MCC Meeting May 25, 2016

AGENDA for May 25, 2016, 7:00 PM at GCSD
              504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada
Supporting documents:
Subdivision Regulations: staff report - presentation
Cypress Roundabout: Wallwork analysis - presentation
Preservation of public coastal views from Highway 1:
      MCC letter (approved) - Online citizen petition
Consent items:  Minutes of May 11, 2016
      Letter requesting clarification of tsunami evacuation signs/route

UPDATE: 5/25/16 meeting Minutes - Video

MCC Meeting May 11, 2016

AGENDA for May 11, 2016, 7:00 PM at GCSD
              504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada
Supporting documents:

Resource Conservation District (RCD) presentation - website

Cypress Roundabout Feasibility: MCC letter (approved) - MCC fund balance
     Roundabouts, a safer choice: FHWA
     Mar 2016 Sandis feasibility study for Big Wave
     2015 DKS for CTMP (roundabout & signal cost estimates)
     2014 Hexagon traffic study for Big Wave (Exec Summary)
     2011 Nelson-Nygaard roundabout for Hwy 1 Safety & Mobility Study

Consent agenda:   Minutes for April 13, 2016
Preservation of public ocean views from Highway 1 (continued to May 25).
Letter in support of coordinated effort to eradicate invasive
     jubata/pampas grass in the Midcoast. [Replies from NPS, GCSD]
Letter of support for Coastside Beach Shuttle grant application

UPDATE:  5/11/16 meeting Video - Minutes

La Costanera Coastal Act Violations Elevated to State Enforcement Level

Entrenched lack of code compliance by La Costanera restaurant seems to have halted their attempts to legalize unpermitted outdoor patios and daytime hours for the after-5pm “dinner house”.  Both these goals conflict with the original 1977 restaurant permit which depends on a shared public beach parking arrangement due to inadequate private parking for the capacity of the restaurant.

On April 25 the Coastal Commission issued a “Notice of Intent to Commence Cease and Desist Order and Administrative Civil Penalties Proceedings” against the property owner, Amidi Group, for long-standing and repeated violations of the coastal access provisions of the Coastal Act due to unpermitted development and non-compliance with the terms of their Coastal Development Permit. 

On April 26 the Board of Supervisors considered an appeal of the Planning Commission denial of Use Permit amendment to allow use of the patios. The Board chose to delay their decision for six months to see if the restaurant could address all outstanding violations (exterior paint and drainage issues) and not add any new ones during that time (no patio use or daytime events). HMB Review article - prior post