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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with remote comment. Agenda. Item #11A: Staff Recommendation: 1) Adopt a resolution approving a proposed Ordinance to amend the City’s Local Coastal Land Use Plan, Policy 2-16, and Half Moon Bay Municipal Code, Title 17 (Subdivisions), sections 17.06.020(E) and 17.06.065 and Title 18 (Zoning), section 18.04.010(E) and other conforming edits to amend the Measure D “Downtown Area” to be the area designated as the Town Center in Figure 2-2 of the Local Coastal Land Use Plan; and placing a measure on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, seeking voter approval of the proposed Ordinance to amend the Measure D Downtown Area; and 2) Find the amendments exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq., “CEQA,” and 14 Cal. Code Regs. Sections 15000 et seq., “CEQA Guidelines”), under CEQA Guidelines section 15265 (adoption of coastal plans and programs); and 3) Discuss and determine if the City Council wishes to submit an argument in favor of the proposed ballot measure, and if so, which Councilmember(s) would write it.
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