La Jolla Community Planning Group (LJCPA), at their May 1st meeting, voted to deny the City’s request to waive a Summer Moratorium so the construction of the two Lifeguard towers at the La Jolla Cove and the Children’s Pool could continue. The LJCPA is recognized by the City to make recommendations to City Council the Planning Commission and City staff on […]
December 3, 2013 Ms. Nancy Baragado Deputy Planning Director City Planning Division 1222 First Avenue, MS 413 San Diego, CA 92101 Dear Ms. Baragado: Once again I would like to thank you and Ms. Henegar for attending yesterday meeting with Kim, Bobby, our attorney Robin Madaffer and myself. I think, however it is important I […]
Why would an architect, who was also a member of the La Jolla Community Planning Association permit review committee, design his three story mixed-use building on a 25′ wide interior lot with a zero lot line requirement and then place 80% of his windows on the west elevation of his building and no windows on the east property line as seen below? He designed his building this way confident the LJCPA Trustees would require his westerly neighbor (my […]
La Jolla Light; By Pat Sherman LJCPA trustees also voted to file an appeal with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) on a project it rejected in August, but which was approved last month by the San Diego Planning Commission. In August, LJCPA members voted that findings could not be made to approve a coastal development […]
My name is Karen Visin and my husband Jack and I are the owners of 337-341 Playa Del Sur that has been the subject of negative articles lately due to neighbors who teamed up with the historical society and SOHO and went to Mayor Bob Filner to have our project illegally sent back to HRB […]
The City of San Diego has directed the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) to incorporate their appeal procedures into its city approved bylaws. In response, the LJCPA established an Ad-Hoc Committee (Committee) on Bylaw Revisions and held publicly noticed meetings to draft their appeal procedures. On March 3, 2011 and March 1, 2012 the LJCPA adopted the Committee’s recomendation […]
The La Jolla Community Planning Association is recognized by the City Council to make recommendations to the City Council, Planning Commission, City staff and other governmental agencies on land use matters for our community. As our recognized community planning group they are responsible to review development projects. During the development project review period, the LJCPA is sent project […]
La Jolla Light By Michael Rabkin Executive Director Hillel of San Diego At the November meeting of the La Jolla Shores Planned District Advisory Board, the motion to approve the Hillel project failed by a vote of 3 to 2. Had board member Susan Starr, whose household has been a lead public opponent of the […]
By Bob Witney, LJA Member; Mr. Whittemore, Ms. DeJong, Mrs. Naegle, Mr. and Mrs. McCormack, it is refreshing for our community to see you have chosen to respond to my open letter to Sherri Lightner as individuals, instead of using your characteristic playbook of hiding behind the names of small but vocal non-profit groups. This […]
By: Michael Morton, AIA La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee member Dear La Jolla Planning Association (CPA) and the Residents ofLa Jolla: La Jolla continues to grow and change, but some want to “shoot the messenger “of that change. Architects and designers are the messenger of that change; they sculpt the designs that will grace […]