Mendocino County Zoning Administrator on Oct. 9, 2025, approved administrative permit AP2025-0014 to allow temporary occupancy of a trailer coach at 4627 Felice Creek Road while applicants Christopher and Shoshana Dutton convert an existing garage into a single-family residence.

County project planner Marco Rodriguez told the hearing the parcel is about 8.56 acres, located about 4.35 miles northwest of Hopland on the southwest side of Felice Creek Road, and identified as assessor parcel number 047-040-32. Rodriguez said the project was referred to applicable agencies on June 9, 2025, and that there were no noteworthy responses as of the hearing.

Rodriguez recommended approval and said the project is "categorically exempt from further review under CEQA per California Code of Regulations section 15304 for minor alterations to land (Class 4(e))." The zoning administrator said the application and staff report appeared "pretty straightforward," opened the public hearing, received no public comment and approved the permit "subject to the findings and conditions as contained within the resolution." The zoning administrator told the applicants that county staff would follow up on next steps.

Applicant Shoshana Dutton spoke during the hearing, identifying herself as one of the two applicants and thanking the administrator and staff for their consideration: "...my husband and and I just wanted to say thank you for your consideration. And if you had any questions for us, it seems pretty straightforward." The record shows no other public speakers.

The temporary occupancy allowed by AP2025-0014 ends on whichever comes first: issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the new residence or the two-year limit specified in the staff recommendation. Staff described the proposal as consistent with the intent and provisions of the county's rangeland zoning classification. The hearing lasted about four minutes and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:34 p.m.