DATE: September 14, 2021
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CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF AN APPEALABLE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION AND THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC ACCESS DURING THE 2021 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO (COMIC-CON) SPECIAL EDITION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
San Diego Comic Convention (SD Comic Convention), which manages the Comic-Con International: San Diego convention temporary event (Comic-Con), and the San Diego Convention Center Corporation (SDCCC), which manages the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC), as the Project co-applicants (collectively, Applicant or Permittee), propose temporary activities associated with Comic-Con Special Edition, including operation of Comic-Con Special Edition within the District's jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, use of Embarcadero Marina Park South (EMPS) and Embarcadero Marina Park North (EMPN) and portions of the South Embarcadero Promenade, public access components, safety and security restrictions (i.e., temporary partial street, driveway, and sidewalk segment restrictions), and Comic-Con Special Edition line queuing within the site of the project (collectively, Project). The Project site includes the public areas surrounding the SDCC: Park Boulevard/Convention Way, portions of EMPS and EMPN, Harbor Drive between First Avenue and Park Boulevard, the front driveway and sidewalk in front of SDCC, and the South Embarcadero Promenade between EMPS and EMPN.
The traditional in-person Comic-Con event is typically held annually in July, but due to COVID-19 precautions, was cancelled in 2020 and postponed in 2021; instead, online only events (Comic-Con@Home) were held. In anticipation that conditions will permit in-person gatherings, the Applicant proposes a significantly smaller, 3 day in-person event, referred to as Comic-Con Special Edition, scheduled to be held November 26 to November 28, 2021, in addition to 4 days ...
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