

"The removal of the docks and piers is especially egregious," Gaye Macy, who grew up in the area, wrote in a letter submitted to the port during the draft document's public comment period. The port's perceived overreach has dredged up emotions old and new.

Its future is more certain than the others thanks to a 1986 determination by the port that the pier is not residential because it is available for use by club members and the general public. Meanwhile, the La Playa Yacht Club Pier is permitted through April 2022. Bill and Barbara Graham rent the pier closest to Talbot Street at a rate of $2,289 per month, although that permit is set to expire at the end of November, according to public records obtained by the Union-Tribune. Laurie Wyatt Driscoll, who holds the permit for Wyatt Pier, is renting it and an associated floating dock on a month-to-month basis from the port, paying $20,160 per year to do so. That leaves three active permits in place. Their glossy online real estate listings feature the piers - it's hard not to when showing off the expensive view - but would-be buyers cannot dock their boats on them. Two homeowners who previously had rights to the piers are now selling their properties. In recent months the port has stopped renewing permits as it prepares to comply with its future plan, leaving upland homeowners in the lurch.
