City Council certifies EIR, advances 45‑acre Rohrer site specific plan for Bayfront jobs and visitor uses

Chula Vista — The City Council on Nov. 18 certified the final environmental impact report and took initial land‑use actions to move forward with a 45‑acre specific plan that would convert the former Rohrer aircraft manufacturing site along H Street into a mixed employment and visitor hub.

Arturo Artuno, the city’s senior planner, told the council the site lies in the coastal zone outside port jurisdiction and has been the subject of extensive cleanup: “The project site was formally occupied by the Rohrer aircraft facility, which operated here for decades before closing in 2020,” Artuno said, and he listed the formal actions requested: certification of the final EIR, adoption of mitigation monitoring, amendments to the general plan and local coastal plan, and approval of a tentative parcel map and coastal development permit.

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