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Coastal Resilience Master Plan

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  • High waves rolling under the Ocean Beach Pier
  • A resident kayaking on a flooded street in Ocean Beach
  • A red truck driving through flooded street in Ocean Beach
  • A flooded street in Ocean Beach
  • A couple of residents kayaking on a flooded street in Ocean Beach
  • A car driving through a flooded street in Ocean Beach
  • Flooded street in Ocean Beach
  • People at a beach on a sunny day
Graphic illustration of wetlands and floodplains
Wetlands and Floodplains

The City received grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the California State Coastal Conservancy to develop a Coastal Resilience Master Plan. The Coastal Resilience Master Plan is an implementation action of Climate Resilient SD.

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Living Shorelines

The plan will identify nature-based solutions for locations along San Diego's coast to improve the resilience of our communities to sea level rise while also benefiting wildlife, habitat and natural coastal resources.

The plan will include the development of concept-level designs for six locations along San Diego's coast, a pilot project technical studies and completion of a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental analysis. Throughout plan development, the City will engage with stakeholders and community members through a stakeholder advisory committee, pop-up engagement events, and community workshops and webinars.

What are nature-based solutions?

Nature-based solutions are projects or approaches that mimic or are designed after natural ecosystems and processes. These types of projects, such as restoring wetlands or installing green roofs, provide social, economic and environmental benefits.

Project Survey

The City Planning Department is currently seeking feedback on the draft conceptual designs for each of the project sites within the Coastal Resilience Master Plan. There are individual surveys for each of the project sites as well as the “All Sites” survey that includes all project sites. Click the blue buttons below to take the survey.

Pop-Up Events

February 28, 2024

April 13, 2024

April 20, 2024

April 22, 2024

April 25, 2024

April 27, 2024

May 11, 2024

May 25, 2024

Ocean Beach Farmer's Market: 4 pm – 8:30 pm

Tourmaline Beach: 9 am – 12 pm

EarthFest at Balboa Park: 11 am - 3 pm

Valencia Park/Malcom X Branch Library: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Tourmaline Beach: 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Sunset Cliffs at Ladera Boulevard: 9 am – 12 pm

La Jolla Shores Park: 9 am – 12 pm

Belmont Park at Mission Beach: 9 am – 12 pm

Draft Environment Impact Report

The City of San Diego hosted a virtual Scoping Meeting on May 24, 2023 to discuss the environmental review process for the Coastal Resilience Master Plan.

Learn more about commenting on a Plan versus an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

Map highlighting Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Tourmaline, and La Jolla Shores locations