1. CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL
2. 2 COMMISSION FIELD TRIPThe Commission will take a field trip, after morning roll call of the public hearing, on Thursday May 9, 2024. The field trip will commence from the Elk Valley Rancheria, 2332 Howland Hill Rd. in Crescent City and will proceed to the first stop: Pacific Shores and Lake Earl, 12 miles north of Crescent City. One or more additional stops will be made. The public is invited to attend by following the Commission vehicle(s) in private vehicles and joining the Commission at designated stops. A preliminary itinerary will be linked above, and this itinerary may be updated at a later date. For more information, please contact the Commission’s North Coast District office by email or phone at [email protected] or (707) 826-8950.
3. falseTHE COMMISSION MEETING WILL RESUME AFTER THE FIELD TRIP AT 1:30 P.M.
4. 3 VIRTUAL MEETING PROCEDURES
5. 4 Agenda Changes
6. 5 General Public CommentPublic comments that are not related to any of the items specifically listed on the agenda will be heard at approximately 1:00 pm, for no more than one hour. At the discretion of the Chair, speakers may be given up to 2 minutes. Due to the transition to a virtual meeting platform, the Coastal Commission at this time will not allow for the ceding of time from one speaker to another speaker. Note: You may address the Commission on a specific topic one time only each month. Please submit a request to speak by 5:00 pm the day before the hearing to assist with meeting management sign up. We will stop taking speaker requests by 8:30 am on each day of the meeting. Please see the Coastal Commission’s Virtual Hearing Procedures memo for submitting a request to speak.
7. 6 Consent Calendar
8. 7 Consent Calendar (removed from Regular Calendar)

Enforcement

1. 8 Enforcement ReportReport on Statewide Enforcement Program. (LAH-SF)Submit Comments

North Central Coast District

1. May 2024 Deputy Director’s Report9 Deputy Director’s ReportReport by Deputy Director on permit waivers, emergency permits, immaterial amendments & extensions, local government acceptance of modifications for LCP certification and on comments from the public relating to the Deputy Director’s report. For specific information contact the Commission’s San Francisco office at (415) 904-5260.Submit Comments
2. 10 New Appeals
   1. May 2024 Appeal No. A-2-SNF-24-0009 (Great Highway Partial Closure, San Francisco).Appeal No. A-2-SNF-24-0009 (Great Highway Partial Closure, San Francisco).Appeal by Sunset-Parkside Education and Action Committee (‘SPEAK’) and Charles Perkins of City and County of San Francisco decision granting permit with conditions, both after-the-fact and prospective, to the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department for a temporary pilot project (through December 31, 2025) to close the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard to vehicular traffic on weekends and holidays (and to allow the space to be used for non-vehicular public recreational access at those times), and to install traffic calming measures on neighboring streets, in the City and County of San Francisco. (LH-SF) (Note: the Commission’s enforcement division has opened an investigation into potential Coastal Act violations associated with this item and site, as referenced in the staff report.) Submit Comment
   2. May 2024 Appeal No. A-2-HMB-24-0008 (Coastside Land Trust Coastal Trail, Half Moon Bay).Appeal No. A-2-HMB-24-0008 (Coastside Land Trust Coastal Trail, Half Moon Bay).Appeal by Michael Ferreira and John Callan of City of Half Moon Bay decision granting permit with conditions to the Coastside Land Trust for improvements to a 2.8-mile segment of the California Coastal Trail and associated public recreation amenities west of the terminus of Wavecrest Road and north of the terminus of Redondo Beach Road in the City of Half Moon Bay. (IC-SF) Submit Comment
3. 11 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
   1. Application No. A-2-SMC-11-041-A1-EDD (Hodge, San Mateo Co.)Appeal by David and Hi-Jin Hodge of the Executive Director’s determination that the proposed CDP amendment (to construct an ADU in a habitat restoration deed restricted area) lessens and avoids the intended effect of the permit (pursuant to CCR § 13166), unincorporated Miramar area of San Mateo County. (IC-SF) (Note: the Commission’s enforcement division has opened an investigation into potential Coastal Act violations associated with this item and site, as referenced in the staff report.) Submit CommentPostponed

Central Coast District

1. May 2024 Deputy Director’s Report12 Deputy Director’s ReportReport by Deputy Director on permit waivers, emergency permits, immaterial amendments & extensions, local government acceptance of modifications for LCP certification and on comments from the public relating to the Deputy Director’s report. For specific information contact the Commission’s Santa Cruz office at (831) 427-4863.Submit Comments
2. 13 Local Coastal Programs (LCPs)
   1. May 2024 City of Capitola LCP Amendment No. LCP-3-CAP-22-0061-2 Part B (Monarch Cove Inn Redesignation).City of Capitola LCP Amendment No. LCP-3-CAP-22-0061-2 Part B (Monarch Cove Inn Redesignation).Public hearing and potential action on request by the City of Capitola to amend its certified LCP Land Use and Implementation Plans to modify provisions related to land use/zoning and implementing regulations for the Monarch Cove Inn site at the downcoast end of Depot Hill, and if the Commission does not take a final action, possible action to extend the deadline for final Commission action on the amendment. (KF-SC) Submit Comment
   2. May 2024 City of Grover Beach LCP Amendment No. LCP-3-GRB-24-0009-1 (Short-Term Rentals).City of Grover Beach LCP Amendment No. LCP-3-GRB-24-0009-1 (Short-Term Rentals).Public hearing and potential action on request by the City of Grover Beach to make minor modifications to the LCP Implementation Plan’s short-term rental provisions, and if the Commission does not take a final action, possible action to extend the deadline for final Commission action on the amendment. (SM-SC) Submit Comment
3. 14 New Appeals
   1. May 2024 Appeal No. A-3-STC-24-0012 (Oversized Vehicle Parking Restrictions, Santa Cruz)Appeal No. A-3-STC-24-0012 (Oversized Vehicle Parking Restrictions, Santa Cruz)Appeal by ACLU of Northern California and Reginald Meisler from City of Santa Cruz decision granting permit with conditions to extend for five years the operation and enforcement of oversized vehicle parking restrictions citywide on public streets, rights-of-way, and parking lots between midnight and 5am; to provide alternative overnight parking areas and services for displaced vehicles; and to implement related measures within the City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. (KF-SC) Submit Comment
4. 15 Coastal Permit Applications
   1. May 2024 Application No. 3-22-1027 (Hofmann Seawall, Santa Cruz Co.)Application No. 3-22-1027 (Hofmann Seawall, Santa Cruz Co.)Application of Lawrence and Amy Hofmann to construct replacement full bluff armoring fronting existing home, including to incorporate an integral public access pathway and two stairways, and to address past violations and emergency coastal permits, on the bluffs seaward of 3034 Pleasure Point Drive in the Pleasure Point portion of the unincorporated Live Oak area of Santa Cruz County. (NC-SC) (Note: The Commission’s enforcement division has opened an investigation into potential Coastal Act violations associated with this item and site, as is explained further in the staff report). Submit Comment