Here's Why the Port of San Diego's New Master Plan Matters

Last month, the Unified Port of San Diego set out to create a new master plan—a document that hasn't been fully revised in more than 30 years. Have you given it much thought? Voice of San Diego has in its report Five Things to Know About the Port’s New Master Plan.

A new master plan will shape the future of land use around San Diego Bay for the next 50 years, says Port Commission Chair Ann Moore. 

What do you need to know? According to Voice of San Diego:

—The Unified Port oversees more than 5,400 acres of San Diego Bay property, including waterfront property and tidelands just off the coast.

—The Unified Port shares control of the bay with federal, state and local government agencies. The seven commissioners who sit on its governing board represent San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach and National City. Dan Malcolm, president and CEO of Malcolm Properties, represents IB. Lou Smith, a retired two-star admiral and Sharp Healthcare executive, represents Coronado.

—The current master plan has been amended 35 times to accommodate project that were unforeseen when the document was revised in 1981. 

—Industrial use accounts for the largest share of port-managed land under the old plan.

—Development of the new plan will take place in six phases. The port expects phase 1 to cost $500,000.

—Three of the firms that helped carry out Chula Vista’s bayfront master plan, which was unanimously approved by the state Coastal Commission last year, are involved with the port's "visioning process" for its new master plan.

You can read the full Voice of San Diego story here, and learn more about the port's master plan here.