stop demo 4 parking

City of San Diego:Stop Demolition for Parking Lots

UrbDeZine.com

www.change.org

By William A. Adams

619-233-8200 wadams@nmalawfirm.com

741 F St – Internation Male HQ

741 F St.

751 7th Ave – Walsh & Chacon Bldg

751 7th Ave.

Public Process Subverted

• HRB re Historic Desig. - reversed

• CCAC review - none

• Posted notice – none

• Consideration of Community Plan Policies –none

• Interim use requirement – indefinite use

Community Plan Ignored

• 9.2-P-3 “Promote the adaptive re-use of intact buildings (designated or not) and/or significant elements, as a cultural and sustainability goal.”

• 5-10 to 5-11 “Maintaining fine grain development that engages the pedestrian . . . is essential in a high-intensity urban setting. Fine grain development refers to a diversity of architectural styles and forms within a block, and encouragement of small-lot development.”

• 5.8 “ Promoting sustainability is an adopted City goal . . . This entails promoting infill, adaptive reuse, and redevelopment . . .”

• 7.4-G-1 “Goals: Parking . . . Promote quality of life and business viability by allowing the provision of parking to serve growing needs, while avoiding excessive supplies that discourage transit ridership and disrupt urban fabric.”

Parking lot Demo = Opportunities Lost

13th & Broadway - Ford Bldg.

Going,

Gone

5th & J - Gran Havana & 2 Historic Bldgs

5th & J Parking Years Later

East Village Parking

Please sign and share the Petition

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• Deliver to the Mayor

• Emergency ordinance or directive to staff

• Salt Lake City or Minneapolis

• Forums

Demo Watch?

• Kristen Aliotti SAN DIEGO, CA

• “. . . I discussed yesterday with a friend that we should have a Demolition Watch website of some type for San Diego (with photos of the existing building) . . .”