Currently the opponents of the 60 foot height limit are planning to propose amendments that would impose a 30 foot limit in Linda Vista near the proposed trolley station at Tecolote Road as well Green Area Ratio requirements to reduce the density of development. These proposals will compete with planning department proposals that will go before the city council. It's ironic that green initiatives that require open space are in conflict with green initiatives to increase urban density to increase mass-transit ridership.
What is not clear is how the City Council will vote regardless of community pressure. The city could certainly face lawsuits if it doesn't do enough to comply with SB 375. This is how sclerosis sets into government. There are so many competing requirements and mandates that eventually nothing can be done, but even doing nothing results in costly lawsuits. I can envision a future where all city fundings is used in lawsuits because no local governmental action is possible due to laws passed in Sacramento.
It doesn't appear that the subject will come to a city council vote until January 2016 according to the planning document posted on the Understand the Plan site, but I can't find any confirming evidence that this process won't get on a faster timeline with developers waiting to make money on the zoning changes.
It's worth remembering that this whole process is somehow linked to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I defy anyone to prove the building of high-rises along Morena Blvd will result in so much as one less ounce of carbon emissions.
What You Should Be Reading
- Dalrock, because he shreds the fantasy that is feminism which resulted in the utterly, completely false UVA rape story. "It wasn’t just Erdely who fell in love with this perfect story. Feminists across the media fell in love with the fantasy story as well."
- My twitter feed, because I don't blog much anymore.
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