Michaels Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit; C-DRC2024-00030 / ED25-0150
Summary
SCH Number
2025100012
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Michaels Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development Permit; C-DRC2024-00030 / ED25-0150
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/1/2025
Document Description
A request by Samuel and Sandra Michaels for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2024-00030) to allow for backyard improvements consisting of the construction of a covered approximately 900 square-foot shade structure, 387 square-feet of solid decking, 669 square-feet of permeable decking, installation of landscaping, fences and walls and outdoor space support appurtenances for a residential property containing an existing approximately 2,536 square-foot single-family residence. The project will result in approximately 8,650 square-feet of site disturbance of the existing approximately 19,750-square-foot parcel. The project is in the Residential Multi-Family Land Use Category, located at 2825 Burton Drive in the Community of Cambria. The project is in the Coastal Zone and in the North Coast Planning Area.
Contact Information
Name
Dane Mueller
Agency Name
County Of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Samuel & Sandra Michaels
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Owners
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Cambria
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Zip
93428
Total Acres
19,750 sqft
Parcel #
023-425-063
Other Location Info
2825 Burton Drive, Cambria, CA 93428
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec.15303 & 15304 ; Class: 3 & 4
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption (Class 3) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (e) Accessory (appurtenant) structures including garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences & pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, Minor Alterations to Land (b) New gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water efficient or fire resistant landscaping, because the project consists of backyard improvements consisting of the construction of a covered approximately 900 square-foot shade structure, 387 square-feet of solid decking, 669 square-feet of permeable decking, installation of landscaping, fences and walls and outdoor space support appurtenances for a residential property containing an existing approximately 2,536 square-foot single-family residence. 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 project is located within a mapped Archaeologically Sensitive Area, therefore a Cultural Resources Assessment was submitted (C.A Singer & Associates, Inc, 1999). (Duke CRM, 2024). The survey produced negative results and recommended that no further archaeological studies are necessary. Therefore, no impacts to significant cultural resources are anticipated and the project is conditioned to stop work in the event of an inadvertent discovery . Further, there are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project. The project will occur in a residential neighborhood on a property containing an existing single-family residence. 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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