Approved: Ordinance phasing implementation of SB 79 with exemptions (Item 600), 6-0
On May 7, 2026, San Diego approved Ordinance phasing implementation of SB 79 with exemptions (Item 600) (6-0).
The San Diego City Council approved on first reading (6-0, three members absent) an ordinance implementing Senate Bill 79 (transit-oriented development) via a phased approach with exemptions, as amended to strike recital E and defer identification of qualifying TOD stops entirely…
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First reading of ordinance to phase in SB 79 transit-oriented development requirements in low resource areas, very high fire severity zones, sites with designated historic resources, and areas up to one-foot sea level rise, and to exempt areas outside a one-mile walking distance from TOD...
Council and public repeatedly cited a severe San Diego housing…
Officials flagged an $8 billion five-year capital improvement funding deficit…
The city positions itself as strongly pro-housing with completed community…
Dispute over whether El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, and Park…
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