Memorandum
Date: June 4, 2025
To: Zoning Administrator
From: Laura Hall, Senior Planner
Subject: Consideration of Design Review Permit (PL-25-23; DR 23-03); Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 23-08) Belwood Motel for construction of a short-stay motel located at 10336 Loch Lomond Road, Middletown (APN: 011-067-18). Applicant: Belwood Investments LLC
Executive Summary:
Belwood Investments, LLC is proposing a short-stay motel with six 800 sq. ft. cabins, two units each, plus 11 parking spaces with one Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) space (12 total), and a new trash enclosure. Cabins will be accessed from walking paths and the site would be enclosed on three sides with a 6-foot wooden fence. Access to the site would come from Loch Lomond Road. The site is part of the Loch Lomond Lodge today includes the Market & Deli with two additional attached buildings that support a gift shop, fitness studio, and an eatery.
Points of Interest:
An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The 30-day review period for the original environmental document (IS 23-10) was May 21, 2024, to June 20, 2024 (SCH1 2024050605). However, during the public review period, Code and CEQA violations occurred on the property requiring a recirculation of the mitigated negative declaration (MND) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15074.5. The 30-day public review period was February 3, 2025, to March 6, 2025. Additional comments were received by the Lake County Public Works Department and a neighbor which have been added to the Conditions of Approval (Attachment 2). The Recirculated Mitigation Negative Declaration is available at the State Clearinghouse by searching the SCH 2024050605 at: https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/ and is also attached to this staff report (Attachment 3).
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