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Grover Beach citizens propose ordinance to limit building heights

February 17, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

A group of Grover Beach residents filed a notice last week of their intent to circulate a petition to adopt an ordinance limiting building heights in the coastal community.

The group’s goal is to limit the height of new buildings in commercial zones to 40 feet and in industrial zones to 33 feet. The plan is to preserve Grover Beach’s small-town coastal character.

“The citizen ballot measure is the culmination of the shock and dismay felt by many locals when they saw two very tall buildings going up at 4th and Grand, with plans for ten more, most of which are being built by Coastal Community Builders, the firm that has been subject to multiple lawsuits by unhappy purchasers in the San Luis Ranch development,” according to the group’s press release.

On Feb. 10, the group submitted a notice of intent to circulate the petition. The city then has 15 days to validate the petition and draft a summary.

The group will need to collect signature from 10% of Grover Beach residents who voted in the last election. If successful, the citizens’ ballot initiative to limit building heights will be on the Nov. 3 ballot.

 


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I live next to these projects and they are anything but “affordable housing”. Grover City is becoming gentrified and it’s already a done deal with these buildings. Live with it.


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This measure if approved seems to be a win win win. Character, scale and views are preserved as the people wish and the community plan specifies and the state affordable housing incentives processes allow affordable housing projects that demonstrate that the viability of an affordable housing project necessitates a waiver of zoning height restrictions or other zoning restriction.


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It’s hard to follow the last part of your post, but I think you are saying that the ballot measure won’t preclude building affordable housing projects if they meet state and local requirements. Is that correct? Because if so, that’s huge!


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yes thank you for clarifying the confusing language.


the Density Bonus laws that allow the waiver are a great tool for planners when and if they are being used to produce meaningful affordable house in instances where zoning could pose impacts on the financial feasibility of a proposed affordable project.


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