But big changes won’t happen unless developers embrace the new opportunities created by both proposals.
People walk near the intersection of Fifth and University Avenues in the Hillcrest neighborhood on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Plans that could double the populations of Hillcrest and University City — and make those neighborhoods look and feel more similar to downtown — received final approval Tuesday from the San Diego City Council.
San Diego has approved significantly higher population and density in recent years for Mission Valley, Kearny Mesa and Mira Mesa. But city officials say none of those areas match Hillcrest and University City for neighborhood resources. City officials note that the plans also include policies requiring the addition of new parks and public spaces when development occurs, not just promenades.
A group that consistently fights against such plans, Neighbors for a Better San Diego, said the biggest risk created by the two plans is developers using the new zoning in the plans in conjunction with a city program called Complete Communities. It would also aim to add about 72,000 new jobs by changing zoning in many places to allow developers to build 20 million more square feet of commercial projects.
The LGBTQ+ cultural district would include much of University Avenue, Fifth Avenue south of Washington Street and bits of Normal and Harvey Milk streets.The Hillcrest plan also provides protections for businesses that have been operating for more than 30 years. They must get significant advance notice of plans to tear a building down and replace it, and they must be offered a spot in whatever new development is built.
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