The stage is set for another La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) appeal fight, as the board of trustees voted, amid some irregularities, to file an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the Whitney mixed-use development project at 2202 and 2206 Avenida de la Playa. The project, which entails the demolition of current buildings and construction of residential and commercial space totaling three stories and 9,228 square feet (in addition to basement parking), has been in procedural contretemps since October 2009 when the LJCPA originally denied approval of the plan. The project was still approved, however, by both a hearing officer and the city’s Planning Commission. The City Council sent the project back to the Planning Commission, which re-approved it in January, prompting an LJCPA appeal that same month. However, LJCPA appeals are a two-part process, having to be both filed and ratified with a vote of the board. Bob Whitney, speaking on behalf of his project at the LJCPA meeting on March 3, objected to the LJCPA’s rules and said the filing of the appeal should be withdrawn since it was not followed up with ratification. The board argued that a change of rules in December had created some confusion regarding the appeals process. Board President Joe LaCava took what he called “an irregular move” to address the confusion, asking the board to suspend the rules and take action on the appeal, which it did. The City Council is set to hear the appeal at its March 29 meeting.