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Dana Point council clears language change to allow replacement of out-of-service funicular
Summary
The City Council voted to advance a local coastal program amendment that replaces the word “funicular” with “strand transit system” in the Headlands Development and Conservation Plan, a step staff says will let the city pursue modern replacement options after the funicular fell into disrepair.
The Dana Point City Council voted Jan. 21 to advance amendments to the Headlands Development and Conservation Plan that replace the terms “funicular” and “inclined elevator” with the broader term “strand transit system,” clearing the way to pursue modern replacement technologies for the system that has been out of service for years.
The measure moves forward as part of a local coastal program amendment (LCPA 24-00001) staff intends to submit to the California Coastal Commission for certification. City planner John Ciampa said the change is limited to terminology and would not alter hours or access requirements in the Headlands plan.
"The proposed amendments are to replace the terms funicular and inclined elevator with a more general term, strand transit system," Ciampa said…
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