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 City of Solana Beach
Shoreline and Coastal Bluff Management Strategies Draft MEIR
Summary
adopted the Negative Declaration and enacted the Shoreline and Coastal Bluff Protection
Ordinance. The ordinance has been in effect since May 16, 1994. Since then, many members
of the public have been concerned about the number of seawalls and other protective structures
that have been permitted in the City in the last few years and their possible effect on the coastal
erosion problems and the reduction of public access that Solana Beach and other San Diego
region beaches are experiencing. As a result, even though CEQA has been satisfied, the City
would like to revisit the issue as to how, if at all, it might want to modify the existing ordinance,
or seek other policy alternatives, for managing the coastline. A public scoping meeting was held
on April 10, 2001 regarding the preparation of an environmental document and public comments
were considered in the preparation of this Master Environmental Impact Report (MEIR). A
Notice of Preparation was prepared by the City on May 21, 2001 and sent out for public
comment with a 30-day review period (see Appendix B).
This MEIR evaluates the environmental effects of the existing Shoreline and Coastal Bluff
Protection Ordinance as well as the effects of potential policy and program alternatives, which
could replace or be in addition to the existing policy, upon which the approval of subsequent
future coastal management projects or adoption of other policies or programs could be based.
This MEIR satisfies the requirements for MEIRs, as set forth in Public Resources Code section
21157 and "CEQA Guidelines" section 15176.
Study Area
The City of Solana Beach is located on the northern coast of San Diego County (Figure 1-1).
The City is approximately 20 miles north of downtown San Diego, with neighboring cities
including Encinitas to the north and Del Mar to the south. To the east are unincorporated areas
of San Diego County, which include the communities of Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks
Ranch, as well as San Dieguito Regional Park. The Pacific Ocean is located to the west and
San Elijo Lagoon is located along the City's northern boundary. As shown in Figure 1-2, the
project study area encompasses the coastal bluffs located within the boundaries of the City of
Solana Beach. More specifically, the project study area comprises the properties located along
1.7 miles of beach within the City's boundaries and on the west side of Pacific Avenue and
South Sierra Avenue.
MEIR Objectives
The purpose of this MEIR is to provide the City Council of Solana Beach and the public with an
assessment of the potential environmental impacts associated with alternative strategies for
managing the City's coastline. The goals and objectives of this MEIR are to consider the range
of coastal management strategies or alternatives available to the City. This includes
considering alternative policies or programs that would accomplish one of the following:
Leave the current Ordinance in place, and thereby continue to attempt to balance the rights
and privileges of shoreline property owners to preserve, protect, develop, and use their
property with the rights of the general public to ensure protection of important natural
shoreline and coastal bluff resources and processes
Project No. 323530000
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