A planned public restroom at the foot of Law Street and Ocean Boulevard at Palisades Park drew sparked debate at the Pacific Beach Community Planning Board meeting Jan. 26 at the Pacific Beach Taylor Library. City staff presented preliminary plans for the $415,000 “comfort station” that would make the public bathroom wheelchair-accessible but could take up to two years to begin construction because of the lengthy coastal development permitting process. Some neighbors took issue with a lack of communication between the city and residents. “Nobody notified me until they were well into the process,” said John Littles, a neighbor who said he lives across the street from the potential station. Pacific Beach resident Richard Slayter added that a brand new bathroom would attract drinkers and smokers to an under-policed part of Pacific Beach. The board approved the restroom with recommendations that the current stairs stay pedestrian-accessible and that the city notify the planning board as it moves through the development process. Also discussed by the board: • The Alcohol License Review Committee delayed releasing a final report to the board calling for tighter reins on the alcohol permitting process in the Pacific Beach business district. The report should come out next month. • The Mission Bay Gateway Project Committee continues working toward converting large portions of land near Mission Bay High School and bay lands to become a “regional, educational and ecological resource,” said planning board member Scott Chipman. • The board announced slow progress toward converting a “paper street” adjacent a public right away along Oliver Avenue for public use. • The office of the Director of Development Services has not responded to a letter from the planning board since December concerning uncovered, single-car parking facility regulations, said planning board member Chris Olson. • The board approved the creation of five residential condominiums at 1925 Felspar St. • The board approved a one-bedroom residence and single-car uncovered parking space at 870 Loring St. The Pacific Beach Community Planning Board acts as an advisory board to the City of San Diego regarding development and land-use issues in Pacific Beach. The group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month at the Pacific Beach-Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.