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Costa Mesa's controversial Measure K passed by 22 votes in the Nov. 8 election, allowing high-density developments to skirt a public vote for approval in some areas in the city.
The measure won 50.03 to 49.97 percent—or 16,483 to 16,461 votes, according to Dec. 2 certified results from the county registrar.
The city council put Measure K on the ballot in August to modify Measure Y, which was approved by 2016 voters. Under Y, voter approval was required for developments that exceeded certain criteria such as square footage, effects on traffic, and number of units.
But since Measure Y's passing, no projects had ever gone to the public for a vote. Some developers said a vote would pose too big a financial risk, with a significant amount of money spent on a project before being potentially rejected....