In search of ordinance regulation solutions for tenants, vendors and entertainers along the waterfront, another public meeting will be conducted Dec. 13 at the San Diego Unified Port District office. This is the third meeting in which the public can voice opinions on how to handle permits.  In early 2012, the ordinances will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for its review. The ordinances would take effect 30 days after approval by the Board. Some members of the public want the port to limit the number of permits. Others want to know the specific areas where entertainers and vendors will be allowed. Many just want to know what the rules are. Jim Hutzelman, manager of community services in the port’s Business Development and Marketing Department, said a number of changes have occurred along the waterfront and adjacent land, and the regulations need to be updated to reflect the activities that take place. Adjustments are needed because of the opening of the USS Midway Museum and the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. In addition, San Diego’s downtown has seen an increase in new residents. Hutzelman said one of the key goals of the update is to clarify the ordinances so they specify the types of activities that are allowed and the locations where those activities can occur. He said the goal of the ordinances is to support an active, vibrant and safe waterfront in a fair and equitable manner. Drafts of the ordinances have been readied for review.  The port will post the draft ordinances on its website, www.portofsandiego.org, and copies will be available for review in the Port District clerk’s office at 3165 Pacific Highway. Meanwhile, a little-used concrete plaza and a shuttered restaurant will soon be a place for quiet waterside contemplation. The port — with the help of a number of officials from local cities, county and federal governments — officially broke ground on for the port’s 18th public park, to be called Ruocco Park for Lloyd and Ilse Ruocco, the late San Diego couple who provided funding to help build the bayfront green space. “This is another great addition to our waterfront and the downtown,” said Congressman Bob Filner, who was among those offering congratulations to the port for the project and thanking the Ruoccos for the donation. Filner said the port, with the addition of Ruocco Park, is helping to make the city a “more sustainable, livable and beautiful city.” Lloyd Ruocco was an architect and his wife was a designer and art professor at San Diego State. More than 25 years ago, the couple wanted to present a gift to the community — a downtown park that would be a quiet place for reflection. They established a trust fund that is helping fund the 3.3-acre park located on the southwest corner of Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway. Ruocco Park was designed by Dennis Otsuji of ONA and Associates, Inc., a San Diego firm.