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Port briefs commission on Pier 27 cruise terminal, Northeast Wharf and America's Cup'related BCDC amendments
Summary
Planning staff outlined proposed San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) special area plan amendments to accommodate a Pier 27 cruise terminal and related Northeast Wharf project, discussed trade-offs between maritime operations and public access, and said staff will pursue BCDC review in March with targeted permits in mid-March to May timeframes for associated approvals.
Planning staff told the Port Commission they are coordinating with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission on special area plan amendments necessary to permit a cruise terminal at Pier 27 and related Northeast Wharf public-access improvements.
Diane Oshima, planning and development division, framed the amendments in a long history of waterfront planning and explained that earlier BCDC rules (the so-called 50% or replacement-fill rule) constrained development and public-access trade-offs. With revised…
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