by The skyline of National City may be about to expand.
The National City Planning Commission started the process of changing the city’s zoning ordinance to permit four-story buildings in certain mixed-use districts during their meeting on July 21.
Current National City zoning regulations allow for the construction of three-story structures under fifty feet in medium-density mixed-use districts; the reform allows for four-story buildings but does not remove the fifty-foot maximum.
The motion was unanimously approved by the planning commission.
Developers of a 120-unit housing complex slated for the Manolo Farmers Market in National City expressed approval for the zoning change, according to the documenter’s report.
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According to Chris Dallo, one of the owners of Manolo’s Market in National City, the planned development on his land will bring the city back to life.
additional housing, in our opinion, translates into additional opportunities for local businesses as well as our market, Dallo stated.
A three-story cap in mixed-use zoning limits the amount of units that may be constructed, according to Andrew Regenberg, a representative of Gafcon, the real estate developer that is collaborating with Dallo.
According to Regenberg, 50 feet is well within our building height. In actuality, we have four stories and are 45 feet tall.
According to Richard Miller, chair of the planning commission, National City can only go upward.
According to Miller, the only annexation prospects have already been created. This community does not have the same potential to annex sizable tracts of undeveloped territory as Chula Vista, Oceanside, Santee, or El Cajon.
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The reforms affect parts of National City that are classified as MXC-1 and MXD-1 small mixed-use areas.
Highland Avenue north of 7th Street, portions of the city’s southeast, and inland parts of 8th Street and East 18th Street from I-805 are all classified as minor-mixed use areas, under the National City zoning map.
Matthew Miuccio, a documentary filmmaker from San Diego, wrote the notes for this story. A nationwide program that involves citizen journalists covering public meetings includes the San Diego Documenters.
