Oceanside Harbor seeks to replace boat dock

OCEANSIDE—The city of Oceanside wants to replace one of its aging docks, according to the California Coastal Commission’s meeting agenda for Nov. 4-6. City officials are applying to have Oceanside Harbor’s J Dock replaced. The dock, according to Coastal Commission staff, was built 55 years and has become extremely corrosive. J Dock is home to 48 recreational boat slips. Rebuilding the dock will not change the number of slips or slip mix. The new dock, however, would be slightly smaller is size – measuring 17,081 square feet. J Dock currently measures in at 17,102 square feet. “The existing walkway, fingers, gangways and utilities will be replaced and, in some instances, reconfigured,” according to Coastal Commission staff. “The walkways and fingers will be replaced in-kind with floats made of expanded polystyrene foam, fully encapsulated in lightweight concrete. The existing 35-foot gangway at the northwestern end of the dock will be replaced with a new aluminum 80-foot ADA-certified gangway with a security gate.” Also being replaced is the 35-foot gangway at mid-dock; in its place will be a new 38-foot gangway made of aluminum. “No new piles are proposed,” Coastal Commission staff added. “All existing piles will remain in place and be utilized for the new dock structures....