Williams Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2023-00028); CEQA2023-00128
Summary
SCH Number
2026060738
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Williams Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2023-00028); CEQA2023-00128
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/16/2026
Document Description
A request by Nanci Williams for a Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit (C-DRC2023-00028) to authorize the construction of an approximately 295 square-foot addition, consisting of one bedroom and two bathrooms on the lower level, a 185 square-foot covered carport, and 187 square feet of deck areas to an existing 858 square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bathroom residence, containing one existing uncovered driveway parking space. The project includes major grading due to disturbance on slopes over 10 percent and will result in the disturbance of approximately 499 square feet of the 6,480 square-foot parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Single-Family land use category and is located at 900 Hartford Street within the community of Cambria of the North Coast Planning Area.
Contact Information
Name
Monserath Casillas-Rios
Agency Name
County Of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Nanci Williams
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Cambria
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Zip
93428
Total Acres
0.12
Parcel #
022-261-066
Other Location Info
900 Hartford Street, Cambria, CA 93428
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project includes major grading for the construction of a new living area, carport, and decking within an existing single-family residence. The parcel is located within the Residential Single-Family land use category with access to an existing road and roadway network that is adequate to serve the project. The applicant has defined the grading and location of the new living area, carport, and decking to minimize project impacts to the most reasonable degree possible. The proposed project is to be located on an area of the parcel that does not contain prime farmland. Additionally, the project meets all applicable community standards for development.
The project area does not fall within San Joaquin Kit Fox habitat, and, therefore, does not require related mitigation measures. The proposed project is not located within a Highway Design Corridor and will not be visible from any state-designated scenic highways. There is no current proposal for the removal of any heritage oak trees. Additionally, the parcel is within the Terrestrial Habitat Protection (TH) area, however, no tree removals or impacts will occur as a result of this project. Additionally, terrestrial habitat standards from the North Coast Area Plan are included as conditions of approval.
The project consists of an infill addition and remodel to an existing single-family residence, and it is not anticipated that the project will impact sensitive resources, including cultural resources. Although the site is located within a mapped Archaeologically Sensitive Resource Area (ASA), the project underwent a Phase I Archaeological survey (Padre, July 2021), which did not identify any cultural resources within the project site, and the pedestrian survey was negative.
Additionally, although the area is within a mapped Geologic Study Area (GSA) and the applicant provided an Engineering Geology Investigation Report/Soils Engineering Report prepared by GeoSolutions, Inc. (September 1, 2021), the project is limited in scope whereby it is exempt from GSA requirements otherwise recovered in the Coastal Zone Land Use Category Section 23.07.080.
The project will not create visual impacts or significantly change the residential neighborhood character within the vicinity, as the project has been designed and is conditioned consistent with the North Coast Area Plan standards. The project is consistent with a Class 1 exemption, consisting of a minor addition and remodel to an existing residence. The project is consistent with the following example: (e) Additions to existing structures provided that the addition will not result in an increase of more than 50 percent of the floor area of the structures before the addition, or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less. The project consists of a 295 square-foot habitable addition to an existing 858 square-foot residence, which is an increase of 34 percent to the floor area. The project is also consistent with a Class 3 exemption, which includes new construction of small structures, including, but not limited to, (e) Accessory (appurtenant) structures, including garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences. The project also consists of the construction of a new 185 square-foot covered carport and deck areas.
Additionally, none of the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2. to the exemptions apply to this property, in that there are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project, the project is in a residential area with similarly developed lots, the project does not impact any scenic resources for any officially designated scenic highways, the location of the proposed project is not within any hazardous waste site compiled pursuant to Gov. Code § 65962.5., and the proposed project does not involve a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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