A new application must be submitted by March 27, the city of San Diego says. Plans had been to build a new condominium building and rehabilitate the historic cottages for commercial use.
Questions newly raised about seal and sea lion protections and possibly adding more properties to the district necessitate responses by proponents that must be reviewed by the State Historical Resources Commission.
With the city seeking to woo housing developers, its first comprehensive review of historical protections in many years comes as some neighborhoods see such rules as a line of defense against high-density housing.
Paradisaea restaurant in Bird Rock and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in The Village are among the winners of prizes bestowed by the La Jolla Historical Society.