THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
San Diego Community Newspaper Group
‘The Peninsula has a problem, a crisis actually.’ JON LINNEY CHAIR OF PENINSUAL COMMUNITY PLANNING BOARD
FAA CHANGES COURSE
Coastal height controversy draws ire of Peninsulans BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
A high-profile protest by Peninsulans over a condo development under construction at the corner of Emerson and Evergreen streets is gradually morphing into a referendum on needed reform on city planning procedures to guarantee observance of the 30-foot coastal height limit. Following a community protest on the site of the development, as well as an impromptu town hall-style meeting attended by 200-plus residents at UPSES Social Hall in June, work on the project was temporarily halted. At issue is Emerson Street Duplexes at 3144 Emerson St., a project involving construction of two, three-story duplexes with garages beneath a total of four dwelling units. Zoning on the property allows up to 19 dwelling units on a single, or consolidated lot. Nearby neighbors, however, are convinced the project exceeds the coastal 30foot height limit and went into a full-court press to block it. The mayor's office has committed to being present at the Peninsula Community Planning Board's next meeting to take community questions on the Emerson Project 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at Point Loma branch library, 3701 Voltaire St. Point Loma planners and residents thought they were making real progress when proposed amendments to the Residential-Multiple Dwelling Unit (RM) Base Zone Height Limit for Properties within the Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone was scheduled for a Sept. 8 city Planning ComSEE HEIGHT, Page 17
Flight path moves south of Point Loma A proposal to tighten the loop made over Point Loma by some aircraft departing Lindbergh Field was rejected by the FAA SEE PAGE 6
A plane takes off recently from San Diego International Airport heading over Liberty Station and Point Loma.
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