From:Butler, Katie@Coastal
To:City Council
Cc:Matt Downing
Subject:4/19/22 Items 11.A and 11.B (171 Naomi Ave. - LCPA & CDP) Date:Friday, April 15, 2022 2:38:21 PM
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Dear Honorable Councilmembers,
Coastal Commission staff has reviewed the staff reports for agenda items 11.A and 11.B and would like to provide the following comments on the proposed process. City staff recommends approval of the CDP for the project contingent on Coastal Commission approval of the LCP amendment that is required for project consistency with the LCP. We discussed such an approach with City staff last year and provided general support for this concurrent processing, provided that the City held the final local action notice for the CDP until after Coastal Commission certification of the LCP amendment. We would like to retract our support for that approach, and instead clarify that the LCP amendment should be processed first (independent of a project-specific CDP), and then if/when the amendment is certified by the Coastal Commission, only then should the CDP be considered by the City. Absent certification of the proposed change to the LCP in this case, the proposed project cannot be found consistent with the LCP.
We apologize for not providing the correct guidance to City staff early on and for any confusion this may have caused.
Thank you,
Katie
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Katie Butler
Coastal Program Analyst
California Coastal Commission
725 Front Street, Suite 300
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 427-4863
[email protected]
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