The San Diego City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a series of ordinances to implement the Mid-City Community Plan, a sweeping blueprint for economic revitalization and improvement of city services in some of San Diego's oldest residential and commercial neighborhoods.
City officials have worked hard to implement the ordinance, but assert that the sweat-free standards are beyond what contractors are willing to accept.
Staff was directed to develop an amendment to the zoning ordinance and local coastal plan to implement the commission's proposed change.
His group says voters should have a direct say because of the municipal costs expected to implement the ordinance and to defend it from the lawsuits that both sides say are sure to come.
For example, one barrier identified by EPA is when developers interested in green technologies or techniques have to obtain variances from codes or ordinances to implement sustainable design practices, which can be costly and time consuming.
The county level ordinance is still under discussion as officials consider how to implement the law.
The city has three years to implement the policy document through council-approved ordinances, and also has the ability to amend it, city officials said.
Earlier this month, the City Council approved — in a 3-1 vote — its state-required housing element to allow the facilities in single-family neighborhoods, and it has three years to implement the policy document through council-approved ordinances.
The city Planning Department, which already has spent more than $1 million trying to make the city's more than 450 square miles conform to its community plans, is expecting to devote nearly all of its manpower to implementing the ordinance during the coming months, Planning Director Calvin Hamilton said.
