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San Diego council votes to repeal contested ‘Footnote 7,’ restoring larger lot minimums after intense public outcry
Summary
After hours of public testimony from hundreds of residents, the San Diego City Council voted unanimously Jan. 28 to remove “Footnote 7” from the city’s Land Development Code, restoring a 20,000‑square‑foot minimum lot size in the affected RS1.2 areas and directing staff to return with related ADU‑program review.
San Diego’s City Council voted Jan. 28 to remove a controversial zoning exception known as Footnote 7 from Table 131.04D of the Municipal Code, a move that restores a 20,000‑square‑foot minimum lot size in parts of the Encanto/Choice Valley area and southeastern San Diego.
The decision follows a Planning Department presentation and more than an hour of public remarks from residents, community planners and advocates who said the footnote was quietly inserted into the code in 2019 and used to approve higher‑density projects without adequate community notice or environmental review. “Footnote 7 must be repealed retroactively because it was unlawful at inception and is poised to do irreversible and severe harm to our community,” said Andrea Hetero, chair of the Choice Valley Community Planning Group.
City Planning Program Manager Seth Lichney told the…
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