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Board approves Caltrans’ Gualala downtown streetscape permit with option to add landscaping maintenance agreement
Summary
After an extended public hearing and wide public comment, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved Caltrans’ coastal development permit for the Gualala downtown streetscape project, while directing staff to pursue a landscape‑maintenance agreement that could restore additional plantings if a funding and maintenance plan is executed.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 approved a Caltrans coastal development permit for the Gualala downtown streetscape project, resolving a contested appeal filed by a property owner and merchant who argued the redesign would eliminate informal on‑street parking and harm local businesses.
The project (Caltrans CDP 2024‑0040) follows several years of planning tied to the Gualala town plan and Mendocino Council of Governments design work. The scheme narrows travel speeds and adds pedestrian and bicycle facilities: two 11‑foot travel lanes, a 12‑foot two‑way left‑turn lane, class‑2 bike lanes, continuous sidewalks, additional crosswalks with pedestrian‑activated flashing beacons, median islands and a north/south speed‑feedback radar sign. Caltrans and staff…
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