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Planning commission certifies FEIR for America's Cup and cruise-terminal work after months of review
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission certified the final environmental impact report for AC34 and the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal, finding the EIR adequate while noting several significant, unavoidable impacts that will require mitigation and further agency approvals.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 34th America’s Cup and related James R. Herman Cruise Terminal and Northeast Wharf Plaza projects, concluding a months-long environmental review and public-comment process.
Staff said the FEIR, together with published comment-response materials, incorporates refinements to race operations, utility and geotechnical assumptions, updated air-quality modeling and new mitigation language. It also adds a project-variant and a reduced-intensity alternative intended to limit long-term waterfront development rights.
Commission staffer Joy Navarrete told the commission that refined…
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