Coastal Commission rejects Princeton Big Wave development

Half Moon Bay Review/Clay Lambert, 8/8/12.  "Coastal Commission shoots down Big Wave."

In planning 5 years, work/live project for developmentally disabled

The future of the Big Wave office park and housing complex for the developmentally disabled is in doubt today after the California Coastal Commission sided with appellants who raised nearly a dozen issues with the proposal.

After five hours of testimony on Wednesday, the Coastal Commission was swayed by concerns over how to provide water and wastewater treatment, environmental worries, the potential for traffic and a host of other problems. Commissioners found the project out of compliance with San Mateo County’s land-use plan, overruling an earlier approval by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. 

....  The Committee for Green Foothills, the Loma Prieta chapter of the Sierra Club and others appealed the county’s decision. The Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce and Visitors’ Bureau and many individuals were on hand to support the project.

Big Wave has been in the planning pipeline for years. It was to include 225,000-square-feet of office space and housing for about 50 developmentally disabled adults in separate buildings. The office space would be a for-profit “economic engine” for the non-profit housing, according to Big Wave founder, Jeff Peck.

Opponents made a point to say they understood the need for housing for the developmentally disabled, but nonetheless maintained the Princeton plot behind the Half Moon Bay Airport is not the right place. Read Article.

Reference -  Three (3) Fix Pacifica Big Wave article reprints, environmental groups opposed.

Posted by Kathy Meeh