California Coastal Commission Staff Report and Recommendation
STATE OF CALIFORNIA – THE RESOURCES AGENCY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGE R, Governor CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION CENTRAL COAST DISTRICT OFFICE 725 FRONT STREET, SUITE 300 SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 (831) 427-4863 Th10a Filed: 11/02/2004 49th day: Waived Staff: Katie Morange-SC Staff report: 10/26/2006 Hearing date: 11/16/2006 Hearing item number: Th10a APPEAL STAFF REPORT SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE DETERMINATION AND DE NOVO HEARING Application number.......A-3-MCO-04-064 Applicant.........................California Department of Parks & Recreation, Monterey District, Attn: Tom Moss Appellants .......................Friends of the Big Sur Coast & Joseph P. Schoendorf, Attn: John Briscoe, Stoel Rives LLP Local government ..........Monterey County (PLN030620) Local decision .................Board of Supervisors Resolution 04-326: approved with conditions on September 28, 2004, and received by Central Coast District office of Coastal Commission on October 19, 2004. Project location ..............Julia Pfeiffer-Burns State Park (Highway One), Big Sur Coast Planning Area, Monterey County (APNs 420-021-007, 420-021-022, 420-021-033, 420-021- 034, 420-021-020, 420-011-027, 420-221-013, 420-221-020). Project description.........Waterfall House Landscape Maintenance Project consisting of removing 4,516 exotic plants (trees and shrubs) and replacing them with native plants near environmentally sensitive habitat areas (ESHA) and on slopes exceeding 30%. File documents................Monterey County Certified Local Coastal Program (LCP); Final Local Action Notice (FLAN) for local permit PLN030620. Staff recommendation ...Substantial Issue; Approval with Conditions Summary On September 28, 2004, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the Waterfall House Landscape Maintenance Project consisting of the removal of 4,516 non-native plants (including blue gum eucalyptus, Victoria box, and Bailey acacia) near environmentally sensitive habitat and on slopes exceeding 30% at Julia Pfeiffer-Burns State Park (JPBSP) in the Big Sur Coast Planning Area.
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