The city of San Diego says it is willing to work with organizers on ‘alternative celebration ideas.’ “We’ve had these fireworks for 33 of the last 36 years and never been required to get a coastal development permit,” McGrory contended. “We are evaluating all the alternatives,” McGrory said, including moving the fireworks to La Jolla Shores, though he said it wasn’t clear whether a coastal development permit would be required there as well. According to the city’s municipal code, temporary events like the La Jolla fireworks show can be deemed exempt from obtaining a coastal development permit. However, according to the code, there are situations that could disqualify an event from exemption, including if the city determines the event “has the potential to adversely affect ... environmentally sensitive lands.”