SCH Number 2025050672

Project Info

Title

MS_2024-0003 (Delahoyde)

Description

Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15125, the Project Description is required to identify the existing baseline physical conditions. For this project, the baseline conditions include all existing development and the current parcel configuration. The Project would involve the Minor Subdivision of an existing 32.72-acre parcel into two (2) lots and one (1) remainder parcel. Lot 1 would be 10.40 acres, Lot 2 would be 5.03 acres, and the Remainder Parcel would be 17.69 acres. No physical development is proposed as part of the subdivision. However, some physical development would be necessary to comply with standard conditional subdivision requirements, including soil testing to identify a replacement septic system for Lot 2 in accordance with Mendocino County Division of Environmental Health requirements and the construction of a standard private driveway approach onto East Side Calpella Road in accordance with Mendocino County Department of Transportation road standards. A sixty (60) foot wide easement intersects with East Side Calpella Road (CR 227) and bisects the property from west to east The easement is intended for private access, water lines, and public utilities. A twenty (20) foot wide access easement lies within the sixty (60) foot easement. A sixteen and one half (16.5) foot wide private road (Deghi Lane) intersects with the sixty (60) foot easement and extends north along the western boundary of the proposed Lot 1. A small, separate rectangular parcel under separate ownership is located entirely within the existing lot and is not part of the proposed subdivision (Castro Parcel). A twenty (20) foot wide water line easement intersects with the sixty (60) foot wide access easement, extends south, and turns ninety (90) degrees west to a well near the southern boundary of the proposed Remainder Parcel. A thirty (30) foot by thirty (30) foot well easement surrounds the well and connects to the water line easement. A forty (40) foot wide utility easement granted to Pacific Gas & Electric Company intersects the proposed Lot 2 and Remainder Parcel. Several dirt roadways exist through the parcel in addition to the easements. Two (2) existing residences and one (1) existing miscellaneous structure are located on the property, each with a separate address. 3991 East Side Calpella Road is located on proposed Lot 1. 3993 East Side Calpella Road is located on the proposed Remainder Parcel. 1250 Lake Mendocino Drive is located on proposed Lot 2. Despite being labeled as a residence on the tentative map, the miscellaneous structure located at 1250 Lake Mendocino Drive was previously used as a restaurant (known as "Bob & Judy's Country Cookhouse"). The use was established prior to the application of the Rural Residential zoning district regulations and was considered a legally nonconforming use. However, use of the structure as a restaurant was eventually abandoned. In 1998, a Business License for "food service" was approved by the County. In 2003, two separate Business Licenses were approved for a "nursery" and a "restaurant". According to Google Maps imagery, the structure contained a sign for "Nickel Creek Nursery" as recent as July 2024, but the business licenses are no longer active, and it appears that the nursery use has been abandoned. Much of the remaining property is used as a vineyard. An unnatural pond is located on proposed Lot 2 and appears to be fed by drainage from the outlet of Coyote Valley Dam. In 1984, the County approved Use Permit U 95-83 for a Dwelling Group to add a fourth single-family residence to the subject parcel. At the time, the lot included what is now APN 168-190-07 and a portion of 168-190-08. At the time, the lot contained three (3) single-family residences and the restaurant. The subject parcel was created by Minor Subdivision MS 14-92 in 1992, which divided a 43.3± acre parcel into two (2) parcels and a Remainder Parcel. Lot 1 (the subject lot) was 32. 72± acres, Lot 2 was 5.07± acres (APN 168- 190-07), and the Remainder Parcel was 5.44± acres (APN 168-190-08). Boundary Line Adjustment 8_2017-0032 added 3.5± acres to the Remainder Parcel created by MS 14-92 (APN 168-190-08) in 2017. Several Building Permits have been obtained between 1989 and 2003 for improvements to the restaurant and residences, such as electrical service upgrades, stove hoods, a remodel, and an office/living room addition.

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