County final LCP – Public Safety Element Amendments – Coastal Bluffs and Beaches
Under review by CPOA, scheduled for presentation and approval by Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on 12/10/19
Under review by CPOA, scheduled for presentation and approval by Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on 12/10/19
Under review by CPOA, schedule for presentation and approval to Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on 12/10/19
At this morning’s meeting, the Planning Commissioner’s voted to approve a revised version of the County’s proposed Local Coast Program, with additional changes and clarifications based on public comments at the meeting, and a motion made by Commissioner Guth. At the beginning of the meeting, David Carlson passed out a new revised version of the LCP (11/13/19) with additional blue lined changes based on input from CPOA and others. The latest LCP version 11/13/19 was passed, with additional changes as outline in Commissioner’s Guth’s motion. A copy of the revised LCP 11/13/19, can be downloaded here. This is not the final LCP.
The Surfrider Association Study has called for managed retreat, allowing the ocean to naturally migrate inland, and remove all shoreline protection to preserve access to public beaches, waves and natural shoreline. However, this is unrealistic for most coastal communities.
This is the alternative version of the LCP presented to the Board of Supervisors on 10/8/19. It will be further modified according to the Planning Dept Staff Report (10/5/19), Board Resolution (10/8/19), and additional input from CPOA and CCC. These changes will hopefully be reflected in the Final LCP to be presented to the Board of Supervisors on 12/10/19
CALL TO ACTION FOR 11/13/19 Santa Cruz County Planning Commissioners meeting on the proposed LCP. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. on the 5th Floor Board of Supervisor’s Chamber, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA.
Please plan to attend this important meeting, as this may be your LAST Chance to provide public input on the County’s Proposed LCP before it is forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for approval on December 10, 2019.
Pacific Legal Foundation comes to the aid of the Wall Family, who own 14,500 acre lot along the coastline in Santa Barbara, when the Coastal Commission withholds a Coastal building permit to force the property owners to provide a public access easement across their property to the beach, which is more that 1,500 yards from their planned structure.