Comments on: Commission agrees on Advisory selections http://thecoastnews.com/2011/09/commission-agrees-on-advisory-selections/ Making Waves in Your Neighborhood Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: concerned2011 http://thecoastnews.com/2011/09/commission-agrees-on-advisory-selections/comment-page-1/#comment-8303 concerned2011 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:49:19 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=44489#comment-8303 The planning department is celebrating the changes they have made to the General Plan.

The public doesn’t know exactly where all the changes have been made because the Planning Director will not release that information.

A small portion of the changes can be seen reflected in the zoning amendments.

Some of what is known so far:

Residents don’t want mixed use; the Planning Department does and intends to turn major shopping areas in Encinitas into a combination of condos/offices/commercial with parking structures.

The first large area for this change will be El Camino Real.

A minimum of 1000 dwelling units (condos) plus parking structures will be added to the current shopping area. Planning is also increasing the height of buildings in the new mixed use areas.

The current General Plan prohibits buildings over 30 feet or two stories. City Planners want 35-40 feet tall buildings. Incidentally, the City Council can add more condos with a General Plan amendment.

Is this how residents see the City of Encinitas in 2035?

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