Connect the Coastside October Public Meetings

County public outreach resumes this month on the development of a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan to address cummulative impacts of Midcoast development on Highway 1 & 92. The project has undergone a course correction since April 2015 to allow for additional analysis and report revisions. 

MCC briefing Wed, Oct 14, 7pm
GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada

Public Workshop Thurs, Oct 22, 6:30-8:30pm
Cypress Meadows, 343 Cypress, Moss Beach

Topics for presentation and discussion:
Alternative Development Forecast
Alternative Transportation Standards

Connect the Coastside page

MCC Candidate Interviews Oct 8

Special MCC meeting Thursday, October 8, 2015, 7pm
GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada

Special Agenda:  Interview 4 applicants for BoS appointment to fill one council vacancy and make recommendation on the preferred applicant to the Board of Supervisors. The applicants are:
     Gail Erickson, El Granada
     Charles Curtis Grisham, Moss Beach
     Todd Pelman, Moss Beach
     Claire Toutant, Moss Beach
Vacancy notices: County, MCC flyer, Nextdoor

UPDATE:  Council decision on which candidate to recommend for appointment to fill MCC vacancy has been postponed until Oct 14 regular MCC meeting.  The public is welcome to view the interview video and email your comments to the full Council at  midcoastcommunitycouncil@gmail.com

UPDATE: 11/17/2015 BoS appoint Claire Toutant to fill MCC vacancy

Granada Fire Station Workshop Comments

The County's Summary of the July Pre-Application Workshop on the proposed new Granada Fire Station includes a summary of public comments as well as comments from reviewing agencies.  Coastside Fire Protection District proposes to construct a new 10,000 sq.ft. single-story fire station on Obispo Rd at Coronado to replace the existing Station 41 at Obispo/Portola (project webpage).

Coastal Commission staff comments raised concerns about tsunami hazard and CalTrans' long-term plans to relocate Cabrillo Highway to protect it from coastal erosion.  County Planning noted the need for a Use Permit, variances for the 30-ft building height where 16 feet is allowed, and for reduced side setbacks. 

The Local Coastal Program (LCP Policy 9.3) prohibits publicly-owned buildings intended for human occupancy (other than parks & recreation facilities) in tsunami inundation hazard areas. The proposed new fire station is right on the border of the mapped tsunami inundation area. If a site-specific tsunami study shows the project area being inundated, an LCP Amendment would be necessary, a process that could take 1-1/2 to 2 years.  The Planning Dept would offer to initiate the LCP Amendment based on "broader interests" in such an amendment.   

UPDATE on 12/4/15:  The tsunami hurdle has been met by a Nov 2015 site-specific study completed by Moffat and Nichol indicating less than 1% chance of a tsunami reaching the new fire station in any given year.