California Coastal Commission Clears Way for 120 Townhomes Near South Ponto Beach

California Coastal Commission clears way for 120 townhomes near South Ponto Beach

Residents wanted the land to remain an open space and become a park.

Coastal Commission picks townhomes not park on Carlsbad land

Upsetting 100 speakers, the California Coastal Commission voted 7-4 to approve Carlsbad’s plans to zone an empty coastal plot as residential. This content ‘We need housing.’ Coastal Commission picks 120 townhomes over park on prime Carlsbad land appeared first on inewsource.

California Coastal Commission approves Carlsbad plan for 120 homes near Ponto Beach

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (CN) — A patch of undeveloped land in Carlsbad is turning out to be anything but uncrowded. The California Coastal Commission voted 7-4 to approve a land-use plan amendment by the city of Carlsbad on Thursday that would pave the way for 120 townhomes and commercial development on the 11-acre patch of land located near the beach that locals say is the last chance for a coastal park in the southern part of the city. The commissio…

Coastal Commission rejects Ponto park push, clears way for housing | The Coast News Group

CARLSBAD — A decades-long fight to preserve one of South Carlsbad’s last undeveloped coastal properties suffered a major setback Thursday when the California Coastal Commission voted 7-4 to approve land-use changes allowing 120 rental townhomes near South Ponto Beach, rejecting residents’ appeals to reserve the property for a public park....