The Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) gave a unanimous thumbs-up recently to Point Loma Village, a revamped mixed-use condo project at the corner of Rosecrans and Byron streets.
\nThe advisory group also heard plans to turn the former Cabrillo Hospital into an international language school.
\nThe PCPB makes land-use recommendations to the city community planning area that encompasses seven highly urbanized square miles. The area includes the neighborhoods of Ocean Beach Highlands, Point Loma Highlands, Loma Alta, Loma Palisades, Loma Portal, Fleetridge, Roseville, Sunset Cliffs, La Playa and NTC Liberty Station.
\nArchitect Toni Cutri of Martinez + Cutri Corp. informed planners and residents on the Point Loma Village project. He said the project plan, which calls for demolishing three existing rundown buildings and replacing them with a three-story, mixed-use development, now would entail 16 condominium units \u2014 one less than originally planned.
\n“We had questions last month about how parking was calculated, so the item was continued to this meeting,” said PCPB chairwoman Julia Quinn, noting the project was returned to the group\u2019s Project Review Committee for further scrutiny and dialogue with developers.
\nNoting they “went back to the drawing board,” developers said they\u2019ve made significant changes to the project by “reducing the square footage” of the proposed commercial space, as well as adding parking.
\nDevelopers said their project, as designed, is now less dense and also has sustainable features like bike racks and an electric-car recharging station.
\nCutri said it was uncertain what business would go in the project\u2019s commercial space but said it could be a restaurant. But if it were a restaurant, Cutri said, “It would be light-duty food. We don\u2019t have accommodations for a [full-service] restaurant.”
\nAsked whether a restaurant would have a sidewalk caf\u00e9, Cutri said, “It doesn\u2019t make any sense to speculate.”
\nPlanner David Dick complimented the plans for Point Loma Village, saying, “It\u2019s really an attractive project.” He pointed out the community “is going to become denser,” adding planners need to devise ways to accommodate higher density. “That should be placed big on our agenda,” he said.
\nColleague Jarvis Ross warned about water availability for higher-density projects.
\n“More people are moving here. Are they going to bring their own water?” Ross asked.
\nShawna Sullivan gave an informational presentation on plans by EF Education First, a Swedish-based international-language school which has an existing facility in northern San Diego. EF is seeking to relocate to the long-vacant Cabrillo Hospital site in Point Loma.
\n“We\u2019ve been in conversations for 3\u00bd years to redevelop Cabrillo Hospital as an international language school,” said Sullivan, noting EF has 500 offices worldwide with schools offering 52 academic degrees.
\nSullivan said EF students from abroad typically come to places like San Diego for “two weeks to a year to learn English and to immerse themselves in U.S. culture.”
\nNoting EF is a “blend of learning and a multi-disciplinary language experience,” Sullivan said, “We\u2019re excited about final negotiations with the seller and we\u2019ve got our fingers crossed that there will be an agreement soon.”
\nSullivan said the project would have little or no impact on traffic in the area, pointing out “90 percent of our students, walk, ride bikes or take public transportation.”
\nSome students would be housed in dormitories at the Cabrillo language school and others would be find accommodations with host families in the area. IN OTHER ACTION
\n\u2022 The PCPB board noted that an appeal of the Planning Commission\u2019s decision to approve permitting for the Peeling project, the proposed subdividing of a one-acre site of three existing parcels and two existing homes into five new lots with construction of three new single-family homes at 3340 and 3328 Harbor View Drive, was upheld by an 8-1 City Council vote July 14, leading to denial of the project. Neighbors had protested that the site lacks proper access and is located on an eroding steep slope presenting a danger to properties down below.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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