Transportation Enhancement Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) Silver Improvement Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001031019
Lead Agency
City of Coronado
Document Title
Transportation Enhancement Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) Silver Improvement Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Silver Strand is a narrow split of land running between the Pacific Ocean and San Diego Bay and connecting Imperial Beach to Coronado. Undeveloped beach and bayside property is used for amphibious force training by the Navy or is utilized as public park space.
Zoning: Scenic Highway Overlay Zone (S-H) and Military Zone (MZ)
General Commercial (C-1), Urban Reserve (UR)
Wildlife Preesrve (WP) and Scenic Highway (S-H) Overlay Zone
Document Description
The purpose of the project is to enhance the state scenic highway corridor and gateways, improve educational awareness of the ecological resources along the Silver Strand, provide additional open space and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy, and provide a necessary extension of the southbound bike path along the east side and adjacent to SR-75 from the City of Coronado to the City of Imperial Beach that meets minimum safety requirements for a Class 1 bike path. The project components have been divided into two sections: the Northern Gateway and the Southern Gateway. Project components include Naval Amphibious Base SR-75 Median Landscape Improvements, Dune Restoration, Fiddler's Cove Landscape Improvements, in the Northern Gateway; and an Interpretive Center, Entry Sign/Monumentation, Bike Path Spur, and Imperial Beach Median Landscape Improvements in the Southern Gateway.
Contact Information
Name
Ann McCaull
Agency Name
City of Coronado
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Coronado
Counties
San Diego
Cross Streets
Rainbow Drive (southern portion) Rendova Road (northern portion)
Zip
92118
State Highways
75
Waterways
Pacific Ocean (west) San Diego Bay (east)
Other Information
Silver Strand
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Recreational (bike path spur and interpretive center), Other (landscaping improvements and dune restoration)
Local Actions
Use Permit, State Highway Enhancement Approval, Use Permit: Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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