Posted on: April 13, 2023
The City Council on June 5 is set to consider the introduction of an implementation ordinance for Senate Bill 9, a State law that provides for two-unit development and urban lot splits in single dwelling unit zones.
As recommended last month by the Plannin...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: May 24, 2023
The City of Del Mar is pleased with the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) decision issued on Tuesday, May 23, declining to grant the North County Transit District’s (NCTD’s) Petition for a Declaratory Order, filed in Aug...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: May 23, 2023
Heavy rains, high tides and big surf this winter contributed to significant bluff erosion this year.
In a presentation to the City Council May 15, Dr. Adam Young of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said that on average, Del Mar's bluffs ret...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: May 18, 2023
City staff is preparing our beaches and parks to welcome more than 3 million visitors this summer.
In a May 15 presentation to the City Council, staff reported that calendars are filled with scheduled events at the beach, parks, Town Hall, Powerhouse Commu...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 30, 2023
A State program has awarded $100 million to the North County Transit District and San Diego Association of Governments to advance the San Dieguito Bridge Replacement, Double Track and Special Events Platform Project.
The California Transit and Intercity Ra...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 24, 2023
The City Council weighed in April 17 on SANDAG's proposed pedestrian access improvements along the Del Mar bluffs, with an undercrossing between 7th and 8th streets and a north-south trail east of the tracks from Seagrove Park to 4th Street ident...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 21, 2023
On the invitation of Rep. Mike Levin, Mayor Tracy Martinez rode the COASTER April 13 with Amit Bose, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, to view erosion on the Del Mar bluffs.
The short trip took Bose, Levin and other elected officials fr...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 3, 2023
The Planning Department has launched on online tool to provide real-time, online access to project and building permit information.
The tool, eTRAKiT, allows users to apply for select planning projects and building permits. Users also can pay fees, upload ...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: March 16, 2023
San Dieguito Drive fully reopened March 17, two days after a partial road failure left a guardrail hanging, exposed a sewer line and reduced the narrow road to one lane of travel.
Within hours on March 15, crews placed riprap and crushed rock on the washou...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Residents are reminded that storing vehicles on City streets is prohibited.
No vehicles shall park upon any street, alley, or public lot for a period of greater than 72 hours.
The 72-hour limit is set in the San Diego County Code and California Ve...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: March 13, 2023
In a reversal of pandemic-era belt-tightening, the City Council on March 6 approved $1.3 million in transfers to various reserve funds. The transfers include $500,000 to the Pension Reserve Fund, $600,000 to the Housing Reserve Fund and $200,000 to a newl...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: March 13, 2023
The City Council on March 6 approved replanting 14 City-owned trees with generous assistance from the Del Mar Foundation.
The Foundation, which is planting 40 trees to celebrate its 40th anniversary, has volunteered to buy the 14 replacement trees and cove...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: February 20, 2023
The City Council on Feb. 13 identified its top goals and priorities for the next two fiscal years, which include relocation of the railroad tracks off of the Del Mar bluff, Housing Element implementation, utility undergrounding and addressing short term r...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: February 6, 2023
A City-wide initiative to remove overhead utility lines marked a milestone Feb. 8 with the ceremonial removal of the final utility pole of the Tewa Court/10th Street Utility Undergrounding District.
As a small gathering of City officials, utility represent...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: February 3, 2023
A lieutenant from the North Coastal Sheriff's Station is reminding residents and business owners to beware of crimes of convenience and opportunity.
In a recent crime of convenience in Del Mar, a burglar gained access to a home using a garage door...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: January 19, 2023
Registration for the City’s Junior Lifeguard program opens February 15 for children ages 9 through 15. Participants can learn ocean safety and lifesaving skills within the Del Mar Lifeguard Department’s culture of camaraderie and team-building.
Four sessio...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: January 7, 2023
Storm-driven surf pounded Del Mar's beaches Jan. 6, sending foamy water over seawalls and beneath wooden barricades to pool patios, Ocean Front and Coast Boulevard.
No major damage or injuries were reported. Flooding and minor damage wer...
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City News & Announcements
Posted on: December 8, 2022
SANDAG has published seven potential options for pedestrian access along the blufftop railway and an online form for the public to weigh in on the draft concepts. During a Dec. 7 workshop at the Town Hall, representatives from the regional planni...
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