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San Diego City Council rejected the controversial Housing Action Plan (HAP) 2.0 draft this month, but Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera said a revised plan will be presented to City Council next month.
The proposal
HAP 2.0 is aimed at making more housing available for low-income San Diegans, students, and middle-income families by:
- Incentivizing the creation of off-campus student housing.
- Removing parking requirements for homes near public transit.
- Encouraging the creation of single-room occupancies and accessory dwelling units.
- Converting public land and underused commercial spaces into housing.
The concerns
City Council identified many potential issues that need to be addressed in the revised proposal, including:
- Building regulations allowing moderate-income and low-income housing to be built at different sites, rather than integrating units in the same complex.
- Restructured development fees that incentivize multi-bedroom units.
- The lack of building locations near public transit.
