Overview
- The proposal, branded by Mayor Daniel Lurie as 'family zoning,' seeks to enable roughly 36,000 additional homes on the city’s westside to help meet a state requirement to plan for 82,000 units.
- Local business owners in Ingleside say expensive new retail spaces could favor national tenants and jeopardize existing shops despite the prospect of more nearby residents.
- District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar has introduced a Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Fund to offer city-backed grants and small loans to cover moving expenses or losses tied to construction.
- Merchants point to long-vacant storefronts and stalled mixed-use projects on prime Ocean Avenue blocks as evidence that development has already strained the corridor.
- City officials plan to negotiate and refine the upzoning details through January 2026 as the Planning Commission takes up the proposal.