3.10 Structures and Utilities
the receiver site. State Lifeguard Tower No. 6, located just south of the lagoon mouth, is pulled back to
the parking lot during the winter season. Lifeguard Tower No. 5 is located just south of the restaurants.
This tower is fixed by the cobbles on the beach and is not moved seasonally. Its viewing platform is
approximately 15 feet high.
Solana Beach
A 60-inch energy dissipator storm drain pipe is located at the west end of Plaza Street. Another storm
drain outlet is located at Seascape Surf, to the south of Fletcher Cove. This storm drain emerges from the
bluff face at approximately 9 to 10 feet above MSL.
There is a public access staircase at Del Mar Shores Beach Park, and a public access ramp at Plaza Street
at Fletcher Cove. In addition, private stairs extend to the beach from Seascape Surf. One temporary
lifeguard tower is located within the proposed receiver site at the Seascape Surf access point. Another
tower is located just north of the proposed site at Fletcher Cove. Both towers are annually placed on the
beach the weekend before Memorial Day and removed the weekend after Labor Day.
Del Mar
There is an eight by three-foot storm drain outlet located at 17th Street near the lifeguard headquarters that
emerges onto the beach. Three 12-inch storm drains exist along the bluffs at Powerhouse Park. There is
also a six-inch storm drain outlet at the west end of 20th Street and one 12-inch storm drain located
approximately 280 feet north of the 15th Street cliff.
There is a public access road located south of 17th Street. There are no access stairs along the receiver
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site, but two ramps exist near 15th Street and Powerhouse Park. The entire beach is accessible to
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pedestrians from the public streets which end at the beach. A sea wall extends along the site from 29th
Street to 19th Street. In addition, a protective rip-rap wall exists along commercial uses just north of
Powerhouse Park.
The City's lifeguard headquarters is located at the foot of 17th Street. Additional lifeguard towers are
located at 20th, 25th, and 29th Streets. All stations are permanent structures located just east of the beach,
and the 29th Street tower is located just east of the seawall. All lifeguard stations' viewing platforms are
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