Planning commission approves coastal permit to convert vacant Moss Beach lot into small parklet

The San Mateo County Planning Commission on March 26 approved a coastal development permit (County file PLN2024-00124) to convert a vacant residential parcel at 999 Ocean Boulevard in the Seal Cove area of Moss Beach into a small neighborhood parklet, voting 4-0. Commissioner Ramirez moved approval and Commissioner Hansen seconded.

Project planner Mike Schaller told the commission the applicant — listed in the staff report as Blue Sky Designs Inc. and a property owner name that was recorded inconsistently in the transcript — proposes passive recreation features, not a playground. "The project before you today is a request for a coastal development permit to convert a vacant previously developed residential parcel into a neighborhood parklet," Schaller said. The plan calls for approximately half the lot to be covered with…