TORREY PINES, DEL MAR, SOLANA BEACH, CARDIFF/SEASIDE, AND CARLSBAD BEACHES WILL REMAIN CLOSED THIS WEEK – BEACHES TO REOPEN NEXT WEEK!
On Friday afternoon, the County Health Officer unexpectedly announced that recreational water use restrictions (except for boating) would be lifted countywide effective at sunrise on Monday, April 27th. The Amended County Health Order expressly left the authority to maintain beach closures with each individual city/agency. All coastal cities had been working together on a coordinated beach reopening for the week of May 4th. The County announcement came as a complete surprise. Despite this unanticipated announcement, north coastal cities have continued to coordinate with one another. We intend to put plans in place under which limited beach and water activities can be allowed while providing the social/physical distancing necessary to adequately protect the public health as mandated by County Health and State Orders. This coordination is also essential to ensure that no single city is adversely impacted due to adjacent beaches remaining closed.
At this point, State Beaches including Torrey Pines, South Cardiff, Cardiff and Carlsbad will remain closed this week. City beaches in Del Mar, Solana Beach and Carlsbad will also remain closed this week. Please understand that our primary concern is the health and safety of the public as well as the health and safety of city employees.
The good news is that Solana Beach, along with these other jurisdictions, are preparing to reopen our beaches the week of May 4th – the target date the majority of coastal cities had identified during countywide discussions last week. We ask for your continued patience as we put in place the County-mandated plan to ensure the protection of the public’s health and safety. That, after all, must be our overarching objective.
It is important to note that the Statewide Stay-at-Home Order remains in effect. People should continue to leave their homes for only essential needs including groceries, medicine and health care. While State guidance under this Order allows for people to get outside for exercise and fresh air, the State and County have ordered all beach parking lots in San Diego County remain closed.
Finally, pursuant to the Amended Health Order, our beach will be reopened next week only to the extent the public complies with all social/physical distancing, face covering, beach use and beach access directives. Failure to comply with these posted directives may require the reclosure of the beach. We are all in this together, and to the extent that we can all follow the guidelines established by the Amended County Health Order, we hope to keep the beaches open and slowly move to lessen the restrictions in compliance with State and County guidelines.
Again, we ask for your understanding and continued patience as we prepare to reopen our beach next week.
Thank you.
