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Santa Clara County Planning Commission signals intent to overturn denial of grading abatement for Coyote Valley nursery
Summary
After testimony from county staff and the applicant, the Planning Commission voted 4–2 to declare intent to grant an appeal by MH Engineering/Coyote Valley Nursery seeking to legalize compacted base rock on a Morgan Hill parcel and to return the project for CEQA review and final action.
The Santa Clara County Planning Commission on Nov. 20 signaled it will move to overturn a June decision by the Department of Planning and Development that denied a grading abatement application for 355 Kirby Avenue in Morgan Hill, a parcel adjacent to the Coyote Valley Nursery.
The commission voted 4–2 to “declare intent to grant the appeal and rescind the decision of the Department of Planning and Development to deny the grading abatement approval and return to the planning commission for final action,” Vice Chairperson O’Donoghue moved, with Commissioner Escobar seconding. Commissioners Belska, Escobar, Vice Chair O’Donoghue and Chair Mark Rausser voted in favor; Commissioners Cohen and Levy opposed.
The decision follows a two-hour public hearing during which county staff described a multi-year enforcement history and said compacted base rock deposited on the property constitutes development area under the Coyote Valley…
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