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Board sends Signal Hill replacement-house plans back for a narrower rebuild, directs staff to return with resolution
Summary
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on July 8 directed staff to return in August with a date-certain resolution enforcing the board's earlier guidance that any replacement dwelling for the demolished Connell House on Signal Hill must remain within the original developed footprint and conform to the board's previously articulated size and scenic-easement requirements.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on July 8 reviewed three appeals of an April planning commission approval for a proposed 8,290-square-foot two-story replacement dwelling at 111170 Signal Hill Road (a parcel in Pebble Beach's Santa Lucia Preserve area). The planning commission's April 30 decision had approved the design as consistent with the board's earlier 2023 direction to adopt the EIR's Reduced Project (Alternative 6). Appeals argued the new design exceeded the board's intent to replace the historic Connell House on the original footprint, altered viewshed protections and mishandled required scenic/conservation easement language.
History and contention: The original Connell House was found historic during prior proceedings and later suffered vandalism and structural damage; the board in 2023 decided to allow demolition but directed that any replacement should follow…
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