Wavecrest reveals its ideas for a post-middle school development

Although removing the middle school from Wavecrest would free up some space in the development, it may not result in any additional houses.

In Thursday’s Half Moon Bay City Council meeting, Wavecrest’s developers discussed how the plan for the development could change if the middle school is no longer part of the plan.  Both the developers and the City Council seemed eager to demonstrate their good working relationship in discussing the plans in the wake of their settlement.

Wavecrest executive Bill Barrett described a plan that would use half the additional space for open space and half to increase the size of some lots in the development. Barrett made it clear that this plan was for discussion purposes only and was not a formal proposal of any kind.

The open space would include increased setbacks from drainage ditches in the northwest corner of the site, moving the entire development to the east, but not all the way to Highway 1. The southern border of the developed site would also move north, to increase the southern buffer space. The developers are also considering adding more small public parks to the development.

Lots that are currently planned to be smaller than "typical" Coastside lots (Barrett wouldn’t say "substandard") would be increased in size.  Also, streets would be made narrower, to decrease the amount of impermeable surface and increase the buildable space.