Here are the plans for Ocean Beach in the Coastal Resilience Master Plan (without edit) — graphics to follow:
The Ocean Beach – Dog Beach project site is approximately 13 acres comprising open space beach and shoreline, a developed parking lot and a small portion of native dune and scrub habitat in the eastern portion of the site. The project site includes a portion of the San Diego River Bikeway and adjacent areas; however, it is located outside of the San Diego River Levee footprint. If the project footprint changes and it is determined that the project may impact the levee, continued coordination with the City’s Stormwater Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would be required.
The concept for Ocean Beach – Dog Beach includes a new multi-use path for cyclists and pedestrians fronted by elevated sand dunes along the beach. The multi-use path and sand dunes would be located along the landward edge of the beach, adjacent to the existing parking lot (refer to Concept A-1 figures). The sand dunes, which are inspired by the City’s existing winter berm program, would provide flood protection to the coastal park infrastructure and community of Ocean Beach by adding elevation to the back of the beach and by providing a reservoir of sand to the beach that can be utilized during erosive conditions. The proposed sand dunes would make this annual feature a permanent fixture at the project site and would be designed to provide protection from existing and projected flooding impacts associated with sea level rise. The proposed multi-use path and sand dunes would include pedestrian and emergency access points along the project site and maintain existing parking onsite.
The orientation/angle of the accessways would be designed to limit flood water from entering walking paths and accessways during extreme events (e.g.,combined high wave energy and high tide). For instance, accessways might be angled away from the dominant wave direction to minimize direct water entry. Small berms and elevation increases might be included in vehicle and pedestrian accessways to divert water away from the paths, providing additional protection against flooding.
To retain sand in the dune system, sand fencing would be used particularly during establishment of the dune vegetation (refer to Concept A-1 figures). An optional component of the concept would be to relocate the existing restroom facility further inland to reduce vulnerability and continued exposure to coastal flooding and sea level rise. Another optional component of the concept would be to provide an express shuttle that runs from an appropriate transportation center (e.g., Old Town Transit Center) to the Ocean Beach – Dog Beach project site (refer to Concept A-2 figures).
We will cover the proposed changes to Sunset Cliffs on Tuesday.
I think the Dog Beach project will be selected and built first if I am reading this document right. Everything else seems undecided although I highly doubt the Sunset Cliffs project will make it as it is a more drastic change and more difficult to implement.
This IS A MASSIVE WASTE OF TIME!!! Why does anything need to be done right now. Are the Queen High Tides lapping at your cars, your houses? The need for this will be so obvious when the tide comes, when the time comes. Our nation just elected a president that believes global warming is a hoax.
Plus the City of San Diego can’t even fix our roads, our storm sewers, address the homeless or properly maintain its real estate buildings.
Let’s take a vote, would you rather have clean bathrooms or some sand berm that will be swept out to the ocean during winter to never reappear again. This is just piling incompetence on top of incompetence.
Here is the full Master Plan https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/draft-crmp-webpage-11-8-24_0.pdf