Sunday,
September 30,
2007
— APA Executive Director Paul
Farmer explaining why Hillcrest was chosen as a great neighborhood
Saturday,
September 29,
2007
Uptown Planners (and the Hillcrest Town Council) have voted overwhelming to support an interim 65-foot height limit for much much of Hilcrest and Mission Hills. The height limit would remain in effect until the update of the Uptown Community Plan, which begins in January 2008, is completed.
In response, the Mayor’s Office has offered a weak alternative proposal, which would continue to permit high rise development, but impose feeble “design standards” for new buildings. It appears an attempt to get a community “buy in” for future high rise development in Uptown.
The Interim Height Ordinance Task Force, representing the interest of the over 1,200 members of the Uptown community who signed petitions in favor of a mandatory height limitation, has soundly rejected the Mayor’s proposal,
and is again
requesting the adoption of a mandatory interim height limitation.At the last meeting of Uptown Planners, City Planning staff spoke glowingly of the Vancouver model of allowing high-rise development in an urban community. This photo is what Vancouver refers to as a “neighborhood.” They intentionally encouraged traffic gridlock as a tool to achieve their high density.
Is this what the San
Diego Planning Department wants for Hillcrest? >
If you want to stop Hillcrest from being swallowed into a high-rise “Greater Downtown,” you need to attend the Uptown Planners meeting this Tuesday. Demand the immediate adoption of the Interim Height Ordinance.
The Uptown Planners meeting is this Tuesday, October 2nd, 6pm at the Joyce Beers Community Center (located in the Uptown Shopping Center, on Vermont Street next to Terra Restaurant).
Friday,
September 28,
2007
— Mayor Jerry Sanders to City
Attorney Mike Aguirre in the latest salvo in their ongoing feud
Thursday,
September 27,
2007
— Attorney John Davies, the
Charter Review Committee chairman
Wednesday,
September 26,
2007
— Our president’s latest slip-up
of the English language
Tuesday,
September 25,
2007
— Attorney Anthony Kalikas re: a
Sheriff’s Deputy who remains unpunished after a fatal collision
Monday,
September 24,
2007
These are exciting times for Uptown!
1. The Interim Height Ordinance has been drafted by the City Planning Department. The goal is to limit building heights until the 20-year-old community plan can be updated. Important discussions are underway about making the provisions more specifc.2. The “Twin Towers” project at Sixth and Maple would set a dangerous precedent for tall buildings near the edge of Balboa Park, within the airport’s control zone.
3. A citizens’ lawsuit has overturned the 301 University project. The ruling demonstrated that the courts will uphold the laws which protect residents’ quality of life. The judge ruled that traffic, parks and community character must all be properly considered.
4. The General Plan draft has been challenged by the State Attorney General because San Diego is not doing necessary work to reduce global warming. The City Attorney is expected to challenge the General Plan based on lack of a 20-year supply of water.
5. The Community Plans for Uptown, North Park and Golden Hill will begin major update projects in early 2008.
How to become involved? Residents and business people interested in community planning may contact the Hillcrest Town Council, the Bankers Hill/Park West Community Association at (619) 231-4495 or the Friends of San Diego at (619) 795-1753.
