In case you weren’t at this month’s La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) on March 3, here’s a roundup of what you missed: • Amendments to the LJCPA’s bylaws were the subject of a special membership vote before the regular meeting started. The amendments were unanimously approved. Board President Joe LaCava said the changes made to the bylaws were primarily “book-keeping exercises” and responses to changes in the committee structures and planning process at City Hall. • The Princess Street beach access issue, which generated so much community interest when it was postponed at the February California Coastal Commission meeting in Chula Vista, could come back to the commission as soon as its June 15-17 meeting, which will be held in Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles. • After a heated discussion, the LJCPA voted to appeal the approval of the Palazzo condominium development at 2402 Torrey Pines Road. Several opponents representing neighboring condo and homeowner associations questioned the traffic, density and character of the development and asked the CPA to move forward with the appeal. Architects of the project, Stephen Jones and W. Scott Ballard of JBA Associates, were on hand to answer questions, and said opponents were overestimating traffic and density impacts. They did not make a presentation to the board. • The lot division at 6604 Muirlands was left alone by the LJCPA, which decided not to appeal the Planning Commission approval of the project. A single-family home there will be demolished, the lot will be split in two and two new homes will be constructed. At least one resident voiced concerns about potential traffic on the narrow street and possible precedence for splitting lots in what has been traditionally a single-lot residential neighborhood. Trustees said they could not link a poorly-designed road to the development, and the architect said the project would not set precedent for lot splitting because the lot in question was in a very unique configuration that would meet the planning requirements for two individual lots. • Esther Viti, beautification chair of the La Jolla Town Council, announced the next “Second Saturday Cleanup.” However, the cleanups will now be every Saturday, which has necessitated some changes. For the next three months, cleanup volunteers will be concentrating on an area bounded by Girard Avenue, from Prospect to Pearl Streets. “That’s the tree wells, flower beds, whatever needs to be done,” she said. The sign-up table will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Silver Store at 7909 Girard Ave. There would be refreshments available for volunteers. For more information, call (619) 742-1373. — Joshua Lowe







