A Coastside resident is needed to fill a vacant seat on SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) Board of Directors for a term ending Dec. 2018. The Board sets policy for the District and consists of two members of the County Board of Supervisors, one member who is a transportation expert, three members from city councils, and three members of the general public.
Applicants for this seat must live on the Coastside and cannot be an elected official nor have served as one in the last year. Regular meetings are held at 2 pm on the first Wednesday of each month in San Carlos. Application deadline is Nov. 3. More info and application for download here.
MCC Meeting October 8, 7pm
Plan Princeton Alternatives - Discussion and evaluation of proposed Princeton land use alternatives.
MCC comments -- presentation
Consent agenda: Minutes of 9/10/14 and 9/22/14
Location: GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, third floor, El Granada
Harbor West Shoreline Trail Meeting Oct. 4
San Mateo County Harbor District will hold a Public Update Meeting on Pillar Point Harbor West (Mavericks) Trail Improvement Project:
Phase 1 – urgency culvert repair (urgent since 2011)
Phase 2 – trail, restroom, parking lot improvements
Saturday, October 4, 2014, 11AM – 1PM
Comfort Inn, Harbor Room, 2930 Cabrillo Hwy, HMB
Prior post (2013) with background on the trail and erosion.
UPDATE: 10/4/14 meeting VIDEO
8/28/14 Coastal Commission letter re incomplete permit application
Plan Princeton Public Workshop October 2
San Mateo County has released the third major document in the planning process to revitalize Princeton. The Alternatives Workbook presents background on the planning process, an overview of guiding principles, and a description, comparison, and analysis of each of the alternative concepts. Following public review of the alternatives presented in the report, a Preferred Plan will be developed, incorporating public input.
Public Workshop: October 2, 2014, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Oceano Hotel Ballroom, 280 Capistrano Rd, Princeton
La Costanera Restaurant Daytime Hours Denied
Long pending Use Permit (UP) Amendment for the Montara Beach dinner restaurant, La Costanera, to expand to daytime hours was denied today by the County Planning Commission 5-0. (staff report)
In addition to the impact on local parking for beach access, Commissioners expressed concern at the years of unaddressed Code Violations at this Montara Beach business. County staff said that was because the UP Amendment has been pending since 2006 and the plan was to address the violations via conditions of approval. Now that there is no longer any UP Amendment pending, County staff assured the Commission that the many UP and building violations will be addressed via their Code Compliance section.
MCC 9/22/14 comments with attached web quotes, photos
MCC previous comments on this issue: 3/12/14 and 12/12/12
Comments from others: Committee for Green Foothills, Surfrider San Mateo County, Deborah Lardie
UPDATE 9/30/14:
Planning Commission Letter of Decision with Findings for Denial
La Costanera Restaurant info sheet highlighting use outside allowed business hours and over the 189-seat capacity.
UPDATE: Appeal filed by applicant on 10/3/14 to Board of Supervisors.
UPDATE: 12/23/14 Violation Notice from County Planning Director to owners of La Costanera Restaurant