San Diego City Council Weighs Extension of ‘Interim’ Height Limit Ordinance
On Tuesday, January 24th, the San Diego City Council will consider a proposal to extend the Mid-City Interim Height Limit ordinance (IHO) until the completion of the Uptown Community Plan. It was first established in 2008 and was slated to sunset in 30 months. With the community plan update still years away – city staff is recommending that the height limit remain in place indefinitely. The ordinance caps new construction at 50 feet or 65 feet along 5th Avenue, Robinson Avenue University Avenue and Washington Street.
The BIA strongly opposes an extension of the IHO because it is an unnecessary regulatory impediment to economic recovery in the Mid-City area. The Council should abide by its original intent and allow the interim ordinance to sunset. The BIA is joined by the Hillcrest Business Association and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce in opposition to the ordinance extension.
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