TEMPORARY CLASSROOM
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission tonight is expected to consider a
request to extend a temporary classroom building permit at Kline School
on Magnolia Street.
The property owner, Lighthouse Coastal Community Church, is appealing
the city zoning administrator's denial of the request. Initial approval
of the temporary building permit expired in May.
The issue was previously on the agenda for Sept. 11--the first day of
school--but was postponed to give city staff members and the Planning
Commission time to visit the site while school was in session.
What to expect: The city staff is recommending approval of the
temporary classroom building permit with several conditions.
They include requiring that the church provide handicapped
accessibility, close two gutters, remove weeds, resurface and restripe
the parking lot, provide a trash bin, designate a play yard, install
planters, construct a wall and submit a drop-off and pickup plan.
SKATEBOARD PARK
The commission will consider design plans for a skateboard park on
Charle Street.
The plans call for skate ramps, half pipes and rails for different
levels of skaters, a shaded area for spectators and restrooms with
compost toilets.
Last year, City Council members approved plans to put the skate park
at Lions Park but changed their minds after neighbors objected because of
noise and flooding concerns.
It is expected to cost $603,472 to complete the park on the vacant,
city-owned lot. About $75,000 of the cost would be for restrooms.
What to expect: If the commission and City Council approve the
project, as the city staff recommends, the park is expected to open in
July.
The city Parks, Recreation Facilities and Parkways Commission approved
design plans for the skate park in August despite a controversy brewing
over the location.
Some commissioners said they didn't think it was the right site but
voted to approve the plans in order to avoid further delays in building
the skateboard park.
At the same meeting, former parks Commissioner Michael Scheafer
resigned, citing a city attorney's office recommendation that he abstain
from voting on the skate park issue.
City Atty. Jerry Scheer said the recommendation was not a requirement
and that Scheafer made the final decision to abstain.
TOWN CENTER
The commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on a proposed
54-acre expansion of the performing arts and Town Center area.
In August, commissioners held a public hearing on plans to turn the
center into a cultural arts district.
