Brunch on the Bay Festival
Summary
SCH Number
2024080278
Public Agency
San Diego Unified Port District
Document Title
Brunch on the Bay Festival
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/7/2024
Document Description
The proposed project is for Brunch on the Bay, a food and music festival which would take place at Spanish Landing Park East in the city of San Diego, California. The event would be a one-day event sometime in or around August, with a day for set up directly preceding the event, and the dismantle directly following the end of the event. The event would last from 10am to 3pm and has an expected attendance of approximately 1,500. The event would involve concessions and live entertainment from approximately 50 food, retail, and beverage vendors, a mini golf course, and stage. The Spanish Landing Park East parking lot, approximately 125 parking spaces, would be reserved by the Applicant for vendors, but would not obstruct the traffic circle, leaving it accessible to the public during the event. All parking at Spanish Landing Park West would remain open to the public and unaffected by the event.
Ridesharing is encouraged and the applicant would be responsible for installing signage to prohibit rideshare drop-off and pick-up on North Harbor Drive and would additionally station event personnel along the preferred route to direct traffic flow. All ridesharing passengers would enter Spanish Landing Park East at the entrance to the park on N Harbor Drive and continue east to the traffic circle at the end of the parking lot. Passengers would then be dropped off and/or picked up and rideshare vehicles would loop back out to avoid drop-off and pick-up on N Harbor Drive.
Due to the sale of alcohol, temporary fencing would be installed around the footprint of the event. Fencing on the southern side of the event would run adjacent to Spanish Landing Trail, often used for bike traffic, leaving the trail unobstructed and open for bikers during the event. Additionally, the waterfront promenade would remain unobstructed and open for foot traffic and pedestrian access. Spanish Landing Park West would also remain open during the event.
The District would provide sponsorship in the form of District funding and services for the event.
Contact Information
Name
Davin Cox
Agency Name
San Diego Unified Port District
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Zip
92101
Other Location Info
3900 N Harbor Drive
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Class 4); Section 15323 (Class 23)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is determined to be Categorically Exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) and 15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings) and Section 3.d. of the District’s Guidelines for Compliance with CEQA because it is a temporary event that would not involve the removal of mature, scenic trees, would not have any permanent effects on the environment, and would consist of the normal operation of existing facilities for public gatherings. Section 3.d. of the District’s CEQA Guidelines and Section 15323 of CEQA Guidelines are as follows:
3.d. Minor Alterations to Land (SG § 15304) (Class 4): Includes minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation not involving removal of mature, scenic trees, including but not limited to:
(6) Minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment.
AND/OR
Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings: Consists of the normal operations of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed, where there is a past history of the facility being used for the same or similar kind of purpose. For the purposes of this section, “past history” shall mean that the same or similar kind of activity has been occurring for at least three years and that there is a reasonable expectation that the future occurrence of the activity would not represent a change in the operation of the facility. Facilities included within this exemption include, but are not limited to, racetracks, stadiums, convention centers, auditoriums, amphitheaters, planetariums, swimming pools, and amusement parks.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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