The September 24th Daily Breeze (http://www.dailybreeze.com/) announced a revised plan for Ponte Vista. The new development plan proposes 1,135 units. A lot less than the 2,300 units originally proposed. And to make us feel better Janice Hahn has apparently a "favorable" reaction to the plan. One would think that we may actually be close to agree on the plan for Ponte Vista. But...
Using the same density as Gardens this area would have 800 to 900 units. San Pedro is about 44% single family homes. And on Western the closest developments are the densest. The Raquet Club development and the new units in the back have already increased density in the area. We need balance in San Pedro. We need a good mix of Single Family homes and multi-family residences.
San Pedro is a hardworking family town where people live for generations. A dense development already near dense developments does not help create an environment where people will stay for generations. People talk about the need for low income homes, but have they not seen the rest of San Pedro. We just finished dense developments downtown, that are not sold yet. Do we need more of the same? I think the market has spoken, Pedran's need space, they like their single family homes where they can live for years.
Let us not repeat the mistakes of Downtown up on Western. Let us give San Pedro the development they expected when the planners approved it as R1 (single family homes).
I know we need to get the ball rolling on Ponte Vista, but repeating mistakes from Downtown won't help the developer make money, and won't make San Pedro better.
Just a guy from Pedro.
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