The Dunes at Half Moon Bay website debuted Apr 2018 with plans for:

• 206-room luxury hotel with 15,000 s/f conference center/spa,

• 173-space RV park with clubhouse & general store.

The “Surf Beach/Dunes Beach” area (map) is 50 acres bisected by Young Ave, and bounded by HMB State Beach on the west and south, Hwy 1 on the east, and the partially developed Naples subdivision on the north. The "Planned Development" zoning requires adoption of a “specific plan” for the entire area, showing roads, structures, open space and subject to an EIR which must consider alternatives with least environmental impact. Maximum allowable development is 150 housing units, with 20 acres reserved for visitor serving, including horse facilities or other recreational purposes.  For more detail, see HMB 1993 Local Coastal Program (LCP) Chapter 9, #9.3.3 (p.144-148). 

HMB Planning Dept is involved in early review of preliminary application PDP-2016-084, with primary focus on the intensity of development and consistency with the City’s LCP.

• Biological Resources Evaluation Aug 2017

• Site plans: hotel – RV park (not all parcels owned by developer)

• Agency comments Mar 2018

• Committee for Green Foothills/ Sierra Club comment Apr 2018 with inventory of Coastside hotels/RV parks

UPDATE: 1/15/2019 HMB City Council public comment video

UPDATE 10/2/2019: An application for “The Dunes at Half Moon Bay” project was submitted to the City of HMB on September 20, 2019.

UPDATE: 4/23/20 comment from Green Foothills/ Sierra Club/ Surfrider regarding application inconsistencies with the City’s Local Coastal Program.

UPDATE Dec 2022: No further activity on this application to date.