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PRESS RELEASE. From the City of Half Moon Bay on April 28th, 2025. Smith Field Park Master Plan.
COMMENT: Smith Field Improvements Project Draft Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) Circulation Period: April 28th thru May 28th, 2025 at 5:00pm.
The Draft IS/MND is available for public review. The public review and comment period is 30 days and ends on May 28, 2025. No Planning Commission Meeting date has been scheduled at this time. Proper noticing will take place once a date has been determined.
Written comments on the IS/MND must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on May 28, 2025 to: Maz Bozorginia, Director of Public Works, City of Half Moon Bay, 501 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to [email protected].
Project Background
The subject of this Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is the proposed Smith Field Park Improvements Project (project),
which consists of the replacement and upgrade of existing park facilities, including five ballfields (one lit
for nighttime use), a dog park, a parking lot, and horseshoe pits, on Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN]
065-011-160, totaling approximately 29.25 acres, at 201Wavecrest Road, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo
County, California. The property is owned by the City of Half Moon Bay (City) and the City has filed a
lot merger to combine two lots into one. The proposed improvements to Smith Field Park include
installation of a new waterline within the right-of-way at Wavecrest Road, upgrades to the park’s parking
area to include paved access and paved parking spaces (including accessible spaces), upgrades to the
youth baseball fields, construction of a new concession and restroom building, upgrades to the existing
multi-use field to an all-weather multi-use field (soccer, baseball, softball), establishment of a
picnic/barbecue area and interpretive walking trail, expansion of the dog park (conceptually separated into large and small dog areas), installation of a children’s play area, new picnic area, additional active sport court uses, upgrades to Field 3, improvements to lighting and other utilities, and upgrades to park
landscaping. The property contains several Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHAs), which
would be conserved as part of the project.
Construction of Phase 1 of the project is anticipated to commence in Spring 2026 and is scheduled to last approximately 6 months, ending in Fall 2026. To the extent possible, construction would occur between the spring and fall ball league schedules. Construction of Phase 2 would take a total of 12 months to complete, but would likely be accomplished in smaller individual stages as funding allows. This IS/MND is prepared in conjunction with the required Coastal Development Permit (CDP) application and includes a description of the existing environmental setting of the project and the environmental effects that may result from construction and operation of the full buildout of all phases of the project.
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