Grading Permit GRAD2025-00218 Michael Brink/ ED25-0209)

A Major Grading Permit GRAD2025-00218 has been issued by the County of San Luis Obispo for a residential improvement project at 275 Indian Knob Road in the San Luis Bay Inland Sub-area, located within the Residential Suburban land use category. The project involves constructing a 1,997 square foot garage/workshop, adding a 760 square foot lean-to structure, and expanding the existing single-family residence by 1,541 square feet. Construction will disturb approximately 0.55 acres of the 10-acre parcel and require 774 cubic yards of cut and fill. The project has been determined exempt from full environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), based on the applicant’s certification that it will have no significant environmental impact on sensitive resources including heritage trees, archaeological sites, endangered species habitats, or prime farmland. A $81.00 filing fee was paid to the Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of the exemption process. The permit is administered by the County’s Planning and Building Department, with inspection and acceptance conducted on-site by county officials to ensure compliance with County Code Sections 22.94.030 for grading and drainage and 22.10.040 for archaeological resource protection. Work must cease immediately if any archaeological or human remains are discovered. The applicant, Michael Brink, is responsible for meeting all regulatory conditions but no formal procurement, contract type, pricing structure, or federal acquisition regulations apply. The submission is purely a local land use and environmental compliance filing, with no solicitation, contract line items, payment offices, or federal contracting mechanisms involved. All required documents, including the certified exemption finding and CDFW No Effect Determination, were submitted as part of a five-page package, and the permit was approved on December 29, 2025, with filing completed on December 30, 2025.