Land Use Plans for Point San Pablo Peninsula

Four major land use plans have been developed for the entire Point San Pablo Peninsula in addition to the Reuse Plan adopted by the Richmond City Council for former Naval Fuel Depot Point Molate (link to Point Molate page). All of them call for completion of the San Francisco Bay Trail.

1. The San Francisco Bay Trail Plan adopted by the Association of Bay Area Governments calls for a multi-use, non-vehicular spine trail linking the Point Richmond neighborhood with the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge with a spur along the shoreline of the Point San Pablo Peninsula to the Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor.
   
   
2. BCDC's San Francisco Bay Plan Map 4 and Map 4 Policies call for recreational uses at Point San Pablo Terminal 4 when no longer needed as a marine terminal. The Bay Plan states that Naval Fuel Depot Point Molate should be developed for park use with a trail system linking shoreline park areas with vista points in hillside open space areas and reuse of the pier for water-oriented recreation and incidental commercial recreation.
   
   
3. The 1994 Richmond General Plan designates San Pablo Peninsula shoreline areas for Community and Regional Recreation with the exception of Terminal 4 on the western side of Point San Pablo and Chevron's Point Orient which are designated for Marine or Light Industrial uses. The uplands above Terminal 4 and Point Orient are zoned for Heavy Industrial use. Neither Terminal 4 nor Point Orient are being used as marine terminals today. Most of former Naval Fuel Depot Point Molate is zoned for Community and Regional Recreation.
   
   
4. The May 2005 San Pablo Peninsula Open Space Study was conducted by the City of Richmond, California State Coastal Conservancy, Chevron, East Bay Regional Park District, Muir Heritage Land Trust and Trails for Richmond Action Committee. The Preferred Alternative shown above recommends that Terminal 4 should be developed for recreational use as the key to success of an open space plan for the Peninsula and:
   • No new development should occur on the western side of the Peninsula except at Point Molate,
   • All remaining lands on the Bay side of Western Drive should be protected as park lands and
   • The upper hillsides need to be protected as permanent open space.