Lockhart MUP/CDP; C-DRC2022-00058; ED2025-0154
Summary
SCH Number
2025100011
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Lockhart MUP/CDP; C-DRC2022-00058; ED2025-0154
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/1/2025
Document Description
A request by Kelly Lockhart for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2022-00058) to rectify a code enforcement case (CODE2022-00079) for unpermitted development within the blufftop setback. The project consists of a restoration plan which includes a combination of modifying and full to partial removal of unpermitted allan block retaining walls, stairs, pavers and other elements within the blufftop setback, and installation of natural vegetation to screen remaining low-lying walls. The project is designed and proposed in compliance with the CZLUO and Estero Area Plan Standards. The project will result in the disturbance of approximately 850 square-feet of the 3,610 square-foot site. No modifications to the existing sea wall are proposed. The project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 2736 Studio Drive in the community of Cayucos. The site is in the Small-Scale Design Neighborhood and the Estero Planning Area.
Contact Information
Name
Andy Knighton
Agency Name
County Of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Kelly Lockhart
Agency Name
Owner
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Cayucos
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Zip
93430
Total Acres
0.08
Parcel #
064-255-008
Other Location Info
2736 Studio Drive, Cayucos CA, 93430
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3),
Reasons for Exemption
This project is covered by the “General Rule” or “Common Sense” exemption that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this project may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the activity is not subject to CEQA. [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines sec. 15061(b)(3), General Rule Exemption].
The project consists of a restoration plan consisting of a combination of modification and full to partial removal of unpermitted allan block retaining walls, stairs, pavers and other elements within the blufftop setback, and installation of natural vegetation to screen remaining low-lying walls. The project is not located in an area which may have an impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern which is designated, precisely mapped and officially adopted by a federal, state or local agency. The only vegetation that will be impacted as a result of this project is the existing landscaping which provides no habitat value for special status animal species. A portion of the northwest corner of the site (approximately 16% of the site, or 1,250 square feet) is within a mapped Geologic Study Area (GSA) due to its location on a coastal bluff. Geologic reports and letters were prepared to address stability of the bluff and the design of the allan block elements. The project is not within an archaeologically sensitive area and nearby archaeological surveys have resulted in no findings. The project is conditioned to cease construction in the event that archaeological resources are discovered during ground disturbing activities. Further, there are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project. The location of the proposed project is not within any hazardous waste site compiled pursuant to Gov. Code § 65962.5. The proposed project does not involve or does not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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