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Planning commission recommends city adopt Cliff Drive resiliency land‑use amendments tied to full bluff protection plan

6494940 · October 3, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission voted Oct. 2 to forward proposed Local Coastal Program and Land Use Plan amendments to City Council to support the Cliff Drive Resiliency Project, endorsing the council’s August selection of a continuous bluff‑protection alternative and asking staff to make two textual edits before Council review.

The Capitola Planning Commission on Oct. 2 recommended that the City Council adopt Local Coastal Program (LCP) and land‑use amendments needed to advance the Cliff Drive Resiliency Project, endorsing a direction that would accommodate a continuous bluff‑protection approach and associated shoreline and multi‑modal improvements.

Staff told the commission that City Council in August selected Alternative 3 — a full bluff protection strategy — and that the proposed LCP amendments are intended to enable a future coastal development permit for the project by updating policy language and implementation steps in Chapters 2 and 7 of the city’s Land Use Plan. The draft amendments…

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