The Campus Life Project is one step closer to approval since the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission gave its support to the proposition at a meeting on May 4.
The plans for expansion aim to resolve a few campus issues with the addition of 468 beds to reduce the number of student commuters, 2,000 seats to the existing athletic stadium (totaling 5,470 seats), enhanced lighting for the soccer and recreational fields, a campus quad and welcome center and, to students’ relief, increased on-campus parking.
Local residents voiced concerns about decreased safety from increased traffic as well as the increased noise that would result from the athletic renovations. Pepperdine has agreed to prohibit games from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. to alleviate those concerns.
The project now awaits approval by the county’s Board of Supervisors and the California Coastal Commission.
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