Affordable Housing Project in Pacific Beach First to Breach 30-foot Coastal Height Limit

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Editordude: The information in the following U-T article by Jennifer van Grove is too important to be hidden away from San Diegans who don't subscribe to the U-T. By Jennifer van Grove / San Diego Union-Tribune / August 1, 2024 An otherwise routine loan morphed into a flashpoint of contention between a council member, Pacific Beach community members and two affordable housing developers. That’s because the money, to be doled out by the city of San Diego to the nonprofit developers of the proposed Rose Creek Village project, was the last thing standing in the way of a mid-rise residential building that promises to skirt a voter-enacted law that keeps building heights at 30 feet or less in coastal neighborhoods. On Tuesday, San Diego City Councilmember Joe LaCava, who represents the Pacific Beach community, sought to kill the loan — and, by association, the project. The developers, he said, were initially dishonest with community members about the project’s planned height. What’s more, taxpayer funds should not be used to override the will of voters, he said.