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Ventura Harbor Boatyard will be getting an updated pier after a boat collided into and damaged one of the fi ngers in 2015.
Ventura Harbor Boatyard upgrade receives Coastal Commission blessing
A boat collided into one of two piers at the boatyard, causing it to be inoperable.
By Parimal M. Rohit
SANTA ROSA — A collision involving a boat and Travelift pier resulted in one of two fi ngers at Ventura Harbor Boatyard to be deemed inoperable. The boatyard’s request to demolish the damaged fi nger and replace it with a new one was approved by the California Coastal Commission during its April 15 meeting in Santa Rosa. Ventura Harbor Boatyard uses the
Travelift pier to haul boats out of the water and onto land for work. Coastal Commission staff stated the new Travelift pier would be two feet longer than current infrastructure. “The subject 61 feet long by 8 feet
wide north fi nger of the Travelift pier was substantially damaged in a boating accident and is no longer safe to oper- ate,” Coastal Commission staff stated. “[Ventura Harbor Boatyard] proposes to replace an adjoining 40 feet by 4 feet gangway and fl oating docks … destroyed in the same accident, in approximately the same development footprint and same slip size. “The proposed project will serve to
repair and replace the boatyard’s facili- ties for the support of commercial and recreation boating through the main- tenance and repair of boats,” commis- sion staff continued. A 70-foot commercial boat from Los
Angeles reportedly collided with docks and a pier at Ventura Harbor Boatyard in July 2015. The collision did not result in any injuries, according to news reports. Since then recreational boaters and
commercial vessels have been using the larger Travelift pier at the boat-
yard – and paying a higher cost for the service. “The purpose of the proposed
project is to reconstruct the small Travelift pier and adjoining docks so that Ventura Harbor Boatyard Inc. can continue to service recreational boating and commercial fi shing ves- sels,” Coastal Commission staff stated. “While the small Travelift pier has been out of service, Ventura Harbor Boatyard Inc. has been using their larger Travelift pier — at a higher operating cost as the larger Travelift pier is designed to lift larger vessels weighing up to 150 tons — to provide the same services that the small Travelift pier provided.” New construction will also bring
upgraded docks, which are used to sup- port Travelift pier operations. Ventura Harbor Boatyard temporarily rented the slips to the public whenever they were available. “The slips are proposed to be
replaced in kind in the same approxi- mate footprint and with the same slip length as the previously existing slips,” Coastal Commission staff stated. “As such, the proposed project will not affect the existing mix of slip sizes within Ventura Harbor. The replace- ment of slips will not adversely impact commercial fi shing or recreational boating opportunities for a mix of vessel sizes.” The approved project comes with six conditions, including eelgrass sur- veys, debris removal and conformance with requirements of other resource agencies. Ventura Harbor Boatyard was built in 1981 and features two fi ngers, one for small vessels and the other for larger boats. Each fi nger has its own Travelift.
An attached gangway was also damaged during the July 2015 collision between boat and pier.
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