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Administrator approves coastal permit for new Manchester residence with conditions after biological review
Summary
The Coastal Permit Administrator approved CDP2025‑0001 for a new 2,900 sq ft residence and associated structures near Manchester after staff incorporated transportation and Department of Fish and Wildlife recommendations and found required rangeland findings could be met.
Mendocino County’s Coastal Permit Administrator approved CDP2025‑0001 on Dec. 11, a coastal development permit to construct a new 2,900-square-foot residence, a 1,600-square-foot detached garage (with roof-mounted solar), associated septic, and related accessory structures on a roughly 26‑acre parcel approximately 0.8 miles north of Manchester.
Staff planner Russ Ford said the project also requests after-the-fact approval for three 10×12 storage sheds, a 5,000‑gallon water storage tank and a 360‑square‑foot hay barn. The project was referred to transportation, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Coastal Commission; staff incorporated CDFW-recommended avoidance and minimization measures as conditions and reported additional conditions related to work in the county right-of-way responding to transportation staff.
Staff reviewed prior vegetation removal and concluded much of it resulted from winter storms and that certain removals occurred under an emergency tree‑removal measure that allows owners to remove dead, diseased or hazardous trees after self‑certification; staff also said the parcel meets county rangeland requirements cited for agricultural impacts. Architect Martin Brewer said he and owner Keith Shillington were present to answer questions. With no public testimony, the administrator reviewed the staff report and findings and approved the project subject to the staff report’s findings and conditions.
The approval is conditioned on the mitigation and avoidance measures included in the staff report and the biological reports; staff indicated the project meets setbacks and height limits for the zoning district.
