By Danna Givot
Too often, people who have opposed San Diego’s Bonus ADU (accessory dwelling unit) program have been miscast as one cohesive group of anti-development, anti-renter, anti-affordable housing NIMBYs. I’d like to take a few moments to dispel these stereotypes.
I oppose San Diego’s Bonus ADU program for a multitude of reasons. But I am 100% in favor of California’s requirement that single-family parcels be eligible for one ADU and one JADU (Junior ADU).
State law allows a tripling of density and a 200% increase in housing units in single-family neighborhoods. Until recent code changes, almost all of these ADUs and JADUs had to be rentals (unless owned and developed by non-profits).
My support for the original ADU/JADU concept is hardly the position of someone who is anti-development or anti-renter. It is the position of someone who wants planned growth that can be accommodated with existing infrastructure.
The City’s extreme Bonus ADU program is not giving our neighborhoods the responsible planned development we need. It ignores San Diego’s carefully considered community plans, and it incentivizes developers to cram 6 to 17 units into single-family backyards throughout San Diego without providing the necessary, supportive infrastructure.
Why do I consider these excessively dense ADU projects irresponsible development? Here are some hard facts.
By Danna Givot
Too often, people who have opposed San Diego’s Bonus ADU (accessory dwelling unit) program have been miscast as one cohesive group of anti-development, anti-renter, anti-affordable housing NIMBYs. I’d like to take a few moments to dispel these stereotypes.
I oppose San Diego’s Bonus ADU program for a multitude of reasons. But I am 100% in favor of California’s requirement that single-family parcels be eligible for one ADU and one JADU (Junior ADU).
State law allows a tripling of density and a 200% increase in housing units in single-family neighborhoods. Until recent code changes, almost all of these ADUs and JADUs had to be rentals (unless owned and developed by non-profits).
My support for the original ADU/JADU concept is hardly the position of someone who is anti-development or anti-renter. It is the position of someone who wants planned growth that can be accommodated with existing infrastructure.
The City’s extreme Bonus ADU program is not giving our neighborhoods the responsible planned development we need. It ignores San Diego’s carefully considered community plans, and it incentivizes developers to cram 6 to 17 units into single-family backyards throughout San Diego without providing the necessary, supportive infrastructure.
Why do I consider these excessively dense ADU projects irresponsible development? Here are some hard facts.