COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION

SOBER LIVING HOME

The Book House, a Costa Mesa group home for alcoholics who are sober

and trying to get back into society, started in October 1998 in a Pamela Lane triplex. The City Council passed an ordinance in February requiring

permits for group homes.

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing tonight to consider

a request for a permit by the Book House operators.

What to expect: The city’s planning staff has recommended the permit

be granted. A planning report states there have been no traffic problems

at the sober-living home. The report also shows the home does not

generate complaints by its neighbors. However, the Police Department has

some concerns because there have been more than 20 narcotics-related

search warrants served in the square-mile area around Pamela Lane.

SOUTH COAST PLAZA TOWN CENTER

The commission will hold a public hearing tonight to discuss expansion

plans submitted by South Coast Plaza, Orange County Performing Arts

Center and CommonWealth Partners LLC. The project calls for a new concert

hall, expansion of the South Coast Repertory Theater and office space.

The commissioners will review the details of an environmental report,

a general plan amendment, a preliminary master plan for the Town Center

area and three development agreements.

What to expect: The city’s planning staff has advised commissioners to

recommend that the City Council approve the project.

FYI

* WHO: Costa Mesa Planning Commission

* WHEN: 6:30 p.m. today

* WHERE: City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa

Planning Commission: Chairman Walter Davenport, Vice Chairman Tom

Sutro, Chris Fewel, Katrina Foley, Katie Wilson