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Planning Commission Agenda
Planning Department, 701 Ocean Street, Suite 400, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
 
 
  Meeting Date :  Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:00 AM  
  Location :  Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 525
County Government Center
701 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
 
 
  The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. with the first item and proceeds through the items in consecutive order unless otherwise noted. Staff reports on permit applications are available for review or purchase one week before the hearing by calling 454-3132. You may also view staff reports here by clicking the underlined item number below. All items are subject to continuance. No notices of continued or rescheduled hearing dates are mailed. Please contact the project planner for further information on specific applications.  
 

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
1. Roll Call
2. Planning Director's Report
3. County Counsel Report
4. Additions and Corrections to Agenda
5. Oral Communications
 Planning Commissions will hear brief (5- minute maximum) statements regarding items not on this agenda.

CONSENT ITEMS
6. Approval of minutes
 To approve the minutes of the February 27, 2008 Planning Commission meeting as submitted by the Planning Department.

SCHEDULED ITEMS
7. 07-0106                      121 Chase Mill Road                      APN: 087-053-21
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a Rezoning.  Property located on the south side of Chase Mill Road (121 Chase Mill Road) about 500 feet south of the intersection with Waterman Gap Loop.
Supervisorial District: 5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
8. 07-0321                                                      No Situs                                               APN: 110-271-05
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Commercial Agriculture (CA) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district.  Requires a rezoning. Property located 3 miles northeast of Aromas, approximately 1.5 miles north of Highway 129 (across the river from Granite Rock quarry).                
Supervisorial District:  4
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
9. 07-0360                                    5888 Fern Flat Road                                            APNs: 105-421-24
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a  rezoning. Property located at the end of a private road extending .2 mile from the intersection with Fern Flat Road, at 5888 Fern Flat Road, and about .3 mile south of the intersection of Fern Flat Road and Aptos View Road.
Supervisorial District:  2
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
10. 07-0366                                                     No Situs                                        APN: 089-011-64
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the west side of Deer Creek Heights Road at about .25 miles from the intersection of Deer Creek Road and Deer Creek Heights Road.
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
11. 07-0408                    17660 Kings Creek Road, Boulder Creek                             APN: 085-092-05
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the east side of Kings Creek Road, about 1.8 miles north of the intersection with Highway 9 (17660 Kings Creek Road).
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
12. 07-0409                           1300 Bloom Grade Road, Boulder Creek                             APN: 086-141-09
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the north side of Bloom Grade, about 1/2 miles northwest of the intersection with West Hilton.  
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
13. 07-0417                                                      No Situs                                                   APN: 089-111-39
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the west side of Hopkins Gulch Road approximately 0.3 miles north of the intersection with Bear Creek Road.                        
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
14. 07-0423                                                           No Situs                                         APN: 097-171-09
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from Special Use(SU) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the east side of Soquel San Jose Road, about 8.5 miles north from Soquel Drive.                                                    
Supervisorial District:  1
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
15. 07-0428             24650 Glenwood Drive, Los Gatos                                 APNs: 093-023-10 & 093-112-18
 Proposal to rezone two parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning . Properties located on the East side of Glenwood Drive about 350 feet North of the intersection with Creek Drive.                
Supervisorial District:  1
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
16. 07-0436                                                                                   17260 Old Ranch Road, Los Gatos      
APNs:  096-341-58, -59,  096-351-71, 74,  & -75
 Proposal to rezone five parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district.  Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the east side of Old Ranch Road (17260 Old Ranch Road) about two miles south from Hutchenson Road.                
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
17. 07-0461                                    3381 Allred Lane, Soquel                                                   APN: 103-241-07
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the south end of Allred Lane, approximately 3000 feet east of the intersection with Soquel San Jose Road.    
Supervisorial District:  1
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
18. 07-0462                   748 Rider Road, Watsonville                                 APNs: 107-081-20, & -23
 Proposal to rezone two parcels from the Agriculture Open Space (A-O) zone to the Timber Production (TP) zone. Requires a rezoning.  Properties located on the south side of Rider Road, approximately 1500 feet west of the intersection with Eureka Canyon Road.
Supervisorial District:  2
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
19. 07-0465                                1440 Bloom Grade Road, Boulder Creek                APNs: 086-141-06, & -08
 Proposal to rezone two  parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district.  Requires a rezoning. Property is located on the north side of Bloom Grade Road, approximately 830 feet from the intersection with Pond View Drive (1440 Bloom Grade Road).        
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
20. 07-0466           615 Whalebone Gulch Road, Boulder Creek            APNs: 089-361-03, -07, & -11
 Proposal to rezone three parcels from the Residential Agriculture (RA) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a Rezoning.  Properties located on the west side of Whalebone Gulch Road, approximately .5 miles northwest of the intersection with Bear Creek Road.  
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
21. 07-0467                                     No Situs                                              APNs: 089-361-01, -12, -14, -15, & -16
 Proposal to rezone six parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Properties located on the west side of Whalebone Gulch Road, approximately .5 miles northwest of the intersection with Beer Creek Road.
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
22. 07-0473                                                          No Situs                                                         APN: 095-181-14
 Proposal to rezone a parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the west side of Tucker Road, about 1/2 mile from Sugarloaf Road.      
Supervisorial District:  1
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
23. 07-0475                 1518 Tindall Ranch Road, Watsonville                     APN: 106-081-21 & 106-141-34
 Proposal to rezone two parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district and Residential Agriculture (RA) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the east side of Eureka Canyon Road, approximately a mile north of the intersection with Rider Road.                      
Supervisorial District:  2
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
24. 07-0480                                                  No Situs                                  APNs: 087-321-04, -05, & -06
 Proposal to rezone three parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Properties located on the east side of Highway 9, approximately 0.25 mile south of the intersection with Quigg Way.              
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
25. 07-0481                                                No Situs                                                        APN: 101-071-07
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Agriculture (A) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the east side of Happy Valley Road, approximately 3/4 of a mile northeast of the intersection with Branciforte Drive.
Supervisorial District:  1
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
26. 07-0482                                                    No Situs                                       APNs: 087-054-01, & -03
 Proposal to rezone two parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the east side of Highway 9, approximately 600 feet north of the intersection with Sylvan Way.                  
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
27. 07-0483                                  180 Daffodil Lane, Davenport                                 APN: 057-171-08
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located at the intersection of Whitehouse Creek Road and Daffodil Lane, approximately 3.5 miles east of the intersection with Hwy 1.
Supervisorial District:  3
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
28. 07-0493                                                     No Situs                                              APN: 100-121-09
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Agriculture (A) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located at the end of an unnamed right of way that intersects Branciforte Road on the east side approximately 502 feet north of the intersection of Branciforte with Bernita Road.                                                            
Supervisorial District:  1
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
29. 07-0495                          16305 Two Bar Road, Boulder Creek                             APN: 089-051-11
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Residential Agriculture (RA) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the northwest side of Two Bar Road about 1/2 mile northeast of the intersection with Bar King Road.  
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
30. 07-0496                                 5950 Fern Flat Road, Aptos                                 APN: 105-421-35
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Residential Agriculture - Open Space (RA-O) and Special Use (SU) zone districts to the Timber Production - Open Space (TP-O) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the east side of Fern Flat Road, approximately 3.5 miles northeast of the intersection with Trout Gulch Road.  
Supervisorial District:  2
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
31. 07-0498               630 Whalebone Gulch Road, Boulder Creek               APNs: 089-071-54, & -58
 Proposal to rezone two parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located at the end of Whalebone Gulch Road, approximately .5 mile northwest of the intersections with Bear Creek Road.
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
32. 07-0500                                                  No Situs                                                      APN: 040-052-10
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Residential Agricultural (RA) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the south east side of the intersection of Porter Gulch Road and Oak Ridge Road.
Supervisorial District:  2
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
33. 07-0501                                                      No Situs                                                 APN: 089-081-38
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. Property located on the south side of Doeg Road, about 1/4 mile west from Hopkins Gulch Rd.      
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
34. 07-0505                                         2511 Vine Hill Road, Scotts Valley                  APN:  093-401-04
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the west side of Vine Hill Road, approximately 400 feet from the intersection with Highway 17.  
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
35. 07-0506           121 Whalebone Gulch Road, Boulder Creek       APNs: 089-361-02 & 089-491-02
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Special Use (SU) Zone district and one parcel from the Residential Agriculture (RA) Zone District to the Timber Production (TP) Zone District. Requires a rezoning. Properties located on the South and Southwest side of Whalebone Gulch Road (121 Whalebone Gulch Road and no situs), running Northwest of the intersection with Bear Creek Road and at about two thirds of a mile Northeast of the intersection with Bear Creek Road.                                                    
Supervisorial District:  5
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
36. 07-0508                                                No Situs                                                APN: 106-251-01
 Proposal to rezone one parcel from the Special Use (SU) and Residential Agriculture (RA) zone districts to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning.  Property located on the south side of Eureka Canyon Road, at the intersection with Buzzard Lagoon Road.
Supervisorial District:  2
Project Planner: Porcila Perez, 454-5321
Email: pln110@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
 
 
 
  APPEAL INFORMATION
Denial or approval of any permit by the Planning Commission is appealable to the Board of Supervisors. The appeal must be filed with the required appeal fee within 14 calendar days of action by the Planning Commission. To file an appeal you must write a letter to the Board of Supervisors and include the appeal fee. For more information on appeals, please see the "Planning Appeals" brochure located in the Planning Department lobby, or contact the project planner.

APPEALS OF COASTAL PROJECTS
(*) This project requires a Coastal Zone Permit which is not appealable to the California Coastal Commission. It may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors; the appeal must be filed within 14 calendar days of action by the Planning Commission.

(**) This project requires a Coastal Development Permit. Denial or approval of the Coastal Development Permit is appealable to the Board of Supervisors; the appeal must be filed within 14 calendar days of action by the Planning Commission. After all local appeal periods have ended (grounds for appeal are listed in the County Code Section 13.20.110), approval of a Coastal Development permit is appealable to the California Coastal Commission. The appeal must be filed with the Coastal Commission within 10 business days of receipt by the Coastal Commission of notice of final local action.

Note regarding Public hearing items: If any person challenges an action taken on the foregoing matter(s) in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at or prior to the public hearing.

Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Planning Department, Room 420, County Government Center, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz.

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