The Board of Port Commissioners of the Port of San Diego unanimously licensed the Remaining Program Environmental Influence Report (PEIR) and accepted the Port Grasp Plan Replace (PMPU), in keeping with a press launch.
This motion marks a vital step within the complete planning course of for the long run improvement and environmental administration of San Diego Bay and its waterfront.
Frank Urtasun, chairman of the Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners, said: “We’re excited to enter the ultimate part of this essential plan that displays our collective imaginative and prescient – of our communities, stakeholders, and the Port – for the way forward for San Diego Bay and the encircling waterfront.” He added: “After 11 years of neighborhood engagement, together with quite a few public conferences and exchanges with the general public, the PMPU will assist us proceed to ship on guarantees made to voters when the Port was established in 1962. It would defend and improve alternatives for public entry and parks, protect our pure sources, steadiness the necessity for improvement, present good paying jobs, and extra.”
Commissioner Ann Moore commented: “We’re extremely grateful to everybody who offered enter and engaged with this course of. Your dedication and involvement have ensured a really thorough and complete effort. The Port has labored very laborious to interact as many individuals as attainable to make sure this plan meets the wants of all Californians and our communities for the following a number of many years. We sit up for the following stage with the California Coastal Fee and to celebrating once we cross the end line.”
A Port Grasp Plan is required underneath the San Diego Unified Port District Act and the California Coastal Act. The plan goals to replace the port’s guiding framework to replicate present and future wants, changing the final complete plan accepted in 1981.
The PMPU outlines the utilization of land and water round San Diego Bay, designating areas for numerous actions, together with maritime operations, fishing, business ventures, recreation, and environmental conservation.
Initiated in 2013, the PMPU course of concerned 5 phases:
- Imaginative and prescient Assertion and Guiding Ideas (Accomplished in 2014)
- Framework Report (Accomplished in 2015)
- Port Grasp Plan Replace Dialogue Draft and Revised Dialogue Draft (Accomplished in 2020)
- Environmental evaluation pursuant to California Environmental High quality Act (CEQA) (Accomplished in February 2024)
- PMPU Certification (Present part; anticipated completion in 2025)
Following the board’s approval, the following steps embrace submitting the PMPU to the California Coastal Fee for certification, which is predicted to be accomplished by late 2024. This part is essential for implementing the plan’s imaginative and prescient, making certain the Port of San Diego continues to function a key financial driver whereas enhancing public entry and environmental sustainability.
