Costa Mesa Planning Commission preview

ELDER-CARE FACILITY

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission is expected to vote tonight on a

14-bed residential care facility for the elderly within a former

apartment complex on the south side of Center Street between Pomona and

Anaheim avenues.

The applicant, Mesa Verde Convalescent Hospital Inc., is requesting a

conditional-use permit to legalize an existing residential care facility

that has been operating since 1986.

What to expect: City staff members have recommended approval of the

request. In a report, they conclude that the facility has been operating

successfully since 1986 and has had no negative effects on neighbors.

TOWN CENTER EXPANSION

Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposed expansion plan

for South Coast Plaza Town Center to include a cultural arts center.

The project, which would be developed by C.J. Segerstrom & Sons,

Orange County Performing Arts Center and Commonwealth Partners LLC, calls

for changes in the city’s general plan as well as the Town Center master

plan.

What to expect: City staff members have recommended that commissioners

accept public comment on the project’s environmental impact report and

vote on the issue Oct. 23.

CHAIN-LINK FENCING

Commissioners will vote whether to allow a chain-link fence along

Baker Street and Mesa Verde Drive on property that belongs to Prince of

Peace Lutheran Church.

The fence was installed within three months after the city code was

modified to prohibit chain-link fences adjacent to public rights of way,

except in areas zoned residential.

What to expect: City staff members have recommended that commissioners

deny the request and ask the church to remove the fence within 30 days of

Planning Commission action. A city report states the fence is

incompatible with the surrounding area.

FYI

* WHAT: Costa Mesa Planning Commission meeting

* WHEN: 6:30 tonight

* WHERE: City Hall, 77 Fair Drive

* WHO: Chairman: Walt Davenport; Commissioners: Chris Fewel, Katrina

Foley, Tom Sutro and Katie Wilson

* INFORMATION: (714) 754-5245