UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 5, 2005

California Coastal Communities, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-17189		02-0426634
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6 Executive Circle, Suite 250, Irvine, California		92614
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(949) 250-7700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 6, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that on October 5, 2005 the County of Orange’s Planning Commission approved modifications to the Company’s site plan for 349 homes on the Upper Bench of the Bolsa Chica mesa. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of the Registrant, dated October 6, 2005 announcing the County of Orange’s Planning Commission approval of modifications to the Company’s site plan for 349 homes on the Upper Bench of the Bolsa Chica mesa.

Except for historical information contained in the Press Release attached as an exhibit hereto, the Press Release contains forward-looking statements which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary note in the Press Release regarding these forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	California Coastal Communities, Inc.
Date: October 11, 2005	By:	/s/ Sandra G. Sciutto
		Sandra G. Sciutto
		Chief Financial Officer