Meeting Overview
The Coastal Commission met in Eureka on September 6-8. The busy 3-day meeting featured several important ActCoastal votes on public access, shoreline armoring and sand nourishment. The Commission approved enforcement orders with an administrative penalty and restoration orders for violating the Coastal Act by blocking public access to the coast by Paradise Point Resort in Mission Bay, San Diego - resulting in a vote chart. A permit was approved for a sizable sand nourishment project in Pillar Point Harbor at Surfer’s Beach. Commissioners also reluctantly approved a seawall along Pleasure Point Drive in Santa Cruz, which was scored in a vote chart.
Issues voted on at this meeting:
The Coastal Commission’s enforcement division issued a consent cease and desist and administrative penalty action against Paradise Point Resort before the Commission.
The Commission approved a sand restoration project at Surfers Beach in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay.
The Commission approved a joint seawall application for three neighboring properties along Pleasure Point Drive in Santa Cruz.