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Adopt resolution amending the Local Coastal Plan of the General Plan to revise the text of the Plan as related to the Colorado Lagoon and authorizing the Director of Development Services to submit all necessary supporting materials to the California Coastal Commission for its review and approval. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The proposed project site comprises 48.61 acres and consists of Colorado Lagoon, Marina Vista Park and a small triangle-shaped area north of Marine Stadium (Exhibit A). The purpose of this project is to restore the site's ecosystem, provide an improved habitat area, provide enhanced recreation facilities, improve water and sediment quality by removing contaminated sediment, improve water circulation, and manage storm water and dry weather runoff.
The proposed project improvements would be implemented in two phases. Phase 1- Lagoon: improvements include upgrades to the storm drains, dredging, cleaning of culverts, new landscaping and public recreational improvements.
Phase II - Marina Vista Park: improvements include construction of an open water channel between Colorado Lagoon and Marina Vista Park and two roadway bridges spanning the open channel at Colorado Street and Eliot Street, new restrooms and public recreational improvements (Exhibit B).
A General Plan Text Amendment is required to revise the information related to the Colorado Lagoon in the Resources Management Plan (RMP) of the Local Coastal Plan. The revision is consistent with the goals of the original RMP to improve water quality in the lagoon and preserve the habitat and wildlife. As Colorado Lagoon's water and sediment quality deteriorated over time and as more scientific studies document conditions and develop solutions, the actions to implement the goals are somewhat different. The proposed amendment retains the original goals and updates the actions necessary to achieve those goals.
The amendment to the Zoning Ordinance is to revise the definition of "Passive Park" i...
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