More housing may be coming to the ever-popular San Diego area. The San Diego City Council passed a new ordinance yesterday to add housing density to areas within a half mile of transit stations. The final roll call came in at a five to four vote.
The sustainable development areas are expected to add tens of thousands of new housing units over the next ten years.
The measure will allow taller apartment buildings and more backyard units to be built when a property is within a mile walking distance of a mass transit site. It’s estimated this would lead to about a third of the city being in a transit development incentive zone.
According to the local Fox affiliate, many San Diego homeowners argued that the sustainable development areas are too big, possibly cramming too many housing units in areas not equipped to handle the density.
Recently, Mayor Todd Gloria said the city had permitted 5,000 new homes in 2022, that it has another 7,000 in the pipeline.