Meeting Overview

San Diego
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October 2018

The California Coastal Commission met in San Diego at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside Wednesday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct. 12. The meeting featured a busy agenda. Items addressed at the hearing included a public access enforcement order, an informational item for the Commission’s draft Environmental Justice Policy, an appeal to development at Hollister Ranch, a coastal access issues in La Jolla, a beach preservation issue in Solana Beach, the special event permit for Mavericks Challenge surf contest and an approval for after-the-fact development at the San Simeon Wastewater Treatment Plant. The meeting resulted in a record six vote charts.

Issues voted on at this meeting:

Issue
Outcome
Setbacks in Solana Beach - Harris

The Coastal Commission reviewed a permit application for a remodel of an existing blufftop home in Solana Beach. Coastal Commission staff recommended denial of the application since the majority of the development would be located in a non-conforming, hazardous location...

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Pro-Coast
Rancho Cuarta - Hollister Ranch Appeal

Commissioners Aaron Peskin and Carole Groom appealed two Santa Barbara County combined permits for development in Hollister Ranch. The permits include construction of a single-family home with a guesthouse, ancillary structures and replacement of a bridge...

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Pro-Coast
Mavericks Challenge - Surf Contest

The Coastal Commission reviewed a permit application by the World Surf League to authorize a special event permit for a one-day “Mavericks Challenge” surf competition near Pillar Point Harbor in a window of time between October 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018...

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Pro-Coast
Long Beach LCP Amendment - Demolish and Rebuild

The City of Long Beach’s proposed LCP Amendment is a triennial general update. One of the primary proposed changes is the revision of the definitions of “demolish” and “rebuild.” These definitions provide a threshold...

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Pro-Coast
La Jolla Public Access - Kretowicz

The Coastal Commission reviewed a permit amendment to replace decorative paving currently within the City of La Jolla’s Princess Street public right-of-way with new granite porcelain tiles and signage identifying public access to the pocket beach...

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Pro-Coast
Batiquitos Lagoon Public Access Trail

The Commission heard an enforcement action to resolve long-standing violations of more than 30 years related to the failure to construct a public access trail at a residential community in Carlsbad known as the Rosalena community....

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Pro-Coast

Other Discussions