Proposed overhaul of Restaurant Row’s Chart House wins approval [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
A proposal to transform Restaurant Row’s aging Chart House restaurant into a high-end Mastro’s Ocean Club won permit approval from the Encinitas Planning Commission Thursday.
It was the second time the proposal had gone before the commission and this time around its reception was much more upbeat. A year ago when the item first went up for public hearing,the commissioners postponed their decision and directed the project’s backers to rework their plans, noting that the iconic, 1950s beachfront building is in a highly visible spot along Coast Highway 101 and thus deserves extra special attention.