At 12:25 this afternoon, the San Diego Planning Commission voted unanimously to grant the appeal of the 20 apartments proposed for Point Loma Ave. This means the project, as is, will not be built.
In a stunning consensus, Commissioners agreed with the people who brought the appeal of the project in the historic district argument — that the subject property is within the Ocean Beach Historic Cottage District, and therefore is ineligible to be used with the Complete Communities policy of the city.
The city and the developers argued that the OB Historic District is old and doesn’t apply, but the Commissioners ALL disagreed with the developer and staff — who authorized the project in the first place.
This is a great victory for OB and Point Loma — and congratulations are in order for the people who brought the appeal and who attended the hearing.
THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO SPOKE UP and proved your case. Long live OB
Congrats Attorney Craig Sherman and the OBceans!!! Seems like at least some of the politicians have common sense. Very glad these folks do, and listened to their awesome land use attorney, and the speakers. Well done, everyone.
Well done OB!
The planning commission had a very loaded docket yesterday and they exhibited a professionally gracious and patient venue thereby allowing both sides to have their augments fully vetted. How refreshing when compared to a typical council meeting where council members often feel burdened and put out by legitimate public concerns.