Shelter Cove is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) beach neighborhood at the southerly edge of Pacifica, California consisting of seventeen rustic rental cottages.
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| Coordinates: 37°35′49″N 122°30′50″W / 37.59694°N 122.51389°W | |
| Location | Pacifica, California, USA[1] |
| Elevation | 0 m |
Background
editHistorically the cove has been a recreational beach and popular San Francisco tourist destination. Shelter Cove was a picnic day stop along the Ocean Shore Railroad during its heyday, and later through the Prohibition Era up until the 1940s.[2] A restaurant and bar, the Clipper Ship, operated at Shelter Cove for many years during this period. Ever since the access road washed out during a 1983 storm, this neighborhood and beach is accessible only by footpath or boat.[3]
The Shelter Cove beach has been a center of attention as result of a public beach access prescriptive easement complaint lodged with the California Coastal Commission.[4] On March 19, 2008 the City of Pacifica filed a court action to force the maintenance of the footpath and hillside from risk of landslide.[3] On January 20, 2009 the planning commission of Pacifica gave permission to current owner Arno Rohloff to repair a staircase to the property since the footpath has fallen completely into the sea.[5]
Shelter Cove is currently owned by Arno Rohloff since July 1997,[3] with prior owners from the 1960s until 1975 were Charles (Chuck) Pavka and Mary (Maty) Pavka.[6]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shelter Cove
- ^ Lafayette, Lenore (1997). Shelter Cove The Early Years. Los Altos, Calif: Cherry Orchard Books. ISBN 0-9661779-9-1.
- ^ a b c "City of Pacifica v Arno Rohloff and Does 1 - 50" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2008.
City of Pacifica Shelter Cove access lawsuit
- ^ Scott, Julia (November 26, 2007). "Beach may be reclaimed for public use". East Bay Times.
- ^ "Planning Commission". City of Pacifica. January 20, 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Brian. "Pacifica Boat Docks Historical Pictures". ski-epic.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.