Aromas Hillside Home Proposal Would Add 3,230-Square-Foot Residence on San Juan Road

AROMAS, Monterey County — October 29, 2026. Monterey County planners examined a proposed new home at 1905 San Juan Road on August 26, 2026. The application, PLN210139, covers a 3,230-square-foot house, an attached 1,045-square-foot garage, a driveway and wastewater facilities.

Why is special hillside review required?

The approximately 2.503-acre parcel is zoned low-density residential with a visual-sensitivity overlay. The proposed entrance walkway and septic leach field would include 815 square feet of development on slopes exceeding 25 percent. County regulations therefore require a use permit for that component in addition to administrative and design approval.

How did staff assess the application?

Planning staff recommended a Class 3 categorical environmental exemption for small construction and approval of the combined permit subject to 10 conditions. The application also describes a driveway, porches, decks and a septic leach field. A recommendation is not itself a final permit, a completed home or proof of septic-system certification.

What can neighbors and property buyers verify?

The public hearing concerns one site in the North County Area Plan. Residents can ask Monterey County Planning for the executed decision, grading limits, stormwater controls and any construction inspections under the PLN210139 case number. The available legislation page does not plainly confirm a final commission action.

Primary source: Monterey County Planning Commission, PC 26-078 / PLN210139, August 26, 2026. This is a retrospective planning report, not a newly announced October permit.

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