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VOL. 24, NO. 47
DEC. 10, 2010
THISWEEK
Carlsbad approves $1.7 mil. subsidy
GOOD CHEER Del Mar welcomed the
By Alyx Sariol
CARLSBAD — City Council voted unanimously Nov. 30 to approve a $1.7 million subsidy for The Crossings at Carlsbad golf course, which will help the greens stay in the black in 2011. Citing difficult economic times, council members said it was necessary to approve the subsidy if The Crossings can be successful in the future. The city-owned
holiday season with live entertainment, snowball fights, Christmas carols B1 and more
SAFETY AT SCHOOL
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FAREWELL Del Mar says goodbye to two of its outgoing A5 longtime leaders
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NIGHT LIGHTS Tens of thousands lined the streets to watch more than 90 entries in the 2010 Encinitas Holiday parade on Dec. 4. The theme of this year’s parade was Illuminate the Season — with Gifts of Service. A tree-lighting ceremony kicked off the festivities and the parade ran along Coast Highway 101 from D Street to J Street. For a complete list of winners, visit www. coastnewsgroup.com. Above, 9-year-old Carlsbad resident Morgan Wallace helps decorate a float. Turn to Page A12 for more photos. Photo by Daniel Knighton
ENCINITAS — The Planning Commission refused to accept a complex plan to satisfy the city’s affordable housing requirement at the subdivision referred to as Nantucket I and II in Leucadia. Rather, the commissioners voted unanimously against staff’s recommendations on Dec. 2. The now largely abandoned subdivision bordered by Sheridan Road and Andrew Avenue has been controversial since its inception. In 2004, the property was subdivided leaving two developments with nine lots each. However, according to the state’s density bonus law, an affordable unit was required to be built in each subdivision.
The city imposed certain conditions, such as withholding the certificate of occupancy to the market rate homes until the affordable units were built. The owner and developer of the property, Barratt American, built eight market rate homes in the first subdivision, but left the affordable housing unit, required on Lot 8, empty. Three homes are partially constructed on the second subdivision while the remainder of the property is vacant. In 2007, the lender on the project, Bank of America, foreclosed and construction came to an abrupt halt. Barratt American filed for bankruptcy in 2008. As if matters weren’t complicated enough, Barratt American separated title of
the two affordable units from the remaining homes in the two subdivisions. As a result, the affordable unit in the second project, Lot 4, is under control of the trustee of the bankruptcy court. However, it is held under covenant to remain an affordable unit. City Council would have to approve removal of such a condition. Much of the property in the unfinished subdivisions lay fallow, as weeds and debris infest the area. Neighbors have also complained that the eyesore brings down property values and invites vandals. The applicant recently purchased the property and wants to complete construction on a project that has sat vacant for two years. Yet, the commission was uncon-
vinced that the new owner, ELN, LLC, would be able to satisfy the affordable housing requirements. “Why don’t you just build this yourself?” asked commissioner JoAnn Shannon. When the applicant responded that discussions with nonprofit agencies had gone very well, she was still unsatisfied that the unit would be built. The applicant was also willing to deed Lot 8 to the city in perpetuity and kick in $10,000 for construction of the 2,000-square-foot affordable single-family home and a 600-square-foot accessory unit. Density bonus affordable housing is only required TURN TO HOUSING ON A18
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By Wehtahnah Tucker
ENCINITAS — A plan to establish a cultural arts center at the former Pacific View Elementary school site was presented to trustees during the Encinitas Union School Board meeting Dec. 7. Danny Salzhandler, president of the 101 Artists’ Colony, and Peder Norby, Highway 101 coordinator, joined Dody Crawford, Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet Association’s executive director at the meeting. The trio was supported by numerous proponents interested in the idea of using the former Pacific View Elementary school site as a community arts center. The possibility of developing a community cultural arts center was given new life after City Council voted to deny the Encinitas Union School District’s application to rezone the site Nov. 10. Located on Third Street between E and F streets, the
City’s affordable housing hopes still in a lurch By Wehtahnah Tucker
Public gives input on plans for school site
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