By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
By now, we all know that the regulation titled Footnote 7 minimizes the square lot size for homes to 5,000 square feet in Encanto and Southeastern neighborhoods. Everywhere else in the city, the minimum lot size between homes is 20,000 square feet.
The Emerald Hills and Encanto communities in District 4 are seeking to block development under this regulation which had the approval of former Fourth District City Councilmember Monica Montgomery-Stepp and her Chief of Staff at the time, now Councilmember Henry Foster. The one solution to the problem seems simple. The San Diego City Council and Mayor Todd Gloria need to propose emergency legislation to reverse their approval of Footnote 7 with language that stops future development on the projects involved in this matter. Anything short of this approach is just a pretend solution to a problem created by City Council Representatives who did not take into consideration the views of their constituents in signing off on this policy.
Although this is being presented as a State regulation, which it is, the City of San Diego is a Charter City and has the right to reverse this action. The Community should settle for nothing less and such action could save dollars in land use attorney fees.
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