Changes to ADU size, parking and fire safety pass hurdle at San Diego's city hall | NBC 7 San Diego
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Joey?'}, {'start': '25.920', 'end': '30.240', 'text': 'Yeah, Katherine Nelle. You see a vacant'}, {'start': '28.240', 'end': '32.800', 'text': 'lot like this one and you know how'}, {'start': '30.240', 'end': '35.360', 'text': "serious the housing crisis is. And it's"}, {'start': '32.800', 'end': '37.600', 'text': 'hard not to want to see housing built'}, {'start': '35.360', 'end': '40.640', 'text': 'here, but these community members say'}, {'start': '37.600', 'end': '43.200', 'text': 'maybe one or two single family homes,'}, {'start': '40.640', 'end': '45.360', 'text': 'possibly three or four apartment units'}, {'start': '43.200', 'end': '47.440', 'text': 'they could understand. Their concern is'}, {'start': '45.360', 'end': '50.559', 'text': "that there's going to be an ADU built on"}, {'start': '47.440', 'end': '53.600', 'text': 'a lot like this with dozens of units and'}, {'start': '50.559', 'end': '55.879', 'text': 'no additional parking.'}, {'start': '53.600', 'end': '59.280', 'text': 'to insult our'}, {'start': '55.879', 'end': '61.239', 'text': 'intelligence by passing these asinine'}, {'start': '59.280', 'end': '64.479', 'text': 'policies and'}, {'start': '61.239', 'end': '66.400', 'text': 'programs that harm our community. The'}, {'start': '64.479', 'end': '68.479', 'text': 'San Diego Planning Commission Thursday'}, {'start': '66.400', 'end': '70.479', 'text': 'getting into the weeds of what needs to'}, {'start': '68.479', 'end': '72.640', 'text': "change about the city's practices for"}, {'start': '70.479', 'end': '74.960', 'text': 'permitting accessory dwelling units,'}, {'start': '72.640', 'end': '77.119', 'text': 'better known as ADUs. And it really'}, {'start': '74.960', 'end': '79.439', 'text': 'feels like in the name of the housing'}, {'start': '77.119', 'end': '82.640', 'text': "crisis, we're bearing the brunt of the"}, {'start': '79.439', 'end': '85.280', 'text': 'burden of solving this issue. Mayor Todd'}, {'start': '82.640', 'end': '87.200', 'text': 'Gloria has championed ADUs as a key'}, {'start': '85.280', 'end': '89.680', 'text': 'piece of the housing affordability'}, {'start': '87.200', 'end': '92.400', 'text': "puzzle, but there's been a chorus of"}, {'start': '89.680', 'end': '95.280', 'text': 'community discontent over what kind of'}, {'start': '92.400', 'end': '97.920', 'text': 'ADUs are allowed. That led the city'}, {'start': '95.280', 'end': '100.960', 'text': "council to request changes to the city's"}, {'start': '97.920', 'end': '103.920', 'text': 'ADU density bonus program, which allows'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '106.399', 'text': 'ADUs with more than four units if some'}, {'start': '103.920', 'end': '108.240', 'text': 'are set aside as affordable housing.'}, {'start': '106.399', 'end': '110.159', 'text': "There's hardly any parking. It's a"}, {'start': '108.240', 'end': '112.479', 'text': 'safety hazard because we live in a very'}, {'start': '110.159', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'high fire zone. After months of push'}, {'start': '112.479', 'end': '117.759', 'text': 'back, the mayor is now promoting the'}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '120.759', 'text': 'proposed changes. But not everyone is on'}, {'start': '117.759', 'end': '123.840', 'text': "board. I don't feel like they do enough"}, {'start': '120.759', 'end': '126.560', 'text': 'to mitigate the safety of the residents'}, {'start': '123.840', 'end': '129.039', 'text': 'and the concerns that most of the public'}, {'start': '126.560', 'end': '131.200', 'text': 'has. Martha Abraham is closely following'}, {'start': '129.039', 'end': '133.440', 'text': 'what happens in the halls of government'}, {'start': '131.200', 'end': '135.440', 'text': 'because those decisions dictate what'}, {'start': '133.440', 'end': '137.120', 'text': 'happens in her neighborhood, Emerald'}, {'start': '135.440', 'end': '139.360', 'text': "Hills. We really feel like we're not"}, {'start': '137.120', 'end': '141.760', 'text': 'being heard. With the new changes, areas'}, {'start': '139.360', 'end': '143.840', 'text': 'like Encanto, La Hoya, and College area'}, {'start': '141.760', 'end': '146.480', 'text': 'would no longer be eligible for the'}, {'start': '143.840', 'end': '149.599', 'text': 'density bonus program. Owners in those'}, {'start': '146.480', 'end': '152.560', 'text': 'neighborhoods could construct two ADUs.'}, {'start': '149.599', 'end': '154.560', 'text': 'Colin Parent, CEO of Circulate San Diego'}, {'start': '152.560', 'end': '156.800', 'text': 'hold fast in his belief that building'}, {'start': '154.560', 'end': '158.480', 'text': 'ADUs can open the door to more'}, {'start': '156.800', 'end': '160.400', 'text': "affordable housing. There's been a lot"}, {'start': '158.480', 'end': '162.000', 'text': 'of um interest and a lot of people are'}, {'start': '160.400', 'end': '164.800', 'text': 'choosing to do that. We need we need to'}, {'start': '162.000', 'end': '166.959', 'text': 'embrace that um both for property owners'}, {'start': '164.800', 'end': '169.040', 'text': 'but also for for housing affordability.'}, {'start': '166.959', 'end': '171.760', 'text': 'Mostly he wants to see the focus shift'}, {'start': '169.040', 'end': '174.319', 'text': 'back to ADUs with one or two units. The'}, {'start': '171.760', 'end': '177.440', 'text': 'more traditional granny flat as a lot of'}, {'start': '174.319', 'end': '180.000', 'text': 'the controversy is over ADUs with dozens'}, {'start': '177.440', 'end': '182.879', 'text': 'of units on large lots. Really the'}, {'start': '180.000', 'end': '184.800', 'text': 'biggest thing that matters is how easy'}, {'start': '182.879', 'end': '188.680', 'text': 'and permissive we are for regular people'}, {'start': '184.800', 'end': '188.680', 'text': 'to build a regular project.'}, {'start': '188.879', 'end': '193.760', 'text': 'And this is far from a done deal. What'}, {'start': '191.599', 'end': '196.000', 'text': 'happens next? It has to go to committee.'}, {'start': '193.760', 'end': '198.000', 'text': 'If it passes in committee, then it goes'}, {'start': '196.000', 'end': '199.920', 'text': 'to the full city council and it has to'}, {'start': '198.000', 'end': '202.319', 'text': 'pass there. There will certainly be some'}, {'start': '199.920', 'end': '204.080', 'text': 'dialogue and back and forth between now'}, {'start': '202.319', 'end': '206.400', 'text': 'and then. Reporting live in Emerald'}, {'start': '204.080', 'end': '208.159', 'text': 'Hills, Joey Safic, NBC7. All right. We'}, {'start': '206.400', 'end': '210.640', 'text': 'know you will track it for us, Joey.'}, {'start': '208.159', 'end': '210.640', 'text': 'Thank you.'}]