The California Coastal Commission recently approved Santa Barbara’s permit to retain a rock revetment at Leadbetter Beach to protect the area from winter storms.
Construction of the buried structure was completed under an emergency authorization during the January 2023 storms that eroded the shoreline and damaged the harbor parking lot and nearby boatyard.
Composed of mostly 5-ton rocks, the revetment is about 360 feet long and was installed to protect the waterfront from further storm impacts…