From U-T:
State agency confirms Midway Rising can breach height limit
HCD says development team can invoke a state housing law to build above the 30-foot height limit on San Diego's sports arena site
The Midway Rising development team seeking to remake San Diego’s sports arena site with thousands of apartments and a new arena recently received confirmation from a powerful agency that it can invoke a state housing law to build above the neighborhood height limit.
Last week, California’s Department of Housing and Community Development, or HCD, sent a technical assistance letter to the city of San Diego stating that the special benefits granted to housing developments under state density bonus law can be applied to the commercial components of the mixed-use mega project, including the proposed entertainment venue.
The agency’s opinion adds credence to the team’s previously stated position. Midway Rising has maintained that the entirety of the project is entitled to a waiver from the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District because the restriction stands in the way of the project’s financial feasibility.
The team’s position is based on a prior HCD determination that opened the door to buildings taller than 30 feet in San Diego’s Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone, as defined by Proposition D in 1972.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/202...way-risings-plan-to-breach-height-limit/
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