3.7 Aesthetics
looking north at this site. As shown, the bluffs are vegetated near the top where the slopes are less steep,
but at the base there are cobbles. Some sea caves in this area have been filled and the fill material is visible
against the lighter, tan bluffs. As with the Batiquitos site, at low tide the sand and cobble beach is visible
but at high tide the waves crash against the cliffs. Development along this segment includes single-family
residences, apartments, and condominiums, which are located approximately 80 to 100 feet above the
beach on the bluff. Several stairways descend onto the beach from residences located on the bluff.
The pipeline to serve this site would be placed at the base of the bluff, coming south from the landfall site
at Batiquitos. Along this length, the pipeline would traverse a beach similar to the receiver site itself, with
residences constructed atop high bluffs viewing a beach which comes and goes with the tide.
Moonlight Beach
This receiver site has bluffs on either end, and Moonlight State Beach park at the terminus of B Street.
Views of the site would be available from residents and park users. The site contains a wider sand area
at the park because in this location the bluffs trend easterly and open up to allow Cottonwood Creek to
drain into the ocean. Figure 3.7-5, Photograph A is a photograph looking north from the staircase at the
terminus of D Street. As shown, there is a narrow sand shelf from the cliffs to a cobble slope, then sand
sloping to the water. Rip-rap has been placed at the base of the bluffs to protect structures. At high tide
the water comes to the base of the bluffs and the beach is not visible. The delivery pipeline would be
located at the base of the bluffs between the Leucadia receiver site and this site. The character of the area
traversed by the pipeline would be much the same as described under Leucadia.
Cardiff
This receiver site is parallel to Highway 101 and the San Elijo Lagoon. Several restaurants front the beach
just north of the site. As shown in Figure 3.7-5, Photograph B, the beach is virtually all cobble. In fact,
large boulders surrounding the restaurants are the only barrier between these structures and the sea. The
length of the roadwayis also protected by rip-rap. There are no obstructions between the receiver site and
persons in the restaurants and for drivers along Highway 101. However, for drivers the higher elevation
of the road and the relatively steep drop-off to the beach reduces the view of the beach itself, and the
primary focal point is the ocean. There are also distant views for residences on the hills north and south
of San Elijo. The pipeline to serve this site would come from directly offshore.
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