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By Steven Mihailovich / PB Monthly - SD Union-Tribune / Feb. 25, 2025
Opposition to accessory dwelling units continues to grow as Pacific Beach residents name multiple projects they say are wrong for their community.
Around 60 residents filled the Crown Point Junior Music Academy’s auditorium for the Feb. 19 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting to discuss recent building developments and efforts to block the construction of the proposed 22-story Vela project on Turquoise Street.
But that project is not the only large multi-unit housing project to which they object. They say developments on small lots are stretching the City of San Diego’s ADU bonus program beyond recognition.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” said Marcella Bothwell, a PB Town Council director who is also the PB Planning Group chair and also chairs the non-profit Neighbors for a Better California, an advocacy group for responsible planning.
“This ADU stuff is now starting to come into our neighborhood,” Bothwell said. “So we’re going to have to fight this.”
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By Steven Mihailovich / PB Monthly - SD Union-Tribune / Feb. 25, 2025
Opposition to accessory dwelling units continues to grow as Pacific Beach residents name multiple projects they say are wrong for their community.
Around 60 residents filled the Crown Point Junior Music Academy’s auditorium for the Feb. 19 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting to discuss recent building developments and efforts to block the construction of the proposed 22-story Vela project on Turquoise Street.
But that project is not the only large multi-unit housing project to which they object. They say developments on small lots are stretching the City of San Diego’s ADU bonus program beyond recognition.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” said Marcella Bothwell, a PB Town Council director who is also the PB Planning Group chair and also chairs the non-profit Neighbors for a Better California, an advocacy group for responsible planning.
“This ADU stuff is now starting to come into our neighborhood,” Bothwell said. “So we’re going to have to fight this.”
