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Mendocino County CPA continues Bridal coastal development permit to April 10 to allow 30-day CEQA review
Summary
The Mendocino County Coastal Permit Administrator granted a continuance for Coastal Development Permit 2024-00004 (Bridal) to April 10, 2025, after staff said a revised mitigated negative declaration required reposting to the State Clearinghouse and a full 30-day public review under CEQA.
Mendocino County’s Coastal Permit Administrator on March 13 granted a continuance to April 10, 2025, for Coastal Development Permit 2024-00004 (Bridal) after staff said the project’s revised mitigated negative declaration required a 30-day public review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The continuance was requested by staff planner Liam Crowley, who told the administrator that after the project’s mitigated negative declaration (MND) was revised following consultations with Fish and Wildlife, the Water Board and the Coastal Commission, the revised MND needed to be re-posted to the State Clearinghouse and left open for a minimum 30-day review. Crowley said the revised MND was posted on March 5 but the timing did not allow completion of the 30-day review before the March 13 hearing. “I’m requesting that the hearing be continued to the April 10 coastal permit administrator to allow the 30 day public review period that’s required by CEQA,” Crowley said.
The Coastal Permit Administrator granted the continuance to the April 10, 2025 hearing date and noted that no additional mailed notice will be sent beyond what has been posted to the State Clearinghouse. The administrator said members of the public who may be listening should refer to the State Clearinghouse posting and the project’s public notice for review periods and materials.
No applicant representative offered comments on the record during the March 13 hearing, and there was no public comment on this item.
Background details provided in staff comments noted that the MND revision followed consultation with resource agencies and that the administrative requirement for the 30-day State Clearinghouse review prevented a decision at the March 13 hearing.
The continuance preserves the administrative record so the Coastal Permit Administrator can take action at the April 10, 2025 hearing after the CEQA review period is complete.
