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Commission delays Lincoln Green Inn rezoning after parking and historic‑resource concerns
Summary
Staff proposed rezoning the Lincoln Green Inn site in Carmel to visitor‑serving commercial and authorizing an after‑the‑fact garage conversion to add a fifth unit, with conditions to provide five on‑site parking spaces; commissioners asked staff and applicant to return with refinements on recognizing historic use and how to address a county no‑parking ordinance on Carmelo Street.
Monterey County staff asked the Planning Commission to recommend rezoning the century‑old Lincoln Green Inn parcel in Carmel from a medium‑density residential zoning district to visitor‑serving commercial to correct an inconsistency between zoning and the Carmel Area Land Use Plan. Staff also proposed amendments to the land use plan and coastal implementation plan to limit intensification at the site to five visitor‑serving units.
Planner Almeida told the commission the rezoning would align the legal zoning with the property’s longstanding visitor‑serving use and recommended amending plan text to add “5 visitor serving units…
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