Good afternoon.

I hereby call the October sixteenth, twenty twenty-five zoning administrator meeting to order.

My name is Levi Hill.

I'll be serving as zoning administrator for today's meeting.

Also in attendance is Principal Planner Riveri, Senior Associate Planner Chris Schmidt, and recording Secretary Barrera.

Ms.

Barrera, will you please remind the public how they can participate in today's meeting?

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Thank you.

With that, we'll move on to item number three.

Consideration of 225 Canary Row use permit application UP250131 to allow a mixed-use development with commercial space and four residential uh apartment units within an existing building.

Applicant Merit Hawley, um property owner enterprise cannery LLC.

Um, do we have a staff report?

Yes, thank you, zoning administrator Hill.

My name is Chris Remetter, my senior associate planner for the City of Monterey.

Uh and I've been working with the applicant on this project.

We are looking at a use permit for mixed use at the sites, an existing commercial building.

And the applicant is proposing four residential units.

Uh so to start, the staff recommends the zoning administrator adopt a resolution approving the use permit with conditions of approval.

Just a bit of background information about the subject property is zoned CR, which is the Canary Row zoning district, a commercial district in the city, and has a general plan designation of mixed use neighborhood, which does permit, of course, mixed use.

And as you can see here, it is bound by Canary Row on that northeast side and on the southwest side, the recreation trail.

So project description.

So the project involves mixed use conversion of existing office space to residential.

There would be four residential units.

The existing uh space is at the uh identified on the plan as the first and second floor, but technically it's a three three-story building.

It's the uh second and third floor, the way that the city looks at it.

Um the project includes storage uh that's required by the city code, and then there's also laundry for each unit.

Um four parking spaces are proposed at the Canary Row Garage, and the staff has request requested the zoning administrator adopted condition for a parking agreement for this site.

So here we see a site plan.

Again, here you can see Canary Row and the Recreation Trail.

Um, and both of these sites have pedestrian access.

The Canary Row side accesses the ground floor, whereas the rec trail side accesses that first floor where there would be the uh first floor uh residential units.

Um here's the ground floor accessible from Canary Row.

Uh the improvements to this floor would include uh making the existing restroom accessible, as well as a new elevator to access the building.

Uh here's we see the first floor plan uh showing the proposed units A and B.

A is uh confined to just this floor, whereas unit B is a two-story unit, as you can see, the stairs wrap around the perimeter.

And you can see that same unit B in orange, uh the second floor of that unit, as well as units C and D.

Um, and as you may have noticed on both floors, uh part of the floors would still be used for commercial use.

Same here.

So, in order to approve the use permit, the zoning administrator has to make three findings.

The first being that the proposed use is in accord with the objectives of this chapter, the zoning ordinance and the purposes of the zone, the cannery row zoning district.

Um staff was able to make this finding this use is permitted by use permit, uh, and it includes the required parking, storage, and does meet development standards.

Finding number two is that the proposed use and the proposed conditions under which it would be operated and were maintained, will be consistent with the general plan and will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare persons residing in uh or working in or adjacent to the neighborhood of such use and will not be detrimental to the properties or improvements in the vicinity or to the general welfare of the city.

Staff was able to make this finding.

It is uh a fairly simple conversion project.

Uh it is consistent in terms of the general plan, is consistent with the mixed use general plan land use uh and the mixed-use neighborhood goals.

Parking and amenities are provided.

And finding number three that the proposed use will comply with any specific condition required for that use.

As noted previously, the staff is recommending a condition to execute a parking agreement with the city.

Otherwise, the standard conditions apply.

Uh so with that, staff recommends ZA approve the project with conditions of approval.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Schmidt.

Excellent report.

Uh, one question I did have in looking at the exhibit to the resolution, the plans.

It looks like there are some exterior modifications that are proposed with the project.

Oh correct.

Yeah.

So on the rear adjacent to the recreation trail, there are some replacement windows as well as replacement or got it.

And subject to the Monterey City Code, those changes would require a historic permit prior to building permits.

So it would be an architectural review permit rather than got it.

Thank you.

I think that's the only question I have at this time.

Is the applicant present and would they like to speak or make a presentation at any time?

Okay.

Yeah, you don't have to speak it.

Yeah.

Great.

I don't think that I have any questions at this time.

Um let's see.

Uh so we'll open up the meeting for public comment on this item.

Uh is there anyone in the chambers who'd like to speak on this item?

Seeing none.

Anyone online.

There are still no attendees online.

Thank you.

With that, I'll close the public hearing.

Um, I have read the staff report and the draft resolution.

Uh I've heard from the applicant, and we've opened up the meeting for public comment.

Uh I do agree with the staff recommendation and the findings as described in the draft resolution.

Uh, specifically, I find that as condition, the proposal is consistent with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and purposes of the zone.

The project meets the CR zoning district land use regulations, including storage and parking requirements.

A residential parking plan has been submitted or will be submitted in association with the project, meeting all requirements, including the purchasing of four parking passes from the city garage.

As condition, the proposal is consistent with the general plan and is compatible with the surrounding development.

Uh the general plan land use designation for the six for the site is mixed-use neighborhood, which supports the development of residential uses.

Uh as condition, the proposal will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of persons residing or working in or adjacent to the neighborhood of such use and will not be detrimental to the properties or improvements in the vicinity or the general welfare of the city.

And lastly, the proposed use will be required to comply with all conditions of approval imposed on the project.

With that, I hereby approve the use permit application UP250131 with conditions of approval as reflected in the draft resolution.

Decisions of the zoning administrator are appealable to the planning commission within 10 days of this meeting.

Applications for appeal can be found online or at the planning office.

Congratulations.

With there being no further business, this meeting is adjourned.

Thank you.