PLN190017 Use Permit: OWNER/APPLICANT:  Barbara Lewis / Li Xluya (Ted) / Chen Yi (Teresa).  LOCATION: 1941 Sunset Drive, Hollister (APN 020-570-048).  REQUEST: To operate a 14-child day care center with Montessori programming in the existing single-family residence (2 teachers, children ages 2-6, M-F 7am-7pm).  GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential Mixed (RM).   ZONING:  Rural Residential (RR).  ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE:  Statutory Exemption §15274 Family Day Care Homes.  Planner: Richard Felsing (rfelsing@cosb.us)

County Resource Management Agency staff recommends denial of the project for reasons outlined in the attached staff report and as follows: a) the proposed project is not properly located in relation to the road network or to other land uses; b) measures to reduce potential impacts of school-like attributes and potential future increases in child-care capacity have not yet been identified, and c) for the above reasons, the proposed project is not yet ripe for review and approval.

Should the Planning Commission wish to entertain an approval of the request, staff suggests a continuance so that the Commission may impart to the applicants and to staff the conditions or project adjustments that the Commission feels would work. Findings and Evidence may also be identified by the Planning Commission and conveyed for the record to applicants and staff.