The city’s first farming-focused housing community won unanimous permit approval and much praise from Encinitas planning commissioners on Thursday, December 17th. The following is an excerpt of an article in the January 2nd edition of the Encinitas Advocate:
The new development, to be called Fox Point Farms, is proposed to go on 21.5-acre site at the intersection of Quail Gardens Drive and Leucadia Boulevard. Plans call for the construction of 250 homes, of which 40 will be set aside for very low income families. Also included is a 5.5-acre farmland area, a farm stand, a farm-to-table restaurant and a community recreation center.
Known as the Dramm & Echter property, the site currently contains many greenhouses and one single-family home. It’s one of 15 properties designed by the city last year as places where increased housing density would be allowed in order to satisfy state housing requirements. It’s the first of those 15 properties to win project approval, city planners said.