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Mendocino coastal permit administrator approves Manchester residence with condition on backup septic
Summary
The Mendocino County Coastal Permit Administrator approved a permit to build a 1,536-square-foot single-family home at 14735 Cypress Pointe Road near Manchester, finding the project categorically exempt under CEQA and requiring a modification if a backup septic field is later needed near a mapped wetland.
The Mendocino County Coastal Permit Administrator on April 10 approved Coastal Development Permit CDP 2023-0045 to construct a 1,536-square-foot single-family residence with an attached 528-square-foot garage, second-story deck, septic system and driveway at 14735 Cypress Pointe Road near Manchester, finding the project categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Staff planner Russ Ford told the administrator the site is currently vacant and part of the Irish Beach subdivision and that the project is “a pretty straightforward project.” Ford said staff identified a two-parameter wetland in the southeast corner of the lot and that the proposed backup septic field location would be within 15 feet of that wetland. He said the permit will include a condition that any installation of the backup field would require a modification to the permit and would not be approved under the current action.
Ford also said there have been prior drainage issues around the northwest corner of the lot along Cypress Pointe Road. A neighboring property owner contacted staff with concerns about potential engineering needed to address drainage; staff said the applicant’s submitted materials did not address drainage and that additional modifications or a separate permit might be required if drainage work is proposed.
No applicant or agent appeared at the hearing and no members of the public spoke on the item. Based on the staff report and the evidence presented at the hearing, the Coastal Permit Administrator found the project categorically exempt under CEQA and moved to approve it subject to the findings and conditions in the staff report.
The approval is conditioned to prevent placement of the backup leach field within 15 feet of the identified wetland without a subsequent permit modification. Any later proposals that raise additional drainage or engineering questions will require further review or amendment to the permit.
