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Board upholds Planning Commission denial of three‑lot East Cliff Drive subdivision and dwelling plan

5577635 · August 8, 2025
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Summary

The board denied an appeal and upheld the Planning Commission’s ruling that a proposed subdivision and three new dwellings at 22702 East Cliff Drive lacked required technical reports and conflicted with coastal hazard and development standards.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 denied an appeal by an applicant seeking to subdivide a 16,000‑square‑foot parcel at 22702 East Cliff Drive into three lots and to construct three new dwellings, upholding a June Planning Commission denial.

Planning staff said the application remained incomplete because required geologic, coastal hazard and technical reports had not been accepted, and that the proposed new parcels in a coastal hazard area conflict with the county General Plan and Coastal Act policies. Nathan Macbeth, planner, told the board the project also required multiple discretionary approvals — a minor land division, a…

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