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 City of Solana Beach
Section 2
Shoreline and Coastal Bluff Management Strategies Draft MEIR
Project Description
methods of protecting the structure or structures are not feasible, and the benefit of
protecting the structure as opposed to removing it outweighs the adverse impact resulting
from the construction of the protective device; or
2.
To preserve economically viable use of property, when it is demonstrated that without the
proposed protection measure the property could not be used for any economically viable
purpose and other methods of protecting or economic usefulness of the property are
feasible; or
3.
To abate a public nuisance when other methods of abatement including, but not limited to,
removal of a structure or improvement would result in a severe economic hardship to the
owner of private property or the loss of a significant public benefit.
B.
Shoreline protection measures such as seacave plugging and filling are preferred over the
construction of seawalls, bluff retaining walls, gunite covering and similar permanent
armoring. Permits for seacave plugging and filling will be expeditiously processed and will
generally be permitted or conditionally permitted to be constructed in accordance with the
design criteria of this chapter. Plugging and filling of caves is acceptable as a reasonable
measure to prevent erosion and minimize effects that could result in a future need to
construct a more intrusive protection device.
C.
Riprap, sand bags, armoring, revetments and other temporary bluff protection measures
shall be permitted only on a temporary basis to respond to an emergency.
D.
It is the further policy of the city that applications for permits under this chapter be
processed expeditiously to the extent such processing is consistent with the protection of
the public interest and the preservation of private property.
Select portions of the ordinance that specify why a shoreline defense structure would be
permitted by the city and measures and restrictions that apply to the construction of such
structures are presented below. The complete ordinance is provided in Appendix A. The
ordinance states (Chapter 17.62.080) that the only time a special use permit will be granted by
the City Council is if the following situations are applicable:
1.
a.
An existing significant structure is threatened with imminent danger or because of
bluff erosion which occurs naturally, or which results or arises from circumstances
which are not within the control of the property owner, and is reasonably foreseeable
that without the shoreline defense structure the threatened structure on the site will
suffer structural damage; or
b.
The shoreline defense structure is necessary to abate a public nuisance existing on
the property that cannot be reasonably abated in another manner; or
c.
Unless the shoreline defense structure is permitted the property will be used for any
economically viable use permitted by the city's general plan and applicable zoning.
Project No. 323530000
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