California Environmental Quality Act: City of San Diego: mixed-use development project

The law allows project approvals to rely conclusively on the City of San Diego’s environmental impact report, supporting development of roughly 4,254 homes, including 2,000 deed-restricted affordable homes. It also makes the project’s mitigation commitments enforceable throughout their applicable terms.

What the law does ​

• Deems the Midway Rising Specific Plan Subsequent Final Environmental Impact Report sufficient and complete for CEQA compliance.
• Allows approvals for the project to rely conclusively on that environmental report.
• Makes the City’s adopted mitigation measures, including its mitigation monitoring and reporting program, conditions of project approval.
• Requires the lead agency to monitor and enforce those conditions for the life of each applicable obligation.
• Requires the project applicant to submit annual reports on implementation of mitigation measures.
• Takes effect when the law is effective or when the San Diego City Council certifies the report, whichever is later.

Who it affects ​

• The Midway Rising project applicant and developer.
• The City of San Diego and any agency it designates to enforce mitigation conditions.
• Future residents, commercial users, and neighbors of the mixed-use project.

Context ​

The project includes approximately 4,254 homes, up to 130,000 square feet of commercial space, public parks and open space, and a 16,000-seat entertainment center.