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Planning commission approves stabilization of Terramar stairway after debate over Coastal Commission jurisdiction and sand mitigation
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a permit for a privately funded repair and stabilization of the Terramar stairway that provides the only public beach access for about a mile; the project includes shotcrete walls, erodible concrete backfill, drainage work and either on‑site sand replenishment or payment of a sand‑mitigation fee.
The Carlsbad Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 4 to approve a Coastal Development Permit and a special‑use permit for the privately funded Terramar Stairway Stabilization Project, which repairs an eroding public access stairway on a coastal bluff and addresses expanding sea caves that have undercut the structure.
Senior Planner Shannon Harker summarized the project history and jurisdictional background, noting prior permits dating to 1997 and 2009 and a complex administrative history with the Coastal Commission. Harker said three recent…
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