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San Diego council delays decision on Legacy International Center after split vote over traffic and religious use
Summary
After hours of testimony for and against a proposed faith‑based Legacy International Center in Mission Valley, the council failed to approve staff recommendations and voted unanimously to continue the item to Oct. 17, 2017, asking the applicant for additional assurances on traffic and use.
The San Diego City Council on Sept. 18 failed to adopt staff recommendations to approve entitlements for the Legacy International Center, an 18‑acre mixed‑use proposal in Mission Valley, and instead voted to continue the item to Oct. 17, 2017.
Morris Dye, development project manager, told the council the proposal would demolish an existing 202‑room hotel and construct five buildings including a 127‑room hotel, a 500‑seat theater, retail and a five‑level, 524‑space parking garage. Staff asked the council to certify the environmental impact report, adopt plan and specific‑plan amendments, rezone the site and approve related tentative maps and permits. Staff and the applicant noted the Atlas specific plan no longer applied to the site because ownership had fragmented, and they said conditions and mitigation measures in the EIR addressed traffic and other concerns.
Hundreds of speakers signed slips; public testimony was…
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