ON THE AGENDA PARKS MASTER PLAN...
ON THE AGENDA
PARKS MASTER PLAN
The Planning Commission will take a look at a final parks and
recreation master plan tonight that lists a skate park as the No. 1
recreational need in the city.
Playing fields for children and adults, tot lots, playgrounds and
tennis courts are also issues that Costa Mesa residents feel strongly
about, according to the preliminary recreation master plan released
in October.
RJM Design Group Inc., based in San Juan Capistrano, released its
breakdown of the various recreation needs in Costa Mesa compiled from
hours of residents’ input, telephone surveys, interviews and analysis
of recreation trends, demands and current facilities.
Parks and recreation commissioners endorsed a recreation master
plan, while adding their own comments and suggestions and created a
Skateboard Park Planning Team to conduct more research on a skate
park.
Planning commissioners will give a similar review and provide
their own recommendations.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Commissioners are expected to approve the report.
1901 NEWPORT INPUT
Planning commissioners will collect public input tonight about
probable plans for 1901 Newport -- the striking Spanish-style
building in the heart of downtown -- including the effects of putting
homes on the property.
A mandatory report that gauges the effects of proposed
developments on the neighborhood and environment -- formally known as
the Draft Environmental Impact Report -- is now available for public
review at City Hall and Costa Mesa libraries.
The Planning Commission invited resident’s comments, as part of
the required 45-day review period. That period ended on Jan. 10,
according to a staff report. Planners say they expect the official
public hearings on the actual project to begin in February.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Expect some comments about the proposed multi-unit housing that
has been suggested for the northwest portion of the building formerly
known as Pacific Savings Plaza.
SPLIT OF PINK HOUSE LOT
Chad Ware, owner of the unusually large lot where the infamous Old
Pink House once stood, is asking for the parcel to be divided so he
can sell each one off.
The Planning Commission will review Ware’s request to divide the
existing 16,625-square-foot lot into one 10,605-square-foot lot --
where the newly renovated Old Pink House sits -- and another
6,020-square-foot lot.
Ware, who bought the once-dilapidated house on the corner of
Orange Avenue and Camellia Lane when it was close to being declared a
public nuisance, has decided to abandon his yearlong labor of love
for another renovation project, he said.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Commissioners are expected to approve the parcel division.
-- Compiled by Lolita Harper
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