ITEM TH14A – 6-15-0424

Mission Bay ParkCity of San DiegoSan Diego County

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSIONSAN DIEGO COAST DISTRICT SLIDE 1

PERMIT APPLICATION CDP NO. 6-15-0424SEAWORLD BLUE WORLD

PROJECT LOCATION

SeaWorld San Diego

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PROJECT LOCATION

West and East Water Treatment Plants

Shamu Stadium

Expansion Area

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EXISTING SITE

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SITE PLANSEntrance to viewing areaOutline of existing eastern pool (red)

Proposed expansion areaLife support equipment

POOL LAYOUT

Pool A

Pool B

Pool F

Pool E

C

D

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New salt water bathroom

ELEVATIONS

Below grade viewing area

Varying pool depths

RENDERING

First Floor

Second Floor

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIESFEDERAL LEVEL

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE(NMFS)

US DEPT. OF AG./ANIMAL & PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION

SERVICE(APHIS)

Oversees the take, importation, and transfer from rehabilitation of orcas for public display, as well as maintains the National Inventory of Marine Mammals.

Oversees the inspection of facilities holding orcas for display for conformance with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). CALIFORNIA

DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE(CDFW)

CALIFORNIA COASTAL

COMMISSION(CCC)

Implements wildlife and fisheries management of several animals within California, but does not oversee marine mammals.

Regulates development in the California Coastal Zone.

STATE LEVEL

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SECTION 30230Section 30230 Marine resources; maintenance Marine resources shall be maintained, enhanced, and where feasible, restored. Special protection shall be given to areas and species of special biological or economic significance. Uses of the marine environment shall be carried out in a manner that will sustain the biological productivity of coastal waters and that will maintain healthy populations of all species of marine organisms adequate for long-term commercial, recreational, scientific, and educational purposes.

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• Orcas are apex predators that help maintain the health and carrying capacity of marine environments.• Many captive orcas originated from the wild and partake in captive breeding.• National Marine Fisheries Service has not issued a permit for wild take of orcas since the 1980’s, but future permits for take is still a possibility.• Captive orca programs could create incentive for such future wild take.

SPECIAL CONDITION NO. 1Authorized Orca Facility. By acceptance of coastal development permit No. 6-15-0424, the applicant agrees to implement the project as originally proposed and as amended by the SeaWorld Addendum to the Blue World Project Description dated September 21, 2015, and consistent with all special conditions, including that the Project will be managed consistent with the Virgin Pledge against collection of killer whales from the wild. Based on the Virgin Pledge, to which SeaWorld is a signatory, the Project will not be home to any killer whales taken from the wild after February 14, 2014 and no genetic material from any killer whale taken from the wild after February 14, 2014 will be utilized, with the exception of rescued killer whales approved by one or more government agencies for rehabilitation or deemed by one or more government agencies as unfit for release into the wild. The Project killer whale population will not significantly increase except as may occur incrementally through sustainable population growth consistent with reproductive guidelines of one or more nationally recognized marine mammal accreditation organizations. The Project may be home to beached or rescued whales at the request of one or more governmental agencies.

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ITEM TH13A – REVOCATION REQUEST NUMBER 6-11-044-REV SLIDE 12

WATER QUALITY

Western TreatmentPlant

Eastern TreatmentPlant

LANDFILL

Approx. western extent of historic landfill

500 ft.1,700 ft.

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Journey to Atlantissplashdown ride

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PARKING AND TRAFFICMonitoredintersection

Parking area has 8,664 parking spaces

VISUAL ANALYSIS

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Looking in direction of orca facility

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VISUAL ANALYSISLooking in direction of orca facility

CONCLUSION

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• Proposed development could impact marine mammals in the marine environment under Section 30230

• Special Condition No. 1 prohibits the use of orcas taken after Feb. 14, 2014

• SeaWorld has adequate water quality systems to treat runoff from the project site and the park in general.

• Expansion will not change general operation of recirculated system.

• Development is substantially below grade and not visible from public park areas.

• Adequate on-site parking and operation levels of surrounding intersections lessen likelihood of public access impacts.

• The proposed development is not expected to cause a substantial increase in attendance levels that could adversely impact public access.