In case you weren’t one of the nearly 80 people who attended the La Jolla Community Planning Association’s Feb. 3 meeting, here’s a compilation of what you missed: A step closer to home for Chancellor Fox A public hearing on the University House Rehabilitation Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Faculty Club Conference Room, according to UCSD planner Anu Delouri. The University House was formerly the chancellor’s residence, but Chancellor Marye Anne Fox was granted an exception because the house was determined to be uninhabitable. UCSD officials have been working with local historians for more than two years to make a rehabilitation plan, and their work got a little easier last December when Audrey Geisel, widow of Ted “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, donated $2 million to restore the historic building. The public review period for the EIR will end March 31, and comments can be e-mailed to [email protected]. edu or mailed to Catherine Presmyk in the UCSD Department of Physical Planning at 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093. The draft EIR can be found at http://physicalplanning.ucsd. edu/environmental/pub_notice.html. Putting a lid on the big box The San Diego City Council voted 7-1 early this month to drop its override of the mayor’s “supercenter” ordinance veto, reported Erin Demorest, a spokeswoman for District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner. The repeal comes after Walmart and a coalition of business advocacy groups turned in enough signatures to force the City Council to either rescind the ordinance outright or hold a special election within 11 months. This special election would carry a cost of about $3 million, which city officials say they don’t have — not to mention that there is a probability that the voters would reject an anti-Walmart ordinance. One-way, unanimous denial Although a resident concerned about emergency-vehicle access to the 2100 block of Avenida de la Playa obtained signatures in support of changing a fire lane from two-way to one-way, the LJCPA voted unanimously to deny the measure. Planners acknowledged that it’s nearly impossible for two cars to fit on the roadway in question, but also pointed to the fact that changing the direction of traffic would cause another resident to lose access to an angled parking spot. An easier solution than legally changing the traffic flow, said trustee Jim Fitzgerald, is to let it be. “It’s as simple as this,” he said. “If you see someone in the alley, don’t pull in.” A matter of 18 inches The LJCPA voted 8-7-1 to approve a project that would demolish a 2,400-square-foot home at 6318 Muirlands Drive and build a 6,904-square-foot one-bedroom residence in its place. The approval requires, however, that the project managers and owners, the Friedmans, move the proposed building 18 inches north of its planned location, as to not encroach on a neighbor’s home located behind the lot. Two neighbors voiced concerns about the proposed project, and the planners discussed the issue for more than an hour. Architect Brion Jeannette presented plans for the very modern home, which branches out from the common “Mediterranean feel,” he said. The plans demonstrate a wave-like roof that swoops down from a second-story bedroom suite. The LJCPA permit review committee previously denied the project because it was unable to determine if that two-story element was properly scaled.