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Planning commission approves Esperanza mixed-use project; allows partial in-lieu parking after preservation buffer review
Summary
After revisions that reduced height near the historic Northern California Savings & Loan complex, the Planning Commission approved the Esperanza mixed-use design review, lot merger, coastal permit and related use permits and accepted payment of in-lieu parking for a portion of the required spaces.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on April 9 approved a major mixed-use proposal known as the Esperanza commercial/JB Pastore building, finding the revised design preserved the spatial relationship to the adjacent Northern California Savings & Loan complex while allowing new commercial space and eight long-term residential units.
Planning staff described the project as a roughly 13,663-square-foot development made up of three distinct structures: two new buildings and the existing community room (the historic complex element). The applicant revised earlier plans to shift second-story massing away from the community room and reduced roof heights so parts of the new work sit below or at the same ridge elevation as the community room. Staff said the site’s proposed coverage…
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