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Neighbors lose appeal of five-story building in Grover Beach

November 12, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

After the majority of speakers voiced their objections to five-story buildings in the beach community, the Grover Beach City Council on Monday voted 4-0 to approve a five-story condo development next to two homes, with Councilman Clint Weirick abstaining.

The project, Bella Vista Villas, includes 20 condos and a 900 square foot commercial gym. By adding two affordable units, the developer was able to use a state density bonus program that allows 46.25% more units on the parcel than usually permitted.

In addition, a proposed commercial gym allows the project to be considered “coastal visitor serving,” meaning there are no setbacks requirements. The project takes up 97% of the parcel.


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ALL development projects will be approved moving forward. Cash strapped municipalities, county and State can’t say “No”. They will continue to approve these projects primarily as a desperate attempt to backfill the enormous unfunded debts they all have.

Other than trying to raise taxes and fees , they have no other sources in a shrinking economy with no “ bottom” in sight.

This development and those like it are especially irksome because they try to fly under the banner of “affordable housing” , when anyone with common sense can see they won’t put a dent in that at all.

People on the left and right need to come together and understand we have government at all levels who view” The People “ as a hinderance to what they and their donors/influencers want to do.

It’s all about the Benjamins , as usual.


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It seems Grover Beach City Council, relying upon the machinations of Planning Director Martin and her cohort former SLO Planner Kyle Bell, are hell bent at the cost of Grover Beach residents, character, land and resources, to allow Grover Beach to be transformed into a mid-rise version of that sloppy mess of a project known as San Luis Ranch.


Just cause a project looks like an affordable tenement like this one doesn’t make it affordable.


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Ugly as s**t!!!


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How soon will these new neighbors, begin to complain about the train depot noise?


15

Sort of like Trilogy residents and the beach sand?

Boo hoo.


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I always love the “additional affordable housing units”. Meaning, it’s the same $800,000 apartment, but offered for an affordable $600,000!


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The council has to approve it, they have such outrageous compensation packages for upper city officials where else will the money come from if not from the developers.


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261 ROCKAWAY STREET GROVER BEACH IS THE ADDRESS FO THE PROJECT….ADDING THIS IN CASE ANY ONE ELSE WONDERED THE ADDRESS OF THIS SITE


23

Looks like Grover Beach is becoming a city, Grover City?

Who is the owner/developer?


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