Residents of Clairemont, San Diego, are protesting the construction of a 12-unit apartment complex in their neighborhood, citing zoning violations and concerns about traffic, parking, and fire safety. See this video by realtor David Demangos.
By David Demangos
- The property is zoned for single-family residences, and the residents feel that the apartment complex is a violation of the existing rules.
- The residents are concerned about the lack of parking and increased traffic congestion due to the additional units.
- They are worried about the fire safety risks associated with the complex being built in a high fire severity zone.
- The residents feel that the apartment complex will disrupt the long-standing character of their neighborhood.
- They are urging the city officials to listen to their concerns and address the issues.
This ADU policy disaster only exists in San Diego. It started with Kevin Faulconer pushing this through as he was heading out the door, as if 101 Ash Street wasn’t enough of a parting gift. We all know Todd Gloria has embraced this developer created policy along with Council President Elo- Rivera. This is not a democrat or republican issue.
The only way we can roll this policy back is to vote for people who understand the harm it is doing to our neighborhoods and city. One of the best chances to do this is supporting Terry Hoskins for District 9 who is running against Elo Rivera. If you don’t live in D9, then support his campaign with a check $.
In 2020, Elo Rivera won his D9 seat against someone who dropped out of the race. In that race only 43,000 people voted in D9. If these numbers hold Hoskins can pull off an upset with as few as 22,000 votes. This is doable but people need to get involved. And don’t vote for Gloria, Whitburn in D3 or Faulconer who is running for the County Board of Supervisors.
Hi,
The concept of getting unhoused people into homes is great. We have many different levels of how people are living on the streets. The elderly, vets, and the mentally ill, who I personally would like to see put on the top of the list for getting into affordable living situations. I see that what is going on now is impacting everyone, not just the unhoused. This issue of ADU”s and the loose requirements is already a problem. Density, height restrictions, parking for housing, and the existing community the ADUs are placed in are and businesses are the big issues we deal with . We saw the 30th Street North Park situation. Homes lost parking, as well as the business and customers. The solution was to include a pay-for-parking structure like ACE Parking? Who was the winner in that one? I see the old Clairemont duplexes are building 8 two-story ADUs on their back lots. I can’t imagine that they are trying to help the homeless and charging “affordable rent”, but are charging big rent for themselves with the loose building restrictions.
In another area, future tenants in a rising ADU group, do not know they will pay a lot for rent, and their ADU is across the street from a large number of homes that house many RSO’s. A bit unnerving if you have kids. Citzens who are paying taxes, voting, and barely making their monthly bills will feel the impact of more ADUs through our taxes. We will also lose homeowners because the fire-prone areas will not be able to keep up with the high cost of homeowner insurance. Selling their home will be hard if the prospective buyer can’t get affordable insurance. San Diego used to be called “America’s Finest City”. I have not heard that said, in a long time now. It’s as if California has an open pocketbook. San Diego officials should do their part. I just read that Councilmember Elo-Rivera is doing all he can to help San Diego’s unhoused. It would be great for him to start with his own district first. Clean it up. The residents have been dealing with crime, drugs, and sidewalk housing while children walk through this to get to school. Add more housing there? Oh no? What happened to our San Diego? We need to do better for everyone.