Planning commission approves Mission Sisters cluster, lot‑line adjustment and related design studies

The Carmel‑by‑the‑Sea Planning Commission on May 14 approved a lot‑line adjustment and final design studies for three adjacent single‑family projects collectively referred to as the Mission Sisters (Hapuna, Kaleya and Ohana).

Lede: The commission voted unanimously to adopt four resolutions — a lot‑line adjustment that reallocates area among the three parcels and separate design studies for each of the three houses — after staff and the project team presented final details, materials and landscaping plans. The chair moved each resolution and roll‑call votes were 5–0 in favor.

Nut graf: Staff concluded the projects meet local design guidelines and recommended categorical CEQA exemptions for demolition and new single‑family construction (CEQA Guidelines section 15302/15303) and for the lot‑line adjustment (section 15305). The architect and landscape team emphasized modest massing, forested site integration and living roofs; many neighbors and architects addressed the commission in support.

What the commission approved: Staff presented the proposed lot‑line adjustment that reallocates area from the largest of the three…