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Planning commission denies variance for front setback parking pad; owners must keep existing on-site parking
Summary
Commission denied a variance request to create a front-setback parking pad after staff said the proposal did not meet required findings; applicant declined feasible alternatives and the motion to deny carried.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on April 9 denied a variance request from the Lewis-McLellan Trust to allow a new front-setback parking pad and to modify the minimum front setback for a property at Scenic and another local street, after staff concluded that the required variance findings were not met.
Planning staff reviewed alternatives and cited that the lot characteristics — while constrained by topography and mature redwoods —…
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