Planning Commission Approves Apartment Project

By Jim Shilander
The San Clemente Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a new apartment complex in the Pier Bowl. The Reef Pointe Villas building would be constructed at the same site as the current building located at 410 Arseno Lane, which would be demolished. The project has also received approval from the California Coastal Commission.
Residents in the area voiced some concern that the project would increase a “tunneling” effect already present in the area due to other developments in the area. However, members of the commission indicated that because the project met all of the requirements necessary, the board could not deny the proposal.
Members of the commission said they would consider concerns about tunneling in this and other neighborhoods during its upcoming consideration of the city’s new General Plan.
For additional information on the project, see www.san-clemente.org.