In some of San Diego's most coveted neighborhoods, backyard apartments can still be built right up against property lines — even though the City Council outlawed doing so more than two years ago
A San Diego zoning loophole is pitting neighbors against one another in Crown Point and making every coastal community in the city, from Ocean Beach to La Jolla, vulnerable to similar battles. All across the city's coastal zone, large backyard apartments can be built directly next to a neighboring property with no setback or buffer zone — even though the City Council outlawed doing so more than two years ago.
So the second story would have been less wide than the bottom story, creating space between the ADU and Umemoto's property line. Much of the backlash against ADUs on the coast has been fueled by concerns from residents that property owners will use them as vacation rentals. Martin says her 25-year-old daughter, a local nurse, will live in the new ADU. She said her daughter, like many people in their 20s, has struggled to find affordable in housing in San Diego.
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