DATE: June 12, 2018
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ORDINANCE AMENDING SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT CODE, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 8.32 TO CONTINUE PILOT PROGRAM REGULATING BUILDING WRAPS ON QUALIFYING BUILDINGS LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD COMMENCING JUNE 17, 2018, AND ENDING JUNE 17, 2019, ADD A SUNSET PROVISION AND CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In 1962, the California Legislature adopted the San Diego Unified Port District Act (Port Act), codified as California Harbors and Navigation Code Appendix I, and established the San Diego Unified Port District (District). The Port Act is consistent with the Public Trust Doctrine, which specifies, among other things, that submerged waters, tidelands and submerged lands must be used to promote navigation, fisheries, recreation and commerce for the people of California. Pursuant to Section 30(a)(2) of the Port Act, the Board may manage the business of the District and promote the maritime and commercial interests by proper advertisement of its advantages and by the solicitation of business within or outside the District, within other states or in foreign countries, through employees or agencies that are expedient. On April 14, 2016, the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) adopted Section 8.30 of the San Diego Unified Port District Code (Code), which affirms that the District regulates and issues all permits or entitlements for signage within the jurisdiction of the District, and that this authority preempts all other local and municipal regulations, codes, and permit requirements for signage. At the April 14, 2016 meeting, the Office of the General Counsel informed the Board that specific signage standards were anticipated to be developed in the future, after appropriate environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Coastal Act (Coastal Act) processing, as well as approv...
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