Potential canyon development in South Park

If I am correct, jelula is referring to: http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter… It's a long read. I think the bottom line, this development is not going to be easy to pursue. My hope, the developer decides to cut losses by donating the land and taking a write-off. There are many more than a few people concerned about this proposed development. Doug
— February 12, 2014 10:44 a.m.

Potential canyon development in South Park

Blue South Park makes some interesting and relevant comments, but in my mind, makes a case for the letter of the law and ignores the spirit of the law. “The letter of the law versus the spirit of the law is an idiomatic antithesis. When one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, one is obeying the literal interpretation of the words (the "letter") of the law, but not the intent of those who wrote the law. Conversely, when one obeys the spirit of the law but not the letter, one is doing what the authors of the law intended, though not necessarily adhering to the literal wording.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of… Blue South Park focuses on the letter of the law when referring to the century-old parcels. Those same parcels have also been vacant for the century and even before, perhaps even since the beginning of time and all of the geological and biological shifts that have formed its current state. Of course you could say that about many developments that have used natural green areas. It seems to me to be questionable logic to suggest that just because some houses have been built in the 28th Street Canyon behind Granada Avenue (without paved easement), we should readily accept that more houses should be built. This mindset ignores the canyon for the canyon’s sake. Just because the canyon’s been built in, doesn’t mean that the right thing is to continue to build in it. I suspect if this were just a flat 26,123 sq. ft lot, you could build much more than five houses and a driveway, but this land is a canyon, not a flat lot. Mr. Westlake, Assistant Deputy Director, Development Services Department wrote, “I anticipate there will be several significant issues with the project due to the topography of the site, potentially sensitive environmental resources and the location adjacent to Balboa Park. The city engineering and transportation staff is reviewing the requested partial right-of-way vacation and determining whether or not that is something the City can support.” I know that the community of South Park, filled with a diverse group of people, values our environment by taking responsibility to be good stewards, and we will use our considerable voice to protect the 28th Street Canyon in the spirit of the law. We hope that you will come and walk the canyon and enjoy its beauty yourself so that you too can understand what’s at stake.
— January 31, 2014 7:59 p.m.