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Commission approves ~1,000-foot chain-link fence along Pilaritos Creek to limit dumping and protect riparian area
Summary
The planning commission approved a coastal development permit to install an approximately 1,000-foot chain-link fence along Pilaritos Creek by the Strawflower Shopping Center to limit dumping, reduce flooding hazards to encampments and protect riparian habitat; the approval removes a hold-harmless clause and directs staff to explore extending the fence where feasible and improving aesthetics and maintenance plans.
The Half Moon Bay Planning Commission on Feb. 10 approved a coastal development permit to replace a dilapidated fence with an approximately 1,000-foot chain-link barrier along the outer edge of Pilaritos Creek adjacent to the Strawflower Shopping Center parking lot.
Planner and staff described the project as aimed at protecting the riparian corridor, reducing anthropogenic debris and public-health hazards in encampments near the creek, and limiting access that contributes to illegal dumping. Staff outlined avoidance and minimization measures in the initial study — including pre-construction bird, frog and snake surveys, and an on-site biologist during work windows — and recommended the removal of a hold-harmless clause from the resolution before approval.
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