The San Diego City Planning Commission voted 5-0 on Jan. 20 in favor of approving a coastal development permit, site development permit and a tentative map waiver for the Whitney mixed-use project. The commissioners said an environmental impact report was not necessary because any environmental consequences resulting from the project could be compensated for. The project, which will demolish the residential units at 2202 and 2206 Avenida de la Playa to construct a three-story building with two residential and one commercial unit, has been the subject of intense controversy since it went before the La Jolla Community Planning Association last spring.