• Rancho Cañada Village Subdivision

• PLN040061 and PLN040061-AMD1

• Between Carmel Valley Road and the Carmel River, east of Val Verde Drive

015-162-017-000, 015-162-025-000, 015-162-026-000, 015-162-040-000, 015-162-048-000, 015-162-049-000, and portions of 015-162-043-000,015-162-009-000, and 015-162-051-000

• Carmel Valley Master Plan

• Mary Israel, Senior Planner, israelm@countyofmonterey.gov

• Condition Compliance

• Second Final EIR certified July 27, 2021

1. Amend the text of Carmel Valley Master Plan Policy CV-1.27 to provide that notwithstanding any other General Plan policies, residential development may be allowed with a density of up to 10 units/acre with a minimum of 20% affordable housing;

2. Adopt an ordinance to rezone approximately 38 acres of the Project site from Public/Quasi-Public with Design Control, Site Plan Review, and Residential Allocation Zoning Overlay Districts (PQP–D-S-RAZ) to Medium Density Residential with the same overlay districts (MDR-D-S-RAZ);

3. Combined Development Permit for the Rancho Cañada Village Project, including:

a) Standard Subdivision, Vesting Tentative Map subdividing 76 acres into 130 residential lots, including single family, half-plexes and condominiums with common areas and roadways and approximately 38-acres of habitat preserve on an Open Space lot;

b) Administrative Permit (Site Plan Approval) allowing development on 118 residential lots and 12 condominiums, (25 units of affordable housing at moderate income level) with 1.5 acre community park and 11 acres of common areas, grading of up to 220,000 cubic yards and infrastructure installation, including installation of a below-grade drainage pipe and culvert to improve area-wide flood control and drainage.

c) Use Permit for development in the Carmel Valley Floodplain; and

d) Use Permit for removal of up to 37 trees.

• February 2004: Project applicant first proposed a residential development project at the project site;
• August 2006: Notice of Preparation published;
• January 2008: Draft EIR prepared for a 281-unit residential development project;
• October 2010: Board of Supervisors certifies EIR and adopts 2010 Monterey County General Plan Update, including Carmel Valley Master Plan;
• February 2013: Amendments to Carmel Valley Master Plan per Settlement Agreement with CVA on 2010 General Plan Update;
• June 2016: Recirculated Draft EIR prepared for the 281-unit project; it includes a side-by-side analysis of a 130-unit alternative and addresses compliance with the County’s updated General Plan and Carmel Valley Master Plan, which were updated while the project was on hold;
• November 2016: Final EIR prepared for the 281-unit project;
• December 2016: Board of Supervisors certifies EIR (SCH #2006081150) and approves the 130-unit alternative;
• July 2018: Monterey County Superior Court rules that the EIR project description and alternatives analysis was legally inadequate in Carmel Valley Association, Inc. v. County of Monterey, et al. (Monterey Superior Court case no. 17CV000131). (The decision is stayed pending appeals and cross-appeal at the Court of Appeal);
• June 2020: Second Revised Draft EIR modifies the 2016 EIR’s project description and alternatives analysis to address the 130-unit alternative as the Proposed Project and to include new alternatives.
• April 2021: Release of the Second Final EIR
• April 22, 2021: Public Notice distribution describing the recommended project which is Alternative 6B within the Second Final EIR
• July 14, 2021:  Public Notice distribution for Board of Supervisors public hearing on July 27, 2021
• November 10, 2021: Conditional approval period ends, permit holder Rancho Canada Ventures confirms 2021 Project, Refinement of the Rancho Cañada Village “Increased Unit, Greater Affordability Project” (Alternative 6B of the Second Final EIR) for a total of 145 housing units, as the subdivision to be developed.

Reports/Documents:

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• RCV Board Order
• Resolution 21-307, Second Final EIR certification
• Resolution 21-308, Amendment to Policy CV-1.27 of the Carmel Valley Master Plan
• Resolution 21-309, Project Entitlements for Rancho Cañada Village Subdivision
• Monterey County Board of Supervisors Staff Report through Exhibit A, Discussion
• Monterey County Board of Supervisors Staff Report Exhibits B through E– July 27, 2021
• Monterey County Board of Supervisors Staff Report Exhibits F through O– July 27, 2021
• PowerPoint Presentation to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, July 27, 2021
• Monterey County Planning Commission Staff Report through Exhibit G – May 5, 2021
  Monterey County Planning Commission Staff Report Exhibits H through  K  – May 5, 2021
• Rancho Cañada Village Second Final EIR April 2021
• Rancho Cañada Village Second Final EIR Full Appendices
• Rancho Canada Village Second Final EIR April 2021 - 0 to 2
• Rancho Canada Village Second Final EIR April 2021 - 3.0 to 3.3
• Rancho Canada Village Second Final EIR April 2021 - 3.4 to 3.5
• Rancho Canada Village Second Final EIR April 2021 - 3.6 to 3.13
• Rancho Canada Village Second Final EIR April 2021 - 4 to 7
• Rancho Canada Village Second Final EIR April 2021 - 8 to 9
• RCV Second Final EIR Appendices A-E
• RCV Second Final EIR Appendices F-J
• Rancho Cañada Village Second Final EIR Errata Memorandum – July 15, 2021
• Notice of Availability 
• RCV Second Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report:
• RCV-Second Revised Draft EIR Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 1 Introduction
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 2 Project Description
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.1 Geology, Seismicity, and Soils
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.2 Hydrology and Water Quality
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.3 Biological Resources
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.4 Aesthetics
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.5 Land Use
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.6 Hazardous Materials
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.7 Transportation and Traffic
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.8 Air Quality
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.10 Public Services, Utilities, and Recreation
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.11 Cultural Resources
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.12 Population and Housing
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 3.13 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 4 Other CEQA-Required Sections
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 5 Alternatives Analysis
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 6 References Cited
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Chapter 7 Report Preparation
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendices:
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix A Notice of Preparation
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix B Rancho Canada Village Pattern Book
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix C Biological Resources
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix D Revised Carmel Valley Master Plan Policy Consistency Analysis
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix E Rancho Canada Draft Transportation Impact Study
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix F Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendix G Noise
• Complete Documents:
• RCV-Second Revised Draft EIR_0620_complete
• RCV Second Revised Draft EIR Appendices_0620_complete
• Preemptory writ of mandate issued by the Monterey Superior Court in litigation entitled, Carmel Valley Association, Inc., v. County of Monterey (Case No. 17CV000131)
• RCV Housing Proposal January 12, 2021
• CVA letter to Housing Advisory Committee January 13, 2021
• Jane Barr of Eden Housing communication to Housing Advisory Committee January 13, 2021