Mendocino County CPA continues one boundary-line case, approves two others

Mendocino County’s Coastal Permit Administrator on May 8 granted a continuance for Project B2024-0006 to the June 12 hearing and approved two boundary-line adjustment requests, B2024-00020 and B2024-0027, subject to standard findings and conditions and with appeal periods.

The continuance was requested by staff after receiving a continuance request from one property owner and several late public comments. "We did receive a request for a continuance on this project from 1 of the property owners earlier this week. So staff is gonna be requesting this be continued to the June 12 CPA meeting," said Russ Ford, staff planner. The Coastal Permit Administrator said the item would be continued to a date certain and that no new public notice will be sent before the June 12 meeting.

Why it matters: The first case, B2024-0006, prompted neighborhood concern about possible future campground use of the parcel, with a nearby resident warning of potential impacts to insurance and property values. Staff and the administrator emphasized the current application is only a boundary-line adjustment; any campground or commercial camping use would require a separate application and Coastal Land Conservation Program mapping and review.

Staff and public comments

Russ Ford told the administrator the staff report and materials did not include evidence that the applicant sought campground status for the parcel. Ford summarized permitted uses under the local coastal program,…