City might be able to stop 23-story high-rise in Pacific Beach NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

The city of San Diego may be able to deny a proposal for a 23-story, mixed-use high-rise in the Pacific Beach neighborhood.

The project quickly gained the attention of community members for its intent to burst the nearby 30-foot Coastal Height Limit in the area. It also stoked a curiosity among San Diego City Council representatives to understand their power when it comes to the State Density Bonus Law. 

The proposed project would take over the lots of several existing small businesses on Turquoise Street — including popular restaurant and bakery The French Gourmet — and build a more than 200-unit high-rise.

Of those units, 74 would be residential and 10 of those would be for very low and moderate income households, and 139 others would be “visitor accommodation units,” which are considered commercial and would be for short-term renters, according to the multi-use building permits submitted to the city of San Diego’s Development Services Department. The …