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O May7, 1991, 1lre Commission concurred with a eonsfutlnay detcrEindioo ftomlheU.g,Nlovy for redevelolJmenr ofllle BloEdway CoEplex site located in dow or*r Sar Diego. ThcNavjr propos.d to edter iffo ajoinr vmture v/ith s pdvale develope! for Ihe redevelopgrest ofthe Broadway Complex site as a 3,250,000 squar€-foct rllxed-lrse ofi.cq hotEl, and rtaildcvelolment thar was to iDclude Navy office space. T1rc oguplex was to co iet of4 buildilgrwi$ heighls of400 ft,, 350 ft., 250 ft,, and 150 ft., and was irlendcd to be deEignod corsistedrwith City plamirg guid€liles ir eff€cl e1 that aiDe. Tbc AElccrDcnl Ello corcilitted lhe Navyto make availsble 1.9 aores ofopfl space land at th6 wlisr eld ofBloct I to 6e City ar m co6t.

AfteT rhe Cornrnission actEfl, the Navy gl ered 1trto a DevelopDrent Agree1)1e.or, dalcdfic ?'.mber ?; 1992, wl{oh tpcllcd out NBvy snd C::y roles, It firrdrer Epecified guidelinesurder wlricb the projec! was ts be deEigned, s.d provided fcf review by tlre Centre CityD9yelopme!4 Corpomtion (CCDC), gan Diego's dorr,atown redevelopmelt ageasy, todEr:ermine whrcirr dre uhidate projecx wac consistenl with ore Developmed Plen arld UrbaEDcsiga Guidelines.

ItD its ]991 ociion, l}e Coranissioa fouad rho projert ro be gotsist€rd iyjtb i&,-rr.€".dsljng tndapFilovod iircsl coasral plans for d6'/rlopment on the downtowo waler&oat. The projeci WasdorJoaut trr maily years buJ recEntly becaDe octivated; rlc l.{avy selccted a priyfie develspera-rld aew project is beirg xe{iEwid et the local levei {CCDC), Ws havo been i-efqrmcd tl:atwhile the prqiecr has bceo reyised (AtIEch!4eDt I to rhis lerter, rakeB &om ccDc'r lrebJt ,depicts thE ehanges aad compares the:E t. thr original deslun), CCDC will Jrortly nrle or thequc$ia-n of \,vherher the cur|ent veraion of the plojeoi 1s ronsistrst with dla Developme:llAgreeilent sigped by 1$o Ciry 1nd the Navy la fie eesly 1990'3, Reg,arclless of e.oy CCDCir.tirg oc rhat quesiioq sepaiate quesriods ars raigcd as to r',haf''= iI: projggl rEmajl

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Und6r the federai ccnsisiency ltgulations, whttr a fedoral agpnry prqjoci has n!1 coxfirExrc4d,&6 Nary lal ar obligadon ro proyide a supplamental consistctrsy dete|rottradoj! iJ.lhopropos€d activily wiil alfDot any coastnj us€ or resowre substafldnlty dlfferr:llt rhatl originsllydesolil:cil, The Coastal Zon. llanage$€nt.dct (15 CFR pa$ 930) regulotions pnrvider

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diltewnt tlnn oisinallu detcribed. Suhsranriallv dtfferent coattal effects ere iasiabl\)fot'esee\ble ill /1) Ihe Fedetul aqencv maket tubsdhrlal changEs tn ,he nrorawd a.til,hu thatdre releyan, to fia,taoehenl brugram enfolceabla policies: o, /2) Thcre are dgniqcant iewailgfistattcas or ivomatlon ftla8nt to tA. ,roha6ad actiti.'j ah.! ih. Rroposeal dcriet|'selfecT 04 an! etBtal @ or rdo*co. Fiqrb.lie oddedl

O) The Stdre aaekl-v rnav nbdllr the Federal aeenct and rhe Dlrcctor ofrroposed dct'r'dttesvhtah the Sdte odencu hellevet should be tublea to supplEmental coordnarlon. Xhz S,etcqgency's notifrcarlon $holl inclde ln/ornati.in supportlng d jlttdtry ol stbstat.ially ditctrnt.oasal e[ects fian otlglnalb/ dacrtbed and .hc ftlavaE a'foroubtc potiai,l, and ntayEconnend , odllcsrlont t4 e Fqosd ccttetty (fany) thet would alow the Feaerat ageia/.o Wkment the propoied aE tuA .owttr.'r, wtth rte e{orcedle tol{cies of the naugaiavprogram. Stalc dgenry notilcadoz undd ahit paragqrh (b) dod not rernote the reqylranqsu4der paragtaph (a) o! thiJ section for F.denl agenctet to notify Slat ogercrer,[Efiehastsaddedl

This lo$er is Io iDfom the Navy (ard by copy, to Thc s€leqed dsvslop.c) tbat th. CossralCommission staffbelievcs that pmjegt modi8Eadors havc ocsuEcd botwosn 1991 .od rlocurledt v€rsio! ofth€ projecl In additioD, lew dcv6loFrcnt petteEtl6 .!d iDrensifi.catiol oflses have occured iu downlown sa.o Diege 6i!en 1991. Bort ofthere chaages fall witrin {heitiggg for a supplaErllal fedcr8l colsijtvlcy rcvi61" strd coilstitute irltr)acts tq cos$al ure atresouces substaltially difrore dlan oiginally dosctibed. Ar such, the Coromission staffbelicyes that both a c4Dslsroncy doicnsiFtiod ftom tho Nar4y End a ooastal developmcni ?elrrErapplicadal to tht Commissioa ftom the dcvoloper tre requiEd.

(]|.u pdmary reasons for asserting rhet rhe pmject hag changed tnd $rar circunstatrcts baveehaa8cd inoludfl {1) changer io develop6rtll prtlcms ar4 intelsi5catioa ofuses rod t'afic jn

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priot i\y ulesJiar wdtetobr site.-. Sevaral sectians cj the CCiulp, iert!6 i JAizl,30222, 3438, aad 30255 ofthe Ctostal Act, identifj) prloriry ulesjar watqrow q'gss,Althotah ofrrc -cse l,t not a, htgh pTioritl use, the development, B e whole, provdaa jbrirrlptuved codslal access atd rcereatlon otd rtus is cs:tslJterI Wfjt the ?Aorty tlsapollcies ofzhe CCMP.

Because condominium hotels arE sold as jndir/iclual uniK ro privarF individ:ate, tlrs unitrc1l'not bc as$,ugo to ir: viritcr-scftjng 3r.d, rc .fhcr, aray b:co:ne quf,si-!.dder"-al r.rnits, whjrjis a lower priority ure uader th€ poUqies ofthr Coortal Aer (Soorion6 3O?1, 302f2, 302!3, r6d30255). In additioo, rjre onils aro likely ro be lsss afbldabls, i! conflict with Scstion 30213,whicb prgvidcs priodry- to dcyglopmcEb gt!.vidulg loersr coet yisitor ald reer:arionopportunities. Thus. ch€ngi.og tbe holel rnita to ooadomirrirlm owD6$hip hat tbe pot@dal tcal@r fi.o bal€ncc ofvisilor-scrviug usos to non-vioitor rervi:rg uscs, a chapce ./hich $9Comniisslon wlll need ro rcview as a ohaagod oircuasrarce md detendte whetller thc pxojectreEains conslsrc@I wirtx th. pullid aocess and leclcatioo policica ofXbe Coaslal Ac,l, Attsched(Anachrn r 2) aro thc reloraDt pstar ftlro th! Coronicsiol's 1991 finrliugr which dbcushow thc qrigitd projact qra.s .ble to be fiuqd cqsist€ot with tltose policies_

Finally, we bolieve rhe noa.Navy podiors ofth! pmjeql which coDsritBre rlle ncajodty of lheFurire p!oj.cr, !€quirE a eoashl dovelopm€nl pornit. Who rhe CommbsigD conducrcd lts1990-1991 rEview, the Corornission found whiie a pefiljt mighr not bc needed if ire projeottenatuted txc 6arae. due "[ahy proposed deviation..." wou]d tlggcr Ths rced for .;qwc.nsi$eocy detcrEilation froE the Navy and/or a co8!]rat developmcd p6sit iod ih6developer.

If you have any questionE, please coDtaci Mark Dolaplaiuc, Fcdsral Cotlristeory Sgpsvisor,er (415) 904-5289.

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1) CSDC Website page comparilg 1991 Io ouretr dsvelopEd!2) CCc tudinEs, CD47'90' PP. 8-15

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