On 10/8/19, County Board of Supervisors will consider additional changes to the LCP, and if agreed, the LCP will be sent back to the Planning Commissioners for review and approval on 10/23, and back to the Board of Supervisors on 11/5/19. Initial review of the proposed changes appears to address most of the CPOA concerns, but a more careful review is needed.
We have met with Kathy Malloy and David Carlson of the Planning Department to share our continued concerns about the proposed LCP, and have submitted a letter with detailed suggestions for changes to enhance the LCP and provide further clarification where needed. Without these changes, we feel the LCP is flawed and incomplete. If these changes in the LCP are not made, we would urge the Board of Supervisors on 10/8/19 to reject the County’s proposed LCP and send the document back to the Planning Department for further revisions to address the concerns of the Coastal Property Owners.
This list of “Talking Points” regarding the County’s proposed LCP was prepared for meetings with the Board of Supervisors, and was distributed at the CPOA-SC annual meeting on 9/15/19.
Professor Gary Griggs gave a presentation at the CPOA-SC Annual Meeting on 9/15/19. According to Professor Griggs the local sea level (San Francisco & Monterey tide gauge) has only risen about 1.6 inches in the last 20 years, and is expected to rise 0.6 to 1.4 feet by 2050, and 3.5 – 4.4 feet by 2100, based on moderately conservative forecasting models. However, the Coastal Commission is requesting coastal communities plan for a 10 foot rise in the sea level, which exceeds most forecasting models.
There are roughly 6 sea caves at different parts of W. Cliff Dr. that experts say could collapse at any given time. While they have been there for decades, we’re told many still don’t know about them. Sea level rise will speed up the erosion of the coastal cliffs, and will result in the collapse of these sea caves placing public safety, the paths, and road along West Cliff Drive at risk. The City’s first step is to obtain public input through small work groups.
Canadian Government may restrict or eliminate disaster relief funding for homeowners who choose to rebuild in flood prone areas of the Canadian Coast, in hopes to convince homeowners to move inland. This is a form of “financial retreat”.