California Coastal Commission Approves 5-Year Permit Extension for the Surfer’s Beach Sand Replenishment via Dredge Project with some Special Conditions

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VIDEO and REPORT. Video from the San Mateo County Harbor District  meeting on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2025 meeting, at 10:00am, as a hybrid meeting. Meetings are held in person at the SMCHD Administration Building, 504 Avenue Alhambra, Ste. 200, El Granada. Agenda. Staff Report.

Report from the California Coastal Commission‘s North Central Coast District’s Deputy Director’s Report on Friday, June 13th, 2025.

Original CDP Approval
CDP 2-22-0726 was originally approved by the Coastal Commission on September 6, 2023 and authorized the dredging of up to 100,000 cubic yards of clean sand accumulated along the inside of the Pillar Point Harbor breakwater near the public boat launches for a one-time placement of sand along an approximately 1,000-foot-long section of shoreline at adjacent Surfers Beach in Half Moon Bay. In addition, the approved project includes the implementation of an eelgrass restoration plan designed to establish nearly 8 acres of new eelgrass habitat area within the Harbor’s west basin to offset the project’s potential eelgrass impacts, but also to significantly increase eelgrass habitat in Pillar Point Harbor overall.

Proposed CDP Amendment
The Applicant requests that Special Conditions CDP be amended or added to, to allow for a 5-year extension of the approved project’s sand placement activities, should initial efforts prove successful; to add a new condition allowing for sediment knockdown at the Pillar Point Harbor public boat launch ramp adjacent to Surfers Beach; and to limit required nesting bird survey areas to the work area extending inland to the seaward edge of Highway 1. >>> READ MORE


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Commissioners: George Domurat, Tom Mattusch, Bill Zemke, Virginia Chang-Kiraly (and Skippy) and Katherine Slater-Carter

Kathryn Slater-Carter ~ District 3
Position: Chair
Term: 2023-2027
Email: kslater-carter@smharbor.com

George Domurat ~ District 2
Position: Vice Chair
Term: 2023-2027
Email: gdomurat@smharbor.com

William Zemke ~ District 1
Position: Secretary
Term: 2021 -2025
mail: wzemke@smharbor.com

Tom Mattusch ~ District 4
Position: Treasurer
Term: 2021-2025
Email: tmattusch@smharbor.com

Virginia Chang Kiraly ~ District 5
Position: Commissioner
Term: 2021-2025
Email: vchang-kiraly@smharbor.com

District Office: 504 Avenue Alhambra, Ste. 200,  El Granada, CA 94018   

Mailing Address: PO Box 1449, El Granada, CA 94018   
Phone: (650) 583-4400 Fax: (650) 583-4614

Pillar Point without the harbor.

Shoaling will be dredged soon.

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