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Encinitas Parks & Rec recommends extending 2025 commercial surf permits, asks code clarification
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed an ad hoc report on commercial surf permitting and recommended that existing 2025 permit holders be allowed to operate in summer 2026 while city staff and the commission work to clarify municipal code language, site boundaries and RFQ scoring criteria.
The Encinitas Parks and Recreation Commission voted to recommend that commercial surf permit holders who operated in summer 2025 be allowed to continue operating in summer 2026, and asked staff to clarify municipal code language and RFQ processes before future permit cycles.
Vice Chair Kimberly Evers opened the item by saying staff had continued the discussion from the August meeting and had met with an ad hoc committee and permit holders to gather feedback. Staff reported the city had reached out to California State Parks to confirm the southern jurisdictional boundary at Swami's Beach and that staff was waiting for final clarification from the state before finalizing a surf-site map for council review.
The ad hoc committee presented its findings: permits are required only during the summer season; the city collects $5 per camper per day; marine safety (in coordination with Parks,…
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