2880 Shelter Island Drive / PRJ-1129849
Summary
SCH Number
2026050805
Public Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
2880 Shelter Island Drive / PRJ-1129849
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/20/2026
Document Description
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to demolish an existing one-story commercial building and to construct a 31,990 square-foot, three-story, mixed-use multi-family development (one commercial unit and 32-residential dwelling units). The project includes an open parking structure on the first floor, as well as on-site hardscape and landscape areas. The 14,918 square-foot (0.34 acre) site located at 2830 and 2880 Shelter Island Drive. The site is zoned Commercial Visitor (CV-1-2) and designated for Commercial Recreation uses in the Peninsula Community Plan. The site is also located in the following: Airport Land Use Compatibility Overlay Zone (San Diego International Airport (SDIA) and Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island), Airport Influence Area (SDIA & NAS North Island - Review Area 2), Federal Aviation Administration Part 77 Noticing Area (SDIA & NAS North Island), Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone. Type-B, Parking Impact Overlay Zone (Beach Impact), Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone, Coastal overlay Zone (non-appealable area), . Complete Communities Housing Solutions, Floor Area Ratio Tier 2.5, Complete Communities Mobility Choices: Mobility Zone 2, Parking Standards Transit Priority Area, Transit Priority Area, and Affordable Housing Parking Demand (High), (LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Parcel A: Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. 2717, in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego, June 6, 1974; Parcel B: Parcel 2 of Parcel Map No. 6381, in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego, September 23, 1977; and Parcel C: Parcel 3 of Parcel Map No. 6381, in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego, September 23, 1977). Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 531-352-1500, 531-352-0200, and 531 -352-0300.
Contact Information
Name
Robin MacCartee
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Development Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Anne B. Jarque
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Steve Cairncross
Agency Name
N/A
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Zip
92106
Total Acres
0.34
Parcel #
531-352-1500; 531-352-0200; 531-352-0300
Other Information
Coastal Development Permit
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Section 15332 In-fill Development Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The City of San Diego determined that the project would qualify to be categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15332, In-fill Development Projects. The
In-Fill Development Projects exemption applies to projects characterized as In-fill that meet the conditions described in sections 15332(a) - (e). Consistent with section 15332(a), the proposed project would be consistent with the applicable general plan designation and policies as well as zoning regulations. The project is consistent with policies and regulations pertaining to the Commercial Recreation designation and the zoning code. Consistent with section 15332(b), the project would occur within City limits, the project site is no more than 5 acres and is substantially surrounded by urban uses. As defined in Public Resources Code section 21072, qualified urban uses mean any residential, commercial, public institutional, transit or transportation passenger facility, or retail use, or any combination of those uses. Per Public Resources Code section 21085.2(a)(4), "substantially surrounded" means at least 75 percent of the perimeter of the project site adjoins or is separated only by an improved public right-of-way from parcels that are developed with qualified urban uses. Pertaining to section 15332(b), the project would occur within City limits, the project site is no more than five acres (0.24 acres) and is substantially surrounded by urban uses. The site is considered substantially surrounded by urban uses (commercial and multi-family uses). In accordance with section 15332(c), the site has no value as a habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species because the site is entirely developed. Approval of the project would not result. In significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality as outlined in section 15332(d). The proposed project would be under the 300 ADT trip generation screening criteria and
therefore presumed to be less than significant. The project would comply with SDMC Sections 59.5.401 (Sound Level Limits) and 59.S:0404 (Construction Noise), therefore noise Impacts would be less than significant. The project would comply with applicable local, state and federal regulations, thereby also ensuring that significant air quality impacts would be less than significant. The project adhere to applicable City, state, and federal requirements thereby ensuring impacts are less than
significant. Lastly, .consistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15332(e), the project would be adequately served by all required utilities and public services, as the site is located within an urban areas where all required utilities and public services exists. The exceptions outlined in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 were reviewed and determined that none apply. Although not applicable to the Class 32 Infill Development exemption, the project is not located in an environmentally sensitive area as defined by C~QA section 15300.2(a) (applicable to exemption Classes 3,4;5,6, and 11 only). The project is expected to have no significant cumulative Impact, as identified In CEQA Guidelines section 15300.Z(b). No significant. effect due to unusual circumstances would result from the project as identified In CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2(c). Considering the nature of the project and its location, no scenic highway Impact would occur as identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2(d). The site is not located on a list complied pursuant to section 65962.5 of the Government Code as identified in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2(e). No
historic resources exist on the site, and the project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as Identified In CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2(f), Therefore, none of the exceptions apply,
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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