The coast news, march 24, 2017

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MARCH 24, 2017

Encinitas hit with another legal challenge By Aaron Burgin

A fistful of green A shopper carries an arm full of new tomato plants during the San Diego Botanic Garden’s Spring Planting Jubilee and Tomato Plant Sale last Saturday morning. More photos from the Jubilee are on page A5. Photo by Pat Cubel

16-acre oceanfront site slated for luxury resort, public park By Bianca Kaplanek

DEL MAR — With help from area residents, two high-end, Encinitas-based developers are planning to transform Del Mar’s largest private oceanfront parcel into a luxury resort, public park and walking trails. Zephyr Partners, which specializes in “custom artisan” homes and mixed-use communities, and The Robert Green Company, known for high-quality hospitality projects, recently purchased three parcels at the southwest corner of the Via de la Valle and Camino del Mar intersection. “We know we have a 16-acre palette that’s probably one of the best palettes in the United States to work from,” said Brad Termini, Zephyr’s co-founder and CEO. “So the time is now to get everybody together to Two high-end developers recently purchased this 16-acre oceanfront parcel on the north end of TURN TO SITE ON A15

Del Mar, west of Brigantine Restaurant, and plan to build luxury resort villas, a public park and walking trails. Courtesy photo

ENCINITAS — Encinitas has been hit with yet another legal challenge to Proposition A and the city’s failure to adopt a housing element update. This time, a group of attorneys specializing in affordable housing law, on behalf of the low-income community, has issued a letter to Encinitas demanding it adopt a housing element by March 30, or be sued. The four-point legal demand dated March 15 argues that the city has repeatedly failed to meet it’s state requirements to zone appropriately to meet its regional affordable housing needs. The letter then takes aim at Prop. A, the 2013 voter initiative that requires a public vote on major zoning changes or changes to the Housing Element, which the attorneys argue directly conflicts with state law. “By continuing to require voter approval to adopt an updated housing element, the city continues to be without a housing element that complies with applicable state law, and will not be in compliance for the foreseeable future,” the letter states. San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Cozen O’Connor P.C. and the Public Interest Law group represent Lorraine Del Rose and San Diego Tenants United in the case. Del Rose is described as a San Diego County resident who has struggled to obtain affordable housing due to lack of supply. “Our demand letter puts the City of Encinitas on notice that the City

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needs to come into compliance with all applicable state housing laws to accommodate the City’s lower income housing need,” said Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, an attorney with the San Diego Volunteer Law Program. “If the City does not come into compliance, we intend to seek relief against the City in court.” Ijadi-Maghsoodi said the organizations would not provide further comment. Encinitas has been in the crosshairs of developers and other interests in recent years on issues ranging from the city’s stance toward density bonus developments to, most recently, its lack of an updated housing element. The document was last updated in the mid-1990s. The Building Industry Association and DCM Properties had previously settled their lawsuits against Encinitas with the condition that they would approve a housing element in November. But voters rejected the city’s proposed update, Measure T, by a 5644 margin. Encinitas officials have been working on an update since January, when they empaneled a four-person subcommittee comprised of Mayor Catherine Blakespear, Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz, Planning Commissioner Bruce Ehlers and Measure T proponent Kurt Groseclose. The group has been meeting semimonthly to expedite a housing plan that the public would embrace. City officials declined to comment on the letter, citing confidentiality laws.

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