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Coastal Resilience Master Plan
Draft Coastal Resilience Master Plan
The Coastal Resilience Master Plan is an implementation action of Climate Resilient SD. This project is made possible through grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and California State Coastal Conservancy.
The plan identifies potential nature-based solutions for locations along San Diego's coast to improve the resilience of our communities to sea level rise while also benefiting wildlife, habitat and natural coastal resources.
The plan includes the development of concept-level designs for six locations along San Diego's coast, a pilot project and completion of a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental analysis.
Public review for the Draft Coastal Resilience Master Plan and Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) closed Jan. 5, 2025. Please see Program Environmental Impact Report section below for more information on the PEIR.
Questions on the Coastal Resilience Master Plan can be submitted via email to ClimateResilientSD@sandiego.gov.
What are nature-based solutions?
Nature-based solutions are projects or approaches that mimic or are designed after natural ecosystems and processes. These types of projects, such as restoring wetlands or installing green roofs, provide social, economic and environmental benefits.
Public Engagement Plan
The Public Engagement Plan (Appendix B) overviews the approach and planned engagement opportunities for the Coastal Resilience Master Plan.
Public Engagement Summary:
Community Webinar: This webinar discussed the planning process for the Coastal Resilience Master Plan, provided an overview of the proposed concept designs and outlined the next steps. Interactive breakout groups for each project site were held.
Community Webinar Presentation
Community Pop-up Event: City Planning attended Family Day at the Central Library. Community members were invited to come by to learn about the Coastal Resilience Master Plan, provide feedback and ask questions!
Date: Nov. 23, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. 1st Floor Courtyard
Community Workshops: The City held two community workshops in June 2024 to share about the project purpose, planning process and seek feedback from the community on the draft project designs for each of the sites. Workshops were held in person. Feedback from community members helped inform the project designs.
Workshop 1: This workshop focused on the Sunset Cliffs and Ocean Beach project sites.
Date: June 24, 2024
Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: Ocean Beach Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107
Workshop presentation for Ocean Beach and Sunset Cliffs
Workshop 2: This workshop focused on the La Jolla Shores, Tourmaline and Mission Beach project sites.
Date: June 25, 2024
Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: La Jolla Riford Library Community Room, 7555 Draper Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Workshop presentation for La Jolla Shores, Tourmaline and Mission Beach
Community and Stakeholder Engagement Summaries (Appendix C): This document includes a summary of the community and stakeholder feedback received from the pop-up events, community workshops and online survey.
Informational Presentation:
The video below includes an informational presentation about the Coastal Resilience Master Plan planning process and draft concept designs.
Online Survey:
The City Planning Department sought feedback on the draft conceptual designs for each of the project sites within the Coastal Resilience Master Plan through online surveys in spring 2024.
Community Pop Up Events:
Feb. 28, 2024
April 13, 2024
April 20, 2024
April 22, 2024
April 25, 2024
April 27, 2024
May 11, 2024
May 25, 2024
Ocean Beach Farmer's Market: 4 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Tourmaline Beach: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
EarthFest at Balboa Park: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Valencia Park/Malcom X Branch Library: 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Tourmaline Beach: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunset Cliffs at Ladera Boulevard: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
La Jolla Shores Park at the MAP: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Belmont Park at Mission Beach: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Program Environmental Impact Report
Draft for Public Comment:
The City of San Diego released the draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Coastal Resilience Master Plan for public review and comments on Nov. 22, 2024. Public review closed Jan. 5, 2025.
Scoping Meeting:
The City of San Diego hosted a virtual Scoping Meeting on May 24, 2023, to discuss the environmental review process for the Coastal Resilience Master Plan.
May 5, 2023
Notice of Preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) and a Scoping Meeting for the Coastal Resilience Master Plan was made available for public review.
- Coastal Resilience Master Plan Environmental Impact Report Scoping Meeting Presentation 5.24.2023
