%-*S .=M- WVRVE,/EWEM15,15#NE--TE'r:p3fe"im:Wi- BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID rm CARMEL, CA. T Pacific Grove j - 4·' Permit No. 149 ge.· ·- - ·:*ervtj:i,#.. n J. 346.- Ii-ONA 491 99$0--- CH& - OUR 4THIP YEAR, NO. 22 June 1, 1990 - ...- P - ..7-- Housing needs study 174**'¥ T,A4-51* ..; f 12 - 11 3 3 still leaves tough + policy decisions 7 .»- 72 -#i,6.- 1 .14 ... 1. 1 1- 11 -1,11 *a 1 - 11 117€ - By PAUL WOLF - + lili *C- l I .- ACIFIC GROVE Councilman Bud' Nunn may 24 have characterized it best when he said that the city £L Gil i.7 W Y ·NA COUnCil haS in its hands a report that manages to F.· i -= 11.31 - 4$/1- -, ._ - "justify everyone's biases." --14 = The controversial document to which he was referring is the I .7,1 1,5 . / *1 114-=-fl.6%6 ENNIFI'll'll/ Pacific Grove Housing Needs Survey Report, which the city -4+' Ad# f F 11 1 - -'- council will discuss at its next meeting Wednesday, June 6. 0-l 74# i Mew -2'ft&1 Mt*-*,2{»t-,·.r - -57= -21 ----+J The meeting starts·at 7 p.m. atthe PGCouncil Chambers, f : .4-- 2--|,|e ..1.r:9-72·.T'[-=i. - 1-i: 1-4 300 Forest Ave. ...1 =.LUIUilh· - 99. - - = - i*_ -Wi-- _z:*Pi'1.#r · 2 ,=T t'.41 1.-a - -- 394: 74:#4/47 E-249*- - 1 17.1 1. le n - - 11& -4 & / -- TE• ' VI . -1.-r-M=I- ' I- -=1 4, # 1 -* t 11¥- -il.,·*- 1. - C a-LI _J f43 '432 1 -1 1 -1 .- A 'r 1 1 'r_f _ - & *r - --*1 7 - 1-21 - ty, - , 1 - 2 -77... i # 2 9 e 3% , T =,1 Te-- J t .-/*-29_.0 f : -- - -= L it 4 *E. --r t. , 1 - 2. Then and now «fJ 4 6- WHAT IS now Pasta Mia restaurant was once a single-family visible on the right side of the modern image (Chuck Scardina residence, as seen in this vintage photo, taken circa 1910 photo.) Architect Dan Curran said the restaurant has retained (courtesy Pat Hathaway Collection of California Views.) The its "homey ambience," despite its physical modifications and restaurant, at 481 Lighthouse Ave., was given an award by the changes of use over the years. Pacific Grove Heritage Society May 17 for its addition, just Analysis The controversy and debate surround not so much the survey itself - which PG households took part in this spring - but the analysis and recommendations based on the survey. The survey was undertaken by a six-member auxiliary housing committee. That committee is being accused of bias iJ the way it interpreted the results of the questionnaire. Al If Nunn is on the right track about everyone and his biases, those who criticize the committee and its rep just as guilty of preconceived opinions. They would h: up with their own recommendations from the same ho ne;t111Jlpien.ds,onceagain,onwhetheryouthinksecond living arrangements in single-family zones are a good idea for Pacific Grove. The report so far seems not to have changed anyone's mind. OMMITTEE MEMBERS are Councilwoman Flo Schaefer, who is chairwoman, Councilman David Eaton, Planning Commissioners Barbara Meazell and Donald Griffin, and residents Pat Hensley and Erma Dinkel. Dinkel, a supporter of auxiliary housing, dissented on the committee's recommendations. The survey was mailed to 8,917 households in PO in late February and got a 31 percent return. It asked residents about their current living conditions, income, future housing plans. It also sought opinion,on secondary units, which many say serve the interests of low-income housing. In the report, the committee recommends doing away with secondary dwellings by striking the city's seven-year-old auxiliary housing law. The law allows for small independent cottages on large single-family lots of 8,000 square feet or more. The report said secondary units introduce a host of problems associated with crowding more people, cars and buildings into neighborhoods. Committee members said they become expensive rentals. The report also recommends not pursuing a plan known as efficiency units, not to be mistaken with auxiliary units. Efficiency units would be attached secondary dwellings, of 256 square feet, allowed on lots under 8,000 square feet. The intent behind tiny efficiency units would be to provide guaranteed low-income or senior housing stock. The committee recognizes the shortage of low-income housing facing the city, but argues that secondary units are not the solution. Committee members say the people who should be ' interested in living in secondary units say they are not. according to the survey. The largest number of those who said they would live in auxiliary units are between 30 and 54 years old, and more than half earn above $32,000 a year. Critics of the report, who stand by auxiliary housing, say the committee overlooked another of the survey's findings - that most people do not object to the current auxiliary housing program or to the proposed efficiency units. 3 THE COUNCIL, when it meets Wednesday, will decirt-1 whether it wants to follow the committee's recommendatio, have a public hearing before the planning commissir whether to strike the auxiliary -housing law. / There will be no public hearing Wednesda,----t members will discuss the merits of therer-- - . ...m U , OCR Text: %-*S .=M- WVRVE,/EWEM15,15#NE--TE'r:p3fe"im:Wi- BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID rm CARMEL, CA. T Pacific Grove j - 4·' Permit No. 149 ge.· ·- - ·:*ervtj:i,#.. n J. 346.- Ii-ONA 491 99$0--- CH& - OUR 4THIP YEAR, NO. 22 June 1, 1990 - ...- P - ..7-- Housing needs study 174**'¥ T,A4-51* ..; f 12 - 11 3 3 still leaves tough policy decisions 7 .»- 72 -#i,6.- 1 .14 ... 1. 1 1- 11 -1,11 *a 1 - 11 117€ - By PAUL WOLF - lili *C- l I .- ACIFIC GROVE Councilman Bud' Nunn may 24 have characterized it best when he said that the city £L Gil i.7 W Y ·NA COUnCil haS in its hands a report that manages to F.· i -= 11.31 - 4$/1- -, ._ - "justify everyone's biases." --14 = The controversial document to which he was referring is the I .7,1 1,5 . / *1 114-=-fl.6%6 ENNIFI'll'll/ Pacific Grove Housing Needs Survey Report, which the city -4 ' Ad# f F 11 1 - -'- council will discuss at its next meeting Wednesday, June 6. 0-l 74# i Mew -2'ft&1 Mt*-*,2{»t-,·.r - -57= -21 ---- J The meeting starts·at 7 p.m. atthe PGCouncil Chambers, f : .4-- 2--|,|e ..1.r:9-72·.T'[-=i. - 1-i: 1-4 300 Forest Ave. ...1 =.LUIUilh· - 99. - - = - i*_ -Wi-- _z:*Pi'1.#r · 2 ,=T t'.41 1.-a - -- 394: 74:#4/47 E-249*- - 1 17.1 1. le n - - 11& -4 & / -- TE• ' VI . -1.-r-M=I- ' I- -=1 4, # 1 -* t 11¥- -il.,·*- 1. - C a-LI _J f43 '432 1 -1 1 -1 .- A 'r 1 1 'r_f _ - & *r - --*1 7 - 1-21 - ty, - , 1 - 2 -77... i # 2 9 e 3% , T =,1 Te-- J t .-/*-29_.0 f : -- - -= L it 4 *E. --r t. , 1 - 2. Then and now «fJ 4 6- WHAT IS now Pasta Mia restaurant was once a single-family visible on the right side of the modern image (Chuck Scardina residence, as seen in this vintage photo, taken circa 1910 photo.) Architect Dan Curran said the restaurant has retained (courtesy Pat Hathaway Collection of California Views.) The its "homey ambience," despite its physical modifications and restaurant, at 481 Lighthouse Ave., was given an award by the changes of use over the years. Pacific Grove Heritage Society May 17 for its addition, just Analysis The controversy and debate surround not so much the survey itself - which PG households took part in this spring - but the analysis and recommendations based on the survey. The survey was undertaken by a six-member auxiliary housing committee. That committee is being accused of bias iJ the way it interpreted the results of the questionnaire. Al If Nunn is on the right track about everyone and his biases, those who criticize the committee and its rep just as guilty of preconceived opinions. They would h: up with their own recommendations from the same ho ne;t111Jlpien.ds,onceagain,onwhetheryouthinksecond living arrangements in single-family zones are a good idea for Pacific Grove. The report so far seems not to have changed anyone's mind. OMMITTEE MEMBERS are Councilwoman Flo Schaefer, who is chairwoman, Councilman David Eaton, Planning Commissioners Barbara Meazell and Donald Griffin, and residents Pat Hensley and Erma Dinkel. Dinkel, a supporter of auxiliary housing, dissented on the committee's recommendations. The survey was mailed to 8,917 households in PO in late February and got a 31 percent return. It asked residents about their current living conditions, income, future housing plans. It also sought opinion,on secondary units, which many say serve the interests of low-income housing. In the report, the committee recommends doing away with secondary dwellings by striking the city's seven-year-old auxiliary housing law. The law allows for small independent cottages on large single-family lots of 8,000 square feet or more. The report said secondary units introduce a host of problems associated with crowding more people, cars and buildings into neighborhoods. Committee members said they become expensive rentals. The report also recommends not pursuing a plan known as efficiency units, not to be mistaken with auxiliary units. Efficiency units would be attached secondary dwellings, of 256 square feet, allowed on lots under 8,000 square feet. The intent behind tiny efficiency units would be to provide guaranteed low-income or senior housing stock. The committee recognizes the shortage of low-income housing facing the city, but argues that secondary units are not the solution. Committee members say the people who should be ' interested in living in secondary units say they are not. according to the survey. The largest number of those who said they would live in auxiliary units are between 30 and 54 years old, and more than half earn above $32,000 a year. Critics of the report, who stand by auxiliary housing, say the committee overlooked another of the survey's findings - that most people do not object to the current auxiliary housing program or to the proposed efficiency units. 3 THE COUNCIL, when it meets Wednesday, will decirt-1 whether it wants to follow the committee's recommendatio, have a public hearing before the planning commissir whether to strike the auxiliary -housing law. / There will be no public hearing Wednesda,----t members will discuss the merits of therer-- - . ...m U , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Lighthouse,481 Lighthouse,300 - 498 LIGHTHOUSE_134.pdf,300 - 498 LIGHTHOUSE_134.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 300 - 498 LIGHTHOUSE_134.PDF, 300 - 498 LIGHTHOUSE_134.pdf 1 Page 1