GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2022-003, REZONE 2022-003, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2022-005; AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION FROM “RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY” TO “RETAIL”, CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM “RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (R-L-5.5)” TO “COMMERCIAL RETAIL (CR)”, AND ESTABLISH AND OPERATE AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL FOR 22 OF 25 ROOMS LOCATED AT 2110 NORTH MAIN STREET IN THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL (CR) AND RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (R-L-5.5) ZONING DISTRICTS Thomas Wiles, Senior Planner
Community Development Department
Tuesday June 20, 2023
Background
Located at 2110 North Main Street
Existing hotel/motel (Capitol Motel)
Legal non-conforming use
Constructed circa 1936
Applicant - Capitol Motel – Ray Patel
Establish & operate Extended Stay Hotel
Split General Plan & Zoning designations
Consistent designations
Surrounding uses:
Commercial, Park, Public/Semipublic, & Residential
General PlanAmendment 2022-003
18,880 square-foot lot
8,349 s.f. eastern portion:
“Residential Low Density”
Western portion - “Retail”
Change eastern portion designation:
“Residential Low Density” to “Retail”
Consistent General Plan designation:
Allow retail uses on-site
Rezone 2022-003
Rezone same eastern portion:
“R-L-5.5” to “CR”
Allow commercial uses
Proposed Extended Stay Hotel
Not within Specific plan or Precise Plan area
Within Salinas
Infrastructure available
Conditional Use Permit 2022-005
Extended Stay Hotel use
22 of 25 rooms
One-story hotel
Two-story office
13 off-street parking spaces
Need GPA and RZ
Environmental Review
Initial Study & Mitigated Negative Declaration routed to responsible agencies on March 17, 2023:
Will not have a significant effect on the environment
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
State Clearinghouse – March 17, 2023 (SCH Number 2023030481) Posted County Clerk’s Office – March 17, 2023
Routed to responsible agencies – March 17, 2023
Deadline for comments – April 17, 2023
Initial Study Comments received from the following:
Monterey Salinas Transit (MST)
Recommendation
Planning Commission recommended approval on May 3, 2023 Housing and Land Use Committee recommended approval on May 9, 2023 Approve a Resolution:
Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; Approve General Plan Amendment 2022-003;
Changing General Plan Land Use Designation at 2110 North Main Street Approximately 8,349 s.f eastern portion of 18,880 s.f lot “Residential Low Density” to “Retail”; and
Approve Conditional Use Permit 2022-005;
Establish and operate Extended Stay Hotel for 22 of 25 on-site rooms; and Adopt an Ordinance:
Approve Rezone 2022-003;
Change Zoning designation of above referenced eastern portion of project site “R-L-5.5” to “CR”
Public Notices:
Published in Monterey Herald – June 4, 2023; and
Mailed and Posted – June 4, 2023