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Short-Notice Call for Photos for the OB Community Plan

By Community Plan Update

We have been given a short-notice opportunity to put some finishing touches on our new OB Community Plan by submitting additional images that illustrate the uniqueness of our town. Using the guidelines below, please email your best OB photos to johnambert@gmail.com by the end of the day on Friday, July 17th. Thank you for your support!

Themes We’re Looking For:

  • Infill development
  • Buildings that showcase small-scale character: bulk, scale, historic cottages
  • Historic content: Particularly early roads into OB
  • Shots from the ocean “view cones” in low-lying areas (within 1-2 blocks)
  • Recreation: Surfing, skate park, volleyball courts, etc.
  • Events: Street Fair, Holiday Parade, Kite Festival, Farmers Market, etc.
  • Sensitive Environments: Famosa Slough, San Diego River, cliffs, tidepools
  • All 6 hotels in Ocean Beach
  • Popular businesses and restaurants
  • Bicycle routes
  • Crosswalks/pedestrian crossings
  • OB Pier: Any/all angles
  • Newport Avenue crowded with people/cars at sunset

Guidelines:

  • Ensure all photos are taken within the OB Community Plan Area.
  • Ensure outdoor photos are taken under blue skies, as the marine layer creates a white-out effect.

 

 

OB Planning Board Special Meeting on Community Plan: July 15, 2015

By Agendas-2015

The Ocean Beach Planning Board will convene a special meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at 6 p.m. to discuss the status of the OB Community Plan. This special meeting will be held in lieu of the regularly scheduled meeting of the Project Review Committee. Download the agenda below:

Meeting location:

Ocean Beach Recreation Center
4726 Santa Monica Ave
Ocean Beach CA 92107
(map/directions)

All are welcome.

 

 

OB Planning Board Endorses SD Draft Climate Action Plan

By General Announcements

At its meeting on June 3, 2015, the Ocean Beach Planning Board voted to support the City of San Diego’s draft Climate Action Plan, approving the following letter to Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the City Council:

More resolutions and letters by the Ocean Beach Planning Board can be found at oceanbeachplanning.org/resolutions.

 

 

OB Community Plan: Coastal Commission Update

By Community Plan Update

This week planners from the City of San Diego provided an update on the new OB Community Plan, which is awaiting final certification by the California Coastal Commission.

The OB Community Plan is tentatively scheduled to be heard by the Coastal Commission at its August 12-14, 2015 meeting in Chula Vista. However, some policy issues still require resolution between the Coastal Commission and the City.

City staff provided the following summary of the remaining issues:

For more details and background documents, see oceanbeachplanning.org/communityplan.

More New Members

By General Announcements

New Appointments

At its May 6 meeting, the Ocean Beach Planning Board appointed two new members to vacant seats:

DISTRICT 2
Nanci Kelly

DISTRICT 7
Georgia Sparkman

Visit the Members page to view the full roster of the Ocean Beach Planning Board.

Remaining Vacancies

As shown on the Members page, vacant seats remain in Districts 1 and 5 (as of May 6, 2015). Any member of the community may seek appointment to these vacancies, regardless of their district of residence.

If you are interested in seeking appointment, see oceanbeachplanning.org/serving.