LCP Consultation Draft sent to the Coastal Commission

The progress continues on Plan Pacifica! On October 4, we sent the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Consultation Draft to the Coastal Commission staff for their review.  This started a consultation period between the City and the Coastal Commission staff on the contents of the LCP.

Here is a summary of what has happened recently with the LCP:

  • On September 16, the redline version of the LCP Consultation Draft was made available to the public.

  • On September 30, the City Council held a special meeting to provide input on the LCP Consultation Draft. At this meeting, the Council requested minor modifications to the document, and directed the City Manager to submit the LCP Consultation Draft to the Coastal Commission staff for review.

  • On October 4, the City sent the LCP Consultation Draft (without redlines) to the Coastal Commission staff.  The Coastal Commission staff will review the document and we expect to receive their feedback by the end of November.

What’s Next

Once the City receives the Coastal Commission staff’s feedback, we will begin a public comment period for at least 30 days during which the public can provide comments on the Draft LCP and/or Coastal Commission review letter.  The City will then carefully consider all feedback received from the public and the Coastal Commission staff, and determine if any changes to the Consultation Draft are needed.  City staff will then take the revised Draft LCP to public hearings at the Planning Commission and City Council in early 2020 to seek approval of the document.

We won’t be sitting idle waiting for Coastal Commission staff to review the Draft LCP.  Over the next several months, we will be continuing our work on the Draft General Plan and new Sharp Park Specific Plan.  We are close to releasing the Existing Conditions Report for the Sharp Park Specific Plan which will describe various aspects of the current Sharp Park neighborhood, and will be seeking public input on this document.

As always, if you have any questions, please send me an email at murdockc@ci.pacifica.ca.us.

Sincerely,

Christian