Title
New Heart Church Coastal Development Permit Extension;
Record Number PLN-2020-16164
Assessor Parcel Number: 511-401-039
McKinleyville area
The project is for a two-year extension of CDP-07-067XXXM, in accordance with Humboldt County Code section 312-11.3. An application on a fourth two-year extension of a Coastal Development Permit to facilitate construction of the New Heart Community Church. This Coastal Development Permit (CDP-07-067) was originally approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 9, 2008 but did not become effective until the Coastal Commission approved the project on January 14, 2011. Three extensions have been applied for and approved. The first in 2012, the second in 2014 (this included a modification and a four-year extension), and the third in 2018 which was set to expire January 14, 2020. The CDP is not vested. The previously approved project proposed includes an open campus concept consisting of three separate buildings surrounding a quad of open space. The project is proposed to be built in three phases, as funding becomes available. Precise square footage of each phase is not known at this time as construction plans are still under development. Each phase of the project will be under the same Coastal Development Permit and further extensions may be necessary. The first phase will be construction of the church facility which will be approximately 6,000-8,000 square feet in size and 24 feet in height. Phase two will consist of a large auditorium and be approximately 15,000-20,000 square feet and a maximum of 35 feet in height. Phase three will facilitate construction of a seminar and classroom building which will be 8,000-14,000 square feet and up to two stories. The total maximum square footage of all structures will be approximately 42,000 square feet which is consistent with the previously approved original proposed project. New Heart will make extensive use of the remaining outdoor and open space areas, throughout various phases of construction, for recreational purposes and community events. The north-eastern corner of the property will be kept as open space for a playing field or a community garden. There are 248 proposed parking spaces. The parcel is served by public water and sewer and a public road (Murray Road), which is paved to a width of 30 feet in front of the property. There are no changes to the previously approved project. If approved, the two-year extension will expire on January 14, 2022.
Recommendation
Find that none of the conditions warranting preparation of a subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines exist for the project, make all of the required findings for approval of the Coastal Development Permit Extension, based on evidence in the staff report, and adopt the Resolution approving the New Heart Community Church project subject to the recommended conditions.