City Council

Item 59: Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment to the Uptown Community Plan.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere are no expenditures being authorized with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 3.\nProposed Actions:\nThe proposed Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment to the Uptown Community Plan and\nassociated discretionary actions entail an amendment to the 2016 Uptown Community\nPlan that is intended to guide future development of the Uptown Community Plan area. A\nProgram Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2021070359) was prepared for the\nproject in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The\nHillcrest Focused Plan Amendment is evaluated in the Program Environmental Impact\nReport along with the Blueprint SD and the University Community Plan Update. The item\nincludes an associated General Plan Amendment, Municipal Code Amendments and Local\nCoastal Program Amendment, rezones and the designation of the LGBTQ+ Cultural\nDistrict.\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 7/30/2024, Item 600, Subitem-\nC, Subitem-D (Council voted 7-0, Councilmember Campbell-not present, Councilmember\nMoreno-not present):\nSubitem-A: (O-2025-3 Cor. Copy)\nOrdinance amending Chapter 13, Article 1, Division 5 of the San Diego Municipal Code\nby amending Sections 131.0507 and 131.0522, Table 131-05B, Section 131.0531, Table\n131-05E, and Sections 131.0540 and 131.0543; amending Chapter 13, Article 2, Division\n14 by amending Section 132.1402 and Table 132-14a, and Section 132.1403, Diagram\n132-14K, all relating to the Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment to the Uptown\nCommunity Plan.\nSubitem-B: (O-2025-6)\nOrdinance rezoning 380 acres of the Hillcrest and Medical Complex Neighborhoods\nlocated within the Uptown Community Plan Area, in the City of San Diego, California\nfrom the RM-1-1, RM-3-7, RM-3-9, CC-3-8, and CC-3-9 Zones to the RM-3-9, RM-4-10,\nRM-4-11, CC-3-8, CC-3-10, AND CC-3-11 Zones, as defined by the San Diego\nMunicipal Code.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Land Use and Housing Committee meeting on June 13, 2024.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member Whitburn, second by Chair Lee, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0; Lee-yea, LaCava-yea, Whitburn-yea, Moreno-not present.\nPlanning/Environmental Analysis: Shannon Mulderig, (619) 533-3662\nCity Attorney Contact: Jeanne MacKinnon