01507041 and accessed off Highway 1 roughly three miles south of Westport, adjacent to Kippasila Rock Quarry. Mark Klieser, the planner on the project, told the commission that "the attachments in the staff report incorrectly include parcel numbers 01507057 and 01507040. The modification of the trail is located entirely…