Dana Point City Council meets Tuesday December 1 2015 at 6:00pm.
The Council will be meeting at City Council Chambers.
Chambers are located at 33282 Golden Lantern Street.
The public is encouraged to attend.
Proposed Discussion Items Include: Continue reading “Dana Point City Council Meets Tuesday December 1 2015: Attend and Voice Your Concerns About Strands Beach”
UPDATE: Dana Point City Council passed their resolution to continue to have locked gates at Strands Beach.
The Council revised the hours from one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset.
They based their decision on public safety issues.
Restrictive access to Dana Point’s Strands Beach will be discussed at the Dana Point City Council meeting Tuesday November 3 2015 at 6:00pm.
The Dana Point City Council meets at Dana Point City Plaza located at 33282 Golden Lantern Street.
The Public is encouraged to attend.
The costly lengthly legal battle with the Surfrider Foundation and the California Coastal Commission over the public’s right to
access over Strands Beach is ongoing for the City of Dana Point.
Dana Point has spent five years in litigation and have suffered four Court losses over the Strands Beach access.
Dana Point suffered its most recent loss on September 17 2015 with the California Superior Court.
The Court ruled that the city of Dana Point could not use claims of teenage partying to limit public beach access
through a gated community of multimillion dollar homes.
In a strongly worded decision the Court found that the city’s emergency ordinance was based on “nothing more than speculation, conjecture and fear mongering.”
The Dana Point City Council is now proposing access to Strands Beach from one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset.
The Council will also recommend that the existing gates be put on automatic timers for the proposed time restrictions.
This is in direct conflict with the California Coastal Commission’s directive to the City of Dana Point on this matter.
The California Coastal Commission responded to the Dana Point City Council upcoming November 3 2015 meeting that would officially put restrictions to Strands Beach access in a letter to the council dated October 30 2015.
The California Coastal Commission states “… We urge the city council to uphold it’s responsibility to protect and uphold public coastal access and deny the gates and proposed hours of operation..”.
The California Coastal Commission October 30 2015 letter to the City of Dana Point reminds the City that this new proposal is not permitted and it obstructs the public access to Strands Beach.
The California Coastal Commission also states that Dana Point’s desire to restrict access to Strands Beach is not consistent with Dana Point’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) and with the Public’s Access and Recreation Policies of Chapter 3 of the California Coastal Act.
The Surfrider South Orange County Chapter is urging the public to attend tonight’s meeting and support full access to Strands Beach.
Surfrider is also supporting the public directly contacting the Dana Point City Council through their public email accounts.
Here is some of the California Coastal Commission Background of this five year legal battle in a Press Release dated September 18 2015 Continue reading “California Coastal Commission Urges Dana Point To Open Strands Beach: Dana Point Council Meets Tuesday November 3 2015”
Help support the sprucing up of Ben Brown’s into The Ranch. Keep this local gem a pristine low key place to golf, sleep, and visit by joining us at the October California Costal Commission hearing in Newport Beach. Either meet at The Ranch at 7am this Wednesday and depart as a group (after donuts and coffee ) or meet at 100 Civic Center Dr in NB 92660 at 8:30am. Thanks, and see you all on Wednesday! (Source: Hobie Surf Shop)
For more information please go to
http://www.facebook.com/TheRanchLagunaBeach
For information on the California Coastal Meeting please link to Agenda
Help support the sprucing up of Ben Brown’s into The Ranch. Keep this local gem a pristine low key place to golf, sleep, and visit by joining us at the October California Costal Commission hearing in Newport Beach. Either meet at The Ranch at 7am this Wednesday and depart as a group (after donuts and coffee ) or meet at 100 Civic Center Dr in NB 92660 at 8:30am. Thanks, and see you all on Wednesday! (Source: Hobie Surf Shop)
For more information please go to
http://www.facebook.com/TheRanchLagunaBeach
For information on the California Coastal Meeting please link to Agenda
The Dana Point Planning Commission is having a public meeting tonight at the Dana Point Community Center at 6:00pm.
The Agenda can be linked to at Agenda
The Community Center is located at 34052 Del Obispo. The public is encouraged to attend.
There are two Development projects near or at PCH and Del Obispo that are on the table tonight.
They are both mixed use residential and business projects.
One is located at 34202 Del Obispo. This is the old Mobil Home Park. It is proposed to be a 168 Condo Development with Commercial space.
The most high profile item is a Costal Development Permit for Majestic Housing and Development LCC.
They are requesting a permit to construct a 30,000 sq. foot three story high rise in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Del Prado.
The plan is for retail space on the ground floor with 111 residential Condo’s on all 3 levels. There will also be 2 levels of parking.
The plans for this development is online with the city of Dana Point.
Please link to majestic housing develoment to view their plans.
Dana Point Residents for Responsible Development have a Facebook Page up that expresses their disapproval with this plan.
This is from their site.
“MAJESTIC SEEKS APPROVAL FOR TOWN CENTER PROJECT
•The Dana Point Community Development Department is recommending approval.
•Residents do not agree with the Department’s interpretation of the Town Center Plan used to justify the variances and other exceptions.
•The fourth story of residences should be eliminated for all phases because it is not allowed in the town Center Plan and requires an unlawful variance which will set a precedent for other developers to ask for if this is approved.
•The project ‘s computation of needed parking spaces is inadequate, creating a burden to nearby residential neighborhoods; location of in lieu spaces has not been determined.
•There needs to be additional architectural improvements
•Residents deserve to see the size of these buildings through staking.
•All decorative and unnecessary features above the 40 foot limit should be eliminated.
Please plan on attending and adding your voice to the MAJORITY of residents who are telling the City that this developer needs to come up with a better plan!”
For more information on Dana Point Residents for Responsible Development that do not approve of this plan please visit their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/DanaPointResidents
I am having trouble linking from this site to their Facebook Site. Please just search for their site or type in the Facebook address. Thanks for your patience!
