A new development going up in Point Loma doesn’t follow the city’s height limit, according to Councilwoman Lorie Zapf.
A developer building two duplexes in the Roseville neighborhood said they are following all the rules and the project has been approved by the city, but Councilwoman Zapf has asked for clarification from the City’s Attorney’s office on the project.
Zapf said the project violates Proposition D, which set a 30-foot height limit on coastal communities in 1972.
City inspectors and engineers have been out to the property multiple times, but building has continued.
Residents said the duplexes change the character of the neighborhood.
Point Loma resident Fatima Estrela said she wants to know how the project can exceed the height limit, and she’s hoping it doesn’t start a trend.
She said she is “completely blocked…with this ugly box,” she said. “It’s devastated my father. He used to watch the boats because he was a seaman, and now…we wouldn't be able to watch it.”
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“I think in some ways development is good and is needed in communities,” resident Aspen Sprague said. “I think looking at this project it’s really that extra height that really sets everybody off.”
Lorie Zapf also said she plans to work with the Peninsula Community Planning Board to bring forward zoning regulations to protect the neighborhood.
The two duplexes are expected to be completed in six months.
