ZONING ADMINISTRATOR STAFF REPORT
TO: Zoning Administrator
FROM: Marco Cuevas Jr., Associate Planner
SUBJECT:
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COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 25-020 (BLUFF TOP SLOPE REMEDIATION)
REQUEST:
To repair slope failure along a section of the existing bike path, between the Dog Beach Blufftop parking lots. Project activities would include removal of failed soil and debris, reconstruction of the slope, installation of erosion control fabric, installation of drought resistant landscaping with irrigation, and reconstruction of the bike path.
LOCATION:
20201 Pacific Coast Highway (Assessor's Parcel No. 023-170-14), 92648 - (West side of Pacific Coast Highway between the Dog Beach Blufftop parking lots).
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APPLICANT:
City of Huntington Beach, Public Works Department, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach 92648
PROPERTY
OWNER:
State of California Department of General Service, 650 Howe Avenue, Suite C, Sacramento, CA 95825
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Zoning Administrator take the following actions:
A) The proposed project is Categorically Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301, 15302, 15304, and 15308, Classes 1, 2, 4, and 8.
B) Approve Coastal Development Permit No. 25-020 with suggested findings and conditions of approval.
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General Plan:
OS-S (Open Space - Sand)
Zone:
OS-S-CZ (Open Space - Sand - Coastal Zone)
Environmental Status:
The request is covered by Categorical Exemption, Sections 15301, 15302, 15304, and 15308, Classes 1, 2, 4, and 8 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Coastal Status:
Appealable
Existing Use:
Beach and Bluffs
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval
2. Plans - Received August 21, 2025, and dated June 4, 2024
3. Plans (WPCP) - Received February 3, 2026
4. Geotechnical Report Slope Repair Recommendations Huntington Beach Dog Beach prepared by Aesco dated June 4, 2024
5. State Lands Letter of Support...
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