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Commission denies after-the-fact shoreline stabilization at 281 East Avenue, seeks peer review or remediation
Summary
Commission denied an after-the-fact riprap slope stabilization and fill at 281 East Avenue, citing lack of prior authorization and the need to verify whether less environmentally damaging alternatives were feasible; commissioners recommended peer review if the applicant wishes to return.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to deny a coastal site plan application to retain riprap slope stabilization and a two‑foot fill placed at 281 East Avenue without prior approvals.
Engineer Tessa Utrayta and other project representatives presented photographs and engineering cross sections showing steep existing slopes and damaged piles; they argued the riprap was necessary and unavoidable to protect a pre‑1995 structure and to stabilize slopes…
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