Changes in allocation of DIF (Development Impact Fees) to areas with the greatest needs? Commission expected to make that recommendation.
From the City of San Diego: Build Better SD is a citywide initiative to support the City of San Diego’s equity, access, conservation and sustainability goals. This initiative will set clear policies intended to create more opportunities for innovative, culturally relevant and interactive public spaces by prioritizing investments in areas where the needs are greatest—streamlining the delivery of more infrastructure, to more people, more quickly. To learn more about these disparities view the story map for this initiative.
Parks for All of Us, adopted by City Council on Aug. 3 of 2021, initiated a more equitable funding system for parks, recreation, and trails, by creating a citywide scaled fee for new parks throughout the City, prioritizing those with the greatest need. Build Better SD is an extension of Parks for All of Us so that we have equitable, need-based, comprehensive funding for not only parks, but all public spaces, including libraries, streets, pedestrian and bike facilities, as well as other gathering spaces.
Build Better San Diego will:
- Update Development Impact Fee (DIF) structure to streamline public investments and further equitable policies, with an emphasis on prioritizing investment in neighborhoods with the greatest needs and delivering more infrastructure to more people, more quickly.
- Align the City’s General Plan with new policies that will prioritize investments in areas with the greatest needs and create opportunities to gather valuable community input. This will ensure public spaces and facilities truly meet the needs of those they are intended to serve and can be delivered to more people more quickly.
- Amend the San Diego Municipal Code to implement these new policies that promote more investments in public spaces for all the people that live, work and play in the City.
- Improve the Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program to align with the City’s vision to create neighborhoods where people can safely and enjoyably bike, walk, roll or take transit, and to produce housing units of all sizes.
For more information on Build Better SD, visit the City website at https://www.sandiego.gov/buildbettersd
For more information, access the March 24, 2022, Planning Commission Agenda, at https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/pc_agenda_3-24-22.pdf
