City Council

Item 56: Recommend Adoption of the Proposed Amendments to the Land Development Code,\nLocal Coastal Program, and Resolution R-313282 (Neighborhood Enhancement\nFund) to Implement Housing Action Package 2.0.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nCosts associated with implementation of this ordinance would be covered by project\napplicants.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was amended by council action by interlineation at\nthe time of introduction on 12/12/2023, Item 335, Subitem A, (Council voted 7-1,\nCouncilmember Campbell-nay, District 4-Vacant):\nThis action proposes the adoption of the Housing Action Package 2.0 (HAP 2.0). HAP 2.0\namends the San Diego Municipal Code by implementing recently adopted state law,\nrevising accessory dwelling unit regulations, and amending existing affordable housing\nprograms, including, but not limited to, Complete Communities Housing Solutions, to\nencourage new homes on public and private land and for a variety of housing product\ntypes, including families, students, and individuals. HAP 2.0 also phases out previously\nconforming incompatible uses located near residential uses within the San Diego Promise\nZone. Ordinance amending the Land Development Code and Local Coastal Program,\nResolution amending the Neighborhood Enhancement In Lieu Fee, and Resolution\ndetermining the approval of amendments revising the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit\nHome Density Program is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\npursuant to Section 15282(h).\n(O-2024-41 Rev. Cor.Copy 3)\nOrdinance amending Chapter 11, Article 3, Division 1 of the San Diego Municipal Code\nby amending Section 113.0103; amending Chapter 12, Article 7, Division 1 by amending\nSection 127.0108 and adding Section 127.0112; amending Chapter 13, Article 1, Division\n4 by amending Sections 131.0420, 131.0422, and 131.0449; amending Chapter 13, Article\n1, Division 5 by amending Section 131.0522; amending Chapter 13, Article 1, Division 7\nby amending Section 131.0707; amending Chapter 14, Article 1, Division 3 by retitling\nand amending Sections 141.0302 and 141.0305 and adding Section 141.0319; amending\nChapter 14, Article 2, Division 5 by amending Sections 142.0501, 142.0505, 142.0520,\nand 142.0525, retitling and amending Section 142.0528, amending Section 142.0530, and\nretitling and amending Section 142.0531; amending Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 6 by\namending Section 142.0640; amending Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 13 by amending\nSection 142.1304; amending Chapter 14, Article 3, Division 7 by amending Sections\n143.0720, 143.0740, 143.0745, and 143.0746, and adding Section 143.0747; amending\nChapter 14, Article 3, Division 8 by amending Sections 143.0810, 143.0815, 143.0820,\n143.0830, 143.0840, 143.0850, and 143.0860; amending Chapter 14, Article 3, Division\n10 by amending Sections 143.1005, 143.1010, 143.1015, and 143.1025; amending\nChapter 14, Article 3, Division 12 by amending Sections 143.1201 and 143.1203,\nrepealing Section 143.1205, and amending Sections 143.1207 and 143.1212; amending\nChapter 14, Article 4, Division 5 by amending Section 144.0505, all relating to the Homes\nfor All of Us: Housing Action Package 2.0 Land Development Code Amendment.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Land Use and Housing Committee meeting on September 21,\n2023.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member Whitburn, second by Committee Member Lee.\nto recommend Council approval of staff's proposed actions with the following\namendments:\n1. The development impact fees for dwelling units that do not exceed 500 square feet in\nthe proposed SDMC Sec. 143.I0I0(f) will take effect on January 1, 2025. However, the\nfee rates for units containing at least three bedrooms will take effect at the otherwise\napplicable earlier effective date.\n2. City staff conduct a study to determine the environmental and economic effect of the\nfollowing:\nA comparison of the effect of proposed distance requirements for previously conforming\nand incompatible uses in revisions to Municipal Code Section §127.0112(a) to the\ndistance requirements of 300 ft., 500 ft. and 1000 ft., as proposed by Environmental\nHealth Coalition.\nA comparison of the effect of the proposed list of previously conforming and\nincompatible uses near sensitive receptors in revisions to Municipal Code Section\n§127.0112(a) to additional uses as listed, as proposed by Environmental Health Coalition:\nWarehouses; Distribution facilities; Heavy/light Manufacturing; Welding;\nCommercial/Personal Vehicle Repair and Maintenance; Recycling facilities (medium to\nsmall); Agricultural processing; Building supplies and equipment.\n3. A comparison of the proposed sensitive receptors to an expanded list that includes\nschools, daycares, parks and medical facilities, as proposed by Environmental Health\nCoalition.\nVOTE: 4-0; Moreno-yea, LaCava-yea, Whitburn-yea, Lee-yea.\nPlanning: Jeffrey Ryan, (619) 533-3945\nCity Attorney Contact: Lauren Hendrickson