Reluctant supes approve density bonus update - Jacob calls it "a terrible program;" Slater-Price says, "It destroys community character"

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors reluctantly approved an update of the county’s Zoning Ordinance sections regarding density bonuses.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote August 4 updates some density bonus regulations to conform to state law while consolidating three types of density bonuses into a single section of the Zoning Ordinance. “The density bonus in my opinion is a terrible program,” said Supervisor Dianne Jacob. “It looks like we have no choice because it’s a state mandate.”

Developers can exceed maximum zoning or general plan density without a zoning or general plan amendment under c...