San Diego city leaders are proposing more than 140 changes to how land is used in the city.<\/p>\n
Among them are changes to housing development rules, Old Town sidewalks and more. The 142 proposals are part of an annual update to city land rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re doing a better job of encouraging some apartment buildings,\u201d land-use attorney Will Moore said. \u201cWe still lag behind in the creation of housing, where you can buy a house, raise your kids, appreciate gain the value of that appreciation over time. The American Dream and some of those new regulations help encourage that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of the proposed changes, 106 are citywide<\/a> and 36 are downtown-specific<\/a> amendments.<\/p>\n Item No. 11, titled \u201cOld Town San Diego Planned District \u2013 Sidewalk Cafes,\u201d on the citywide amendments reads: \u201cthis amendment to the Old Town San Diego Planned District regulations would allow sidewalk cafes, streetaries, and active sidewalks within commercial zones, consistent with citywide regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe’d like to see more of this, where it’s activated, where people are on the sidewalk, where people are having a good time on the sidewalk, where they could see each other because that really helps the whole vibe,” Moore said. “Whether it’s tourists on vacation, San Diegans looking to come here, school groups walking through, as we all did when we were in school, and so that improves the neighborhood.”<\/p>\n