PLANNING COMMISSION TO STUDY CODE CHANGES vs

THE MONTEREY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL ALLOW A POPULAR PRODUCE STAND TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE, FOR NOW. THE COMMISSION DECIDED WEDNESDAY TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDY OF ZONING CODES, AND ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES. PRESENTLY FARM FRESH PRODUCE (IN SALINAS) IS VIOLATING ZONING RULES AT THEIR PRESENT LOCATION. THE CODE NOW ONLY ALLOWS THE SELLING OF PRODUCTS ON LAND ADJACENT TO WHERE IT IS GROWN. MOST STANDS IN MONTEREY COUNTY ARE ALSO IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE BECAUSE OF THAT CLAUSE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE FUTURE PROBLEMS, THAT COULD BE CREATED BY CHANGING THE LANGUAGE OF THE PRESENT COUNTY CODE.