Council Punts on Cape Breton Rezoning, Bayview Hillside in Marathon Session

Pacifica's City Council spent nearly six hours Monday wrestling with two land use disputes that tested the limits of the city's hillside protections — and the council's patience — before approving a major wastewater infrastructure plan and hearing a frank assessment of the city's economic development strategy.

• Illegal grading at church-owned Cape Breton Drive property triggers rezoning fight; council and Planning Commission both reject the approach, seek alternative legal path

• Bayview Road hillside home appeal continued again as council demands accurate renderings and stronger neighbor protections

• Wastewater master plan approved unanimously, combining three capital projects with a climate resiliency analysis for coastal pump stations

• Economic development work plan frames $370M+ in unfunded capital needs as the case for a more aggressive fiscal strategy

• Residents demand transparency and action on a Beach Boulevard short-term rental with two dozen police calls

A packed public hearing over the proposed rezoning of 650 Cape Breton Drive — a property owned by the Iglesia Ni Cristo church — ended with the council unanimously continuing the matter to another meeting and directing staff to find a legal pathway that doesn't require a zoning change.