Summary
A 199-unit apartment project with 40 affordable units has been stuck in plan check for three years. The appeal turns on whether the developer can build under the 2019 code or must update plans to the 2025 code — a choice the developer says could cost millions and threaten the project.
At a glance
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- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer says full 2025 code compliance would cost millions of dollars, a year to 18 months of delay, and the possible loss of 10 to 14 units.
If upheld, residents get a building designed to the latest seismic, fire, and energy standards; if a compromise is reached, the city gains 199 badly needed homes, 40 of them affordable.
The developer bears substantial added cost and delay, and the pace of housing delivery in Encinitas could suffer either way.
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