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The law treats neighborhoods that are socio-economically and geographically diverse the same even though each has its own housing market, lot sizes and layout.
Andrea Schlageter, Chair of San Diego's volunteer Community Planners Committee, has alerted her fellow planners of Mayor Todd Gloria's plan to issue a second housing "package." In a brief email to planners (reprinted here with her permission) Schlageter states, "... there is something I would like everyone to keep at top of mind. Early next…
In these new areas, housing density incentives like the ADU Bonus Program would be allowed in neighborhoods further away from transit than what is allowed now.
“It’s ridiculously frustrating that they allow this to happen,” said Eric Rosenzweig, a homeowner in the College East neighborhood.
While the emphasis on subsidized affordable housing is laudable, more needs to be done to ensure an overall healthy housing market.