{"id":1677,"date":"2019-10-18T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T17:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2019-10-18T13:56:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T20:56:38","slug":"mayor-faulconers-veto-prevails-over-city-council-democrats-attempt-to-worsen-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1677","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Faulconer&#8217;s Veto Prevails over City Council Democrats&#8217; Attempt to Worsen Housing Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor Faulconer and San Diego\u2019s housing crisis received a victory this week when the Democratic-led City Council failed to overturn Faulconer\u2019s recent veto. The amendments being vetoed, which were set to affect the city\u2019s inclusionary housing regulations, were originally passed 5-4, but were one vote short of being veto proof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These changes would\u2019ve required developers to lease or sell up to 15% of a development\u2019s rental and for-sale units at below-market rates, capped at certain percentages of the county\u2019s area median income for a family of four.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers would also have the option to build the affordable units at a seperate site by paying an \u201cin-lieu\u201d fee. In the process, however, they would forfeit several incentives. The amendments would also have increased the current in-lieu fee of $12.72 per square foot to a whopping $22 per square foot, effective in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already has a major problem with regulations <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2019\/09\/democrats-rent-control-law-exacerbates-housing-crisis\/\">stifling<\/a> the housing market<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and these amendments would\u2019ve further added to that problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local developers argued that the new regulations would lead to fewer new units being built. They also mentioned that all of the regulatory hurdles put up by California\u2019s government may send developers packing. States like Texas and Iowa are getting more attractive because they impose far less intrusive regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the veto, an override vote was held in an attempt to convince a City Council member to change their vote. However, the override vote was unsuccessful and Mayor Faulconer&#8217;s veto was upheld.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the defeat, Councilwoman Georgette Gomez proposed a compromise. She said developers would be required to lease 10 percent of a development\u2019s rental units at or below 60 percent of the county area median income for a family of four, rather than 50 percent\u2014which was originally proposed. She also proposed the in-lieu fee cap move from $22 to $25, with a longer phase-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The compromise, however, did not make a meaningful difference. City Councilmembers Vivian Moreno and Mark Kersey voted against considering the tweaked amendment package at a future meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Josh Esh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba Mayor Faulconer and San Diego\u2019s housing crisis received a victory this week when the Democratic-led City Council failed to overturn Faulconer\u2019s recent veto. The amendments being vetoed, which were set to affect the city\u2019s inclusionary housing regulations, were originally passed 5-4, but were one vote short of being veto proof. 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