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Commission approves buried pin‑pier wall to protect Opal Cliff Drive condominium
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a buried pin‑pier and grade‑beam system to protect a 12‑unit condominium at 4820 Opal Cliff Drive, after geotechnical review recommended deeper piers and a larger tieback angle; the condo association said the building is in imminent danger from bluff erosion.
The Capitola Planning Commission on July 17 unanimously approved a Coastal Development Permit and Conditional Use Permit for a buried pin‑pier wall system to protect a 12‑unit condominium at 4820 Opal Cliff Drive after staff, the applicant and an outside geotechnical reviewer resolved technical comments. Staff said the proposal responds to a significant erosion event tied to 2022–2023 storms that left the bluff in proximity to the building and that the building predates the Coastal Act; staff and the applicant agreed that the structure qualifies as protection for existing development under the local coastal program. The approved design calls for 28 drilled piers at 4‑foot centers down roughly 47…
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