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Committee approves amendment and forwards ordinance to limit Marina Yacht Harbor expansion
Summary
After a multi‑hour presentation and extensive public testimony, the Land Use & Transportation Committee adopted a technical amendment and voted to recommend an ordinance prohibiting Recreation & Park and Planning from advancing designs that expand the West Harbor by more than 150 feet; analysts said the limitation would reduce slips and could increase berth rates, and widespread public comment urged protection of Marina Green views and water access.
The committee voted Jan. 29 to recommend an ordinance that would bar Recreation & Park and the Planning Department from performing environmental review or otherwise implementing a Marina Yacht Harbor design that extends the West Harbor by more than 150 feet from its current boundary. The motion included a narrowly worded technical amendment clarifying the 150‑foot limit "not beyond the western edge of the Wave Organ."
Background and staff presentation: Rec & Park staff described a remediation and reconstruction program tied to a settlement with PG&E that capped project funding at $190,000,000. The initially proposed project would demolish East Harbor docks, dredge and cap contaminated sediments, reconstruct ~172 slips in the East Harbor, expand the West Harbor by ~235 slips,…
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