Shell Beach · City of Pismo Beach (coastal development permit); Lucia Mar Unified School District (applicant)
Shell Beach Elementary classroom replacement, phase 2
2100 Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach, CA
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Summary
This is the second phase of portable classroom replacement at Shell Beach Elementary School, 2100 Shell Beach Road, a 9.25-acre campus of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. It removes portable classroom buildings of about 1,000 square feet each and builds one new 6,750-square-foot permanent building containing six classrooms, bathroom facilities, an office, an IT data room and a staff restroom. The building is 20 feet 7 inches tall and set about 500 feet back from the street, with a contemporary design matched to the colors and materials of the school auditorium completed in 2020.
The City's staff report describes this as a second phase following a similar project approved in May 2025, which replaces six other portables with two buildings and is covered on its own page. The two phases are separate approvals and their classroom counts should not be added into a single project. The school district applied for a coastal development permit and architectural review permit (P26-000036) because the campus is in the Coastal Appeal overlay. On May 12, 2026 the Planning Commission adopted Resolution PC-R-2026-011 approving the permits and Categorical Exemption 2026-008, on a 3 to 0 vote with one commissioner absent and one recused. The project is appealable to the Coastal Commission.
The records reviewed do not document a building permit, construction start or completion for this phase. The City's review covers coastal and design matters; the records do not describe the state school-construction review that applies to district buildings.
Documented scope
- Building
- 1 new 6,750-square-foot building [1]
- Rooms
- 6 classrooms, bathroom facilities, office, IT data room and staff restroom [1]
- Portables removed
- Six portable buildings of about 1,000 square feet each per the staff report (the draft minutes say seven) [1]
- Height
- 20 feet 7 inches (25-foot limit) [1]
- Campus
- 402,930 square feet (9.25 acres); lot coverage 41,250 square feet (10.2 percent) with the project [1]
- Parking
- 65 existing spaces; no change proposed [1]
Milestones
- Planning Commission approved the separate first phase (P25-000020), two buildings replacing six portables. [1]
- Notice of public hearing published. [1]
- Planning Commission adopted Resolution PC-R-2026-011 approving project P26-000036 (coastal development permit and architectural review permit) and Categorical Exemption 2026-008. [2]
Dates are shown with the precision the source gives: a month or a year when the record has no exact day.
What changed
- Planning Commission approved the coastal development permit for the single 6,750-square-foot classroom building. [2]
What the records leave open
- The minutes recording the approval are draft minutes reproduced in the June 9, 2026 agenda packet; the signed resolution was not reviewed.
- The staff report and agenda say six portable buildings are removed; the draft minutes say seven. The staff report figure is used here.
- The staff report gives the parcel as 010-221-009 in its title and 010-212-009 in its site table; the parcel number is not settled here.
- Any Coastal Commission appeal, building permit, construction start or completion was not verified.
- School buildings are reviewed by the state Division of the State Architect; no record of that review was found, so this page describes only the City's coastal permit.
Related projects and phases
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Sources
- Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review Permit for one new classroom building at Shell Beach Elementary (P26-000036), Planning Commission staff report, Item 7.A, City of Pismo Beach, May 12, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
- Draft minutes of the May 12, 2026 Planning Commission meeting (June 9, 2026 agenda packet, Item 5.A), City of Pismo Beach, June 9, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
- Planning Commission agenda, May 12, 2026, City of Pismo Beach, May 12, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
Research reviewed November 3, 2026. Page content reviewed November 5, 2026. Guide last updated November 5, 2026. Research last reviewed November 3, 2026; records cover November 3, 2021 to November 3, 2026. How the guide is built, and what it does not cover.
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