Opinion: On SB 10, San Diego planners failed to answer many important questions on its impacts

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Opinion: On SB 10, San Diego planners failed to answer many important questions on its impacts
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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.

is professor emeritus in the Graduate Program in City Planning at SDSU. He was chair of the City of San Diego Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees and board member of the City Heights Community Development Corp. He is co-author of the book “Inclusionary Housing in International Perspective” and lives in Berkeley.

Let’s address compatibility first. The Planning Department on one hand maintains that “missing middle housing” consists of town homes, row homes, triplexes, fourplexes and small-scale multifamily; but, on the other hand, it proposed regulations that affect their scale and volume, such as a Floor Area Ratio of three, that would allow much larger buildings. And we know which option developers would choose.

1. What would the impact of densification be on existing home prices? The Senate Bill 10 proposal will increase the value of the land under existing buildings, making them more expensive and less affordable to home buyers. While a few lots might be utilized for missing middle housing, the rest of the single-family homes would become less affordable. A similar program, the approved ADU Density Bonus Program, has already increased prices.

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