Our August meeting was an eye-opener for most of the attendees. Sue Castillo, a part of the Central Neighborhood Council, who calls herself the ‘Land-use Mavin’ talked of the many projects for loft, condo, and apartment development that are proposed and/or partway or entirely through the permitting process for San Pedro’s downtown. Jo Anne Aplet, a retired environmental consultant, who has worked on preparing the Environmental Impact Reports or Statements for many projects, discussed what could be done by the citizens to weigh in on any particular project. The members had a hint about the size of the projected change in the town, just from observing the building going on. But the actual number of housing units proposed is 1351! This does not include Ponte Vista’s proposal. Some of these projects have already been built, but some are only in the beginning stages of permitting and looking for funding. 

 If you would like to check out the projects, look at our table of projects and addresses. The table provides links to the City Zoning map, to show the location of the property, and the current zoning for that property.

If you want to comment on the permitting of any of these projects, Jo Anne suggested reading the local papers, the “Daily Breeze” or “Random Lengths” for information or for notices about upcoming meetings when the projects will be considered. The city planning web site also gives information on upcoming agendas and minutes of the meetings of the Planning Commission.