Tideland Use and Occupancy Permit by the Fish Market for Parking Spaces at the G-Street Mole Parking Lot

Tideland Use and Occupancy Permit by the Fish Market for Parking Spaces at the G-Street Mole Parking Lot

The proposed project is the continuation of a Tidelands Use and Occupancy Permit (TUOP) to the Fish Market (Tenant) for their continued use of approximately twenty-five (25) parking spaces in the G-Street Mole parking lot, located at One Tuna Lane, in the city of San Diego, California. The Fish Market has historically occupied parking in the area through short-term TUOPs. The 31 parking spaces previously occupied by the Fish Market were located in an area designated as Commercial Fishing in the District's certified Port Master Plan (PMP). A group of commercial fishermen approached the District and requested that the Tenant's parking be removed and some or all of the parking spaces be given back to the commercial fishermen. In accordance with the TUOP and previously issued Coastal Development exclusion, the District issued a 30-day termination notice to the Tenant and planned on reestablishing the 31 parking spaces for commercial fishermen. Subsequently, the District, Tenant and San Diego Fishing Working Group, collectively, devised a solution for the parking needs at G Street Mole. A pilot project was implemented based on the commercial fishermen's anticipated parking needs at Tuna Harbor for the following year, six (6) of the parking spaces in the Commercial Fishing designated area would be shared between the Tenant and commercial fishermen. These parking spaces have historically been occupied by the Tenant. The 6-shared-parking-space-TUOP was terminated in 2020 due to extenuating circumstances related to COVID-19. The remaining 25 parking spaces for the Tenant's operations were provided for on G Street Mole in an area designated as Commercial Recreation in the PMP as outlined in the Categorical Determination and Notice of Approval 2018-017. The 25 parking spaces subject to the TUOP are no longer available to the general public, and the District had anticipated establishing 25 new public parking spaces on N. Harbor Drive across from Ruocco Park as a replacement. However, this area was taken out of consideration for these parking spaces due to construction staging needs for an adjacent project outside of the District’s jurisdiction and there are no available areas to create new public parking in the vicinity. On April 13, 2021, a third Amendment to Non-Appealable Coastal Development Permit (CDP) No. CDP-2015-01 (Clerk Doc No. 72735) was approved to correct the total number of metered public parking spaces in the original CDP and previous amendments. The amendment also changed the use of 40 parking spaces from metered public parking to permitted commercial fishing or permitted commercial recreation in North Embarcadero, Tuna Harbor, and Ruocco Park (Embarcadero Parking CDP Area). Of the 40 spaces, 25 spaces were made available to serve the adjacent Fish Market leasehold for employee, delivery, patron, and valet parking. The TUOPs would continue to include the following terms, among others: Tenant is required to occupy the 25 parking spaces (located in the Commercial Recreation designated area) first before parking any vehicles in the 6 shared parking spaces. If the remaining parking spaces in the Commercial Fishing designated area are full and a commercial fisherman needs a parking space, he/she may park in one of the 6 shared- parking spaces. If the 6 parking spaces are all occupied by the Tenant, the commercial fisherman may approach the Tenant's parking operator and request the vehicle(s) be moved. Upon such a request, the parking operator shall relocate the vehicle(s) and may, at its option, use a District issued short-term parking placard at any metered parking space within Tuna Harbor/G Street Mole. The area proposed for use under this TUOP is currently and is proposed to be used only and exclusively for the purpose of reserved twenty-five (25) parking spaces for Tenant’s employees, deliveries, patrons, and valet parking for its adjacent leasehold and for no other purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Executive Director of District in each instance. A limited number of employees may use the spaces only if they are not needed by patrons to the restaurant and only during morning or evening hours. The Tenant would be responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations associated with the activities on or in connection with the above-described premises, and in all uses thereof, including those regulating stormwater and hazardous materials. No new development, construction, or increase in the size of the property is proposed or authorized as part of the TUOP.

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