Chapter 6.10 Geohazzard Code Ammendments – changes since 3-10-20 Attachment-27627
Chapter 6.10 Geohazards Code Amendments – LCP for Coastal Bluffs & Beaches. Red-lined changes since the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on 3/10/20
Public safety Elements 6.4 Red-lined changes since 3-10-20 Attachment-27626
Red-lined proposed changes to Public safety Elements 6.4, Local Coastal Program (LCP) for Coastal Bluffs and Beaches. Changes made since 3/10/20 Board of Supervisor’s meeting
Board of Supervisor’s to delay vote on the LCP until 9/15 due to CZU fire
Due to the CZU Fire Disaster, the CAO’s office has made a decision to defer any action of the proposed changes to the LCP & Code Amendments until the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on September 15, 2020. The re-lined version of the LCP & Code Amendments with changes since 3/10/20, should be available by Labor Day weekend.
Notice of Public Hearing, Board of Supervisors vote on the LCP 9/1/20
The County has proposed alternative language to address greater flexibility in the “one time only” limitation on major redevelopment/replacement structures pursuant to the Board of supervisor’s motion on 3/10/20. A copy of the red-lined document with changes made since 3/10/20 draft, should be available by 8/28/20 for public review. Go to the County website: https://santacruzcountyca.iqm2.com/citizens/default.aspx?
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to post-pone hearing on LCP until 9/1/20
Board of Supervisors to delay public hearing on the proposed Public Safety and Hazard Mgmt General Plan, Local Coastal Program, and County Code Amendments until 9/1/20. Staff report and recommendations should be available by 8/27/20. CPOA plans to meet with Kathy Molloy and David Carlson to review the revisions to the LCP before it is finalized
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to may delay vote on LCP until December 2020
CPOA has continued to lobby the County of Santa Cruz for changes in the proposed Local Coastal Plan section 6.4 (Coastal Bluffs & Beaches) and implementation plan (“IP”) chapter 16.10 (Geologic Hazards) regarding the “one time only limitation” on major redevelopment/replacement structures along the coastline. According to Supervisor John Leopold, the Planning Department has asked to delay any action until December 2020. Supervisor Leopold has met with County Counsel, Kathy Molloy – Director of the Planning Department, and Carlos Palacios – County Executive Director, to make the language changes pursuant to his approved motion at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on 3/10/20. Hopefully, these changes will be made soon and the revised LCP will be presented to the Board of Supervisors by the end of the Summer.
New Bill Would Let Coastal Homeowners Make Improvements to Prevent Bluff Collapse
The legislation (SB 1090) presented by Sen. Patricia Bates, a Republican from Laguna Niguel, to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee in Sacramento would obligate public agencies and private owners of seafront property in San Diego and Orange Counties to mitigate coastal erosion.
SB 1090 would require the Coastal Commission to review and approve a public agency’s or homeowner’s application for erosion-mitigation efforts in regard to planting, drainage and seawall or other reinforcing structures. Approved applicants also would have to pay for the costs of sand replenishment and permit processing.
As California beaches reopen, seawall construction becomes legislative battleground
Homeowners fighting sea level rise say going to the Coastal Commission for any form of protection has increasingly become a non-starter. This new legislation (SB 1090), supporters say, would streamline a frustrating permitting process that could ultimately save lives. They point to the bluff collapse in Encinitas last summer that killed three women.
Santa Cruz County Planning Dept Public Hearing 5/27/20 @ 9:30 a.m. on Short Term Vacation Rental Policies during COVID-19
Public Hearing to review and provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on proposed amendments to the county code regarding the use of Short Term Vacation Rentals during COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the remote Public Hearing contact Michael Lam at (831) 454-3371 or Project Planner – Jocelyn Drake at (831) 454-3127.
Back off the beach and the rising sea? No way some California cities say!
The City of Del Mar and surrounding communities are apposed to being forced to consider moving all structures away from the beaches and cliffs, to allow for rising sea levels. As long the the California Coastal Commission insists that their Local Coastal Plan includes the concept of “managed retreat”, the city of Del Mar and property owners are apposed to any further revisions to their LCP to address sea level rise. According the the Pacific Legal Foundation, the commission has been heavy-handed, favoring relocation over armoring the coast with sea walls, jettys and other barriers intended to protect homes. Coastal property owners have the right to protect their properties with appropriate armoring devices, until it is no longer possible.