Plan to rebuild Oceanside’s pier approach bridge and buildings under review

New details of the plans to rebuild the pedestrian access bridge to the Oceanside Municipal Pier and to replace or renovate several other much-loved beachfront plaza facilities are available for public scrutiny.

City officials have talked for several years about what’s next for the cluster of buildings, including the Pier View Way bridge and lifeguard headquarters, the Junior Seau Amphitheater and Bandshell, and the Junior Seau Beach Community Center. All are well past their intended lifespan and showing their age — just shy of a century for the bridge.

Key points of the projects are examined in the first draft of an environmental impact report the city released Nov. 20. Comments to be included in the final report will be accepted by the city’s Planning Division through Jan. 9.

“After the review period closes, the city will respond to any comments and bring the (report) to the City Council for consideration of adoption,” said Kymberly Corbin, Oceanside’s senior civil engineer. “In parallel, the development plan is under review and will go to the Planning Commission.”

After that, the city will seek a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission for both the Pier View Way bridge and lifeguard headquarters and the beachfront facilities project, Corbin said in an email.

The project also will add or relocate the mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure needed to serve the facilities, she said. The earliest that t...