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Council asks staff to evaluate recorded Spyglass easement and confined ADA access options
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Summary
Council asked staff to research the recorded 10‑foot Spyglass easement and whether ADA access could be built or alternatively formalized signage/trail solutions could be implemented; staff found the easement recorded in 2012 but said terrain and building locations had made full ADA installation infeasible and will return with feasibility and signage options.
PISMO BEACH — Councilors on Feb. 6 asked staff to revisit a recorded 10‑foot easement between Spyglass and Dolphin Bay after members of the public and commissioners raised concerns that promised beach access had never been built.
Planning staff reviewed meeting records from 2012 and confirmed a recorded 10‑foot easement exists but said that configuration proved infeasible to make ADA‑compliant because of building footprints, topography and landscaping. Staff recounted that an earlier strategy was to formalize the existing informal path with directional signage rather than build a full ADA ramp in the recorded easement.
“Part of what we might be able to do is simply require the directional access to be put back in,” staff said, adding that the city map of coastal access points would be updated and made available online and at City Hall.
Council members asked staff to explore options: enforce the original recorded easement conditions with property owners, determine feasibility of constructing an ADA‑compliant path or instead formalize the existing breezeway/trail with signage and minor improvements. Staff agreed to research the recorded conditions of approval, revisit the feasibility study, and return with alternatives including potential trail improvements and signage to make the public access obvious.
What happens next: Staff will gather the historical documents and feasibility studies, map the access, engage the property owner(s) as needed, and bring back a recommendation to either formalize the existing path with signage or pursue alternate access options.
