Letters to the Editor 7-27-23
Save the Cypress Dear ER: I grew up in South Hermosa Beach. I left in the late ‘90s to go to college, and after many years of living and working in other states, and other countries, I have come home to raise a family. I bought a home near Cypress Ave because I grew up playing in South Park and spending my summers eating Mickey’s pizza. I want to pass those memories to my young children. I love my neighborhood, and until now I trusted our city government to protect and care for our neighborhood. But right now it is failing me and my family. The biggest threat to the future of our community and our way of living is the proposed changes to the city’s General Plan Housing Element (“Housing mandate, resident opposition put staff in vice,” ER July 20, 2023). It is the small print that is most concerning. The City proposes changing the zoning code that has long reflected the redevelopment values of Hermosa Beach. The City is contemplating increasing Cypress Corridor’s allowable height from 35 feet to 45 feet. With California’s density bonus law, they are allowing building heights of up to 65 feet. That is nearly double the current height limit for homeowners. If I wanted to live in new…
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