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 City of Solana Beach
Shoreline and Coastal Bluff Management Strategies Draft MEIR
Summary
Repeal the existing Shoreline and Coastal Bluff Protection Ordinance and let the California
Coastal Commission and/or others regulate the construction of shoreline protection devices
Reduce the need for shoreline protective structures by regularly importing sand resources
and constructing retention devices as a way to maintain or increase the width of the Solana
Beach
Return the shoreline and coastal bluffs back to nature over time by implementing a Planned
Retreat Policy whereby the City would not protect existing and future structures atop the
shoreline bluffs
As will be explained in more detail in the body of this MEIR, implementation of the third option
will likely require close coordination with, and major financial assistance from, the San Diego
Association of Governments ("SANDAG") and agencies of the state and federal governments,
as the City lacks the financial resources on its own either to fund the periodic importation of
large amounts of sand or the construction of offshore retention devices. The fourth option,
moreover, cannot be implemented by the City on its own because, as noted earlier, state law
currently allows property owners to obtain permits from the Coastal Commission where
shoreline defense structures are necessary to protect existing structures from erosion, provided
that adequate mitigation is available. Thus, a change in state law will be necessary before, if
ever, the City and the Coastal Commission can together implement a "Planned Retreat Policy."
Alternative Policies and Programs
There is no "proposed project" for this MEIR, in the sense that the City does not consider any
particular option to be a tentative proposal more favored than other options. Instead, four
alternatives have been developed and considered at an equal level of detail, so that the City
Council can make a fully informed decision regarding whether to make any change in existing
policies. The No Project Policy looks at the impacts of the continuation of the existing Shoreline
and Coastal Bluff Protection Ordinance. The other three alternatives are different policies and
programs, which could be implemented in replacement of, or in addition to, the existing policy.
The alternative policies and programs, as follows, are described in detail in Section 2.0:
Alternative 1 No Project Continuation of Existing Policy
Alternative 2 Repeal of the Shoreline and Coastal Bluff Protection Ordinance
Alternative 3 Sand Replenishment and Retention Program
Alternative 4 Planned Coastal Retreat Policy
Environmental Impacts
The environmental resource areas addressed in this MEIR are geology and soils, land use,
biological resources, recreation and public access, population and housing, aesthetics, and
utilities and service systems. Table S-1 summarizes the environmental impacts and mitigation
measures associated with the alternatives. Significant impacts have been identified for geology
Project No. 323530000
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