After hearing geotechnical evidence that the bluff below the Erskine property remains unstable, the Commission approved a reduced alternative that retains necessary structural armoring but removes some nonessential decking and landing elements and requires sand‑supply mitigation and archeological safeguards.

The commission approved an after‑the‑fact permit for a 1998 shoreline armoring structure at a Carmel Highlands property, adopting a reduced‑scope mitigation (remove lowest landing/stair and decking), after geotechnical reports concluded the armoring remains necessary to protect the primary dwelling from bluff recession.