Clairemont residents concerned over 12-unit bonus ADU project

Clairemont residents are pushing back against a proposed ADU development that includes a dozen units on one property.
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[@kew9164]

I think the frustration from the neighbors is how extreme that project seems. That many units will have some impact on the infrastructure. When the original home was built and the subdivision planned it was for a single family dwelling. The planning department and the developer had to consider utilities, water usage, parking, and traffic. That is the short list for sure. How can 12 units be crammed into a single home lot? Who at city hall is allowing this to happen? There is available open space in this city that would be far more suitable. Sounds greedy to me and a cheap shot at the neighborhood.

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

Greedy? You need to re-center who you're focusing that word on...

[@kew9164]

@@TheRealWickedMelon”Re-center” my comment? Did I miss something? 12 adu’s on that lot for a total of 14 living spaces altogether. I imagine that rent will be collected for each apartment? If the adu’s are studios only they can rent for at least $1700.00 a month and upwards to $2200 on the average. Since they would be brand new they can charge on the higher end. The adu’s alone at $2000 a month will generate $24k a month and then there’s the house itself and the purposed converted garage. That average sized lot could easily bring close to $30k for the owner. I would still consider it greedy by the property owner. Maybe they can ask the city if they can put in a side street from the dirt bank in the backyard down to Genesse Ave, right turn only sign included. That would ease traffic at the cul de sac and if the side street is wide enough the new tenants can park there.

[@ayacahtli4]

Sb10 and SB9

[@devorarossi961]

That’s not an ADU; that’s an apartment complex. Todd Gloria at work for you.

[@LivingInSanDiegoCAToday]

💯💯

[@bngr_bngr]

The Biden Administration has been pushing these ADU’s in residential areas.

[@glasscleaner8970]

Your feelings are not law stfu

[@DM-lc2cf]

That is an apartment complex...what about parking????ridiculous.

[@chinaboss6683]

Can i park on your lawn?

[@BobSmith-yo6ib]

​@@chinaboss6683Yes, that will be $50.

[@JacqueCRISCOsd]

Bicycles, brooms and fairy dust.

[@RealLadyK]

Affordable housing? Let's see how affordable the rent the ADUs owners will be charging. LOL

[@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz]

Farewell San Diego. Todd Gloria destroyed it

[@RyanJohnson-pz4tb]

it was a great rep military town now its LA little brother so sad

[@fluxcapacitor1621]

NIMBYs destroyed California. Supply and demand can't work when government is restricting the supply.

[@californiacritic9779]

Vote them out.

[@RandomNamedOne]

The cities research is...more taxes! Go for it! My neighbors are almost finish building their ADU..now I have a front porch in my back yard with porch lights shining through my back yard bedroom windows with their second story window looking out over the other neighbor yards.

[@bryantdarris]

😢Sorry ruined neighborhood.

[@suzz1776]

Its time to ban adu's in single family home neighborhoods. This is out of control.

[@DiogenesOfCa]

So you love unaffordable housing? You are part of the homeless problem.

[@jsayin1]

thats what you voted for

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

What's out of control is the cost of housing. Get your facts straight.

[@RyanJohnson-pz4tb]

@@TheRealWickedMelon This is not going to bring cost down its just ruin the neighborhood

[@GrumpyCat24]

​@@jsayin1 nobody voted for this. Elections are rigged.

[@mannymo8364]

Ban all of the short term rentals before considering ADUs in condensed areas.

[@Cdub0619]

Ban large corporations and funds from purchasing single family homes first.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Why do poor people want to live in the most expensive city in the country? Texas has plenty of no-name towns that are cheap to live in. Go!!! And take Todd Gloria with you.

[@vuaeco]

That's a freaking hotel. ADU stands for Air B&B Hotel in this case. They are going to turn that quiet cul de sac into a busy bustling hotel. Imagine hundreds of people coming in and out, party every single day right next to your house!

[@jays.1618]

These criminals take bribe money from the developers.

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

Most accurate comment here.

[@johnjaco5544]

City does anything they want,its sickning.

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

What's "sickning" is you're likely on a smart device with autocorrect, and you still couldn't spell sickening correctly.

[@ALLworldCONSTRUCTIONLLC]

Not true… taken many years to have the RIGHT to build an ADU. It’s needed, “just not in my backyard”

[@ciello___8307]

The city aint doing anything. This is a developer

[@justagirlsd3000]

There’s a 500+ project behind my friends house in San Ysidro. There’s barely any parking. The street parking is already full now. It’s going to be a huge CF for sure. It’s criminal what’s being allowed by the city.

[@maria22623]

I swore I saw a lawsuit for San Diego a couple years ago that requires apartments to provide enough parking to not mess the neighborhoods parking up. I live next to apartments and parking is such bull.

[@BenjaminBrown-o8r]

Thats whats crazy is the parking. Like parking in SD is already so bad. Now you pack 10 more units onto a street. Every unit is going to have 2 cars, since everyone has a roommate now. 20 extra cars trying to park on that culdasack now. Good luck with that. They are gonna come home to people parked in their driveway.

[@SuaveG310]

Will the real Todd Gloria please stand up😂😂

[@phdgaming8972]

theres no accountability for inspectors, they can sign anything they want. and if something bad happens in the future, the city gets sued lol and tax payors lose

[@Dwn2Race]

Democrat Utopia… ADU… lol Apartment Building! Politicians and Local Officials got paid!

[@kevinhernandezgarcia6538]

Yeah, building on backfilled land can have its challenges. It's important to ensure that the land has been properly compacted and stabilized to prevent any settling or shifting. Hiring a professional engineer or contractor to assess the land and provide guidance is always a good idea. They can help determine if any additional measures, like reinforcement or drainage systems, are needed to ensure the safety and stability of the structures. Safety first, right? 😊

[@3sgtepwnzr]

These poor folks are the initial test subjects for these law-bending “apartments”. Set a precedence and justify any future developments. Disgusting tactics.

[@scottlanghoff8729]

I’m old enough to remember when the Environmentalists in California burned down housing developments they didn’t like…

[@hotmess9640]

Well if they did this the whole neighborhood would come down

[@scottlanghoff8729]

@@hotmess9640 And then the City could build the Khrushchevkas they want so badly… “You will own nothing, and be happy.” -Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum

[@michaelb9599]

As of July 2024, the average rent in SD is $2,303 per month, which is a 3.5% decrease year-over-year. This is due to a weaker demand environment and higher vacancies. Let the developers continue building enormous apartment home rental complexes and leave the neighborhoods alone. ADU apartment complexes such as this is not needed.

[@Kartzchen]

At least not on that spot. There are open areas near that area.

[@christopherjamesrussell]

The state law allows it. How do you guys expect a local municipality to fight the state law when it clearly states Sacramento will sue cities that try to prevent this from happening. This is a result of NIMBY local people fighting development to allow proper housing numbers specifically with multi family projects. The lack of housing is so bad that the state had to create this insane ability for ADU development, but in reality, local municipalities and local residents are the only ones to blame for being the ultimate NIMBYs. As an example in North County San Diego if you go into East County Escondido Vista San Marcos most of the land that’s out there if you want to develop it has a minimum lot size of 30,000 square feet with a minimum structure of 6000 ft.². The zoning in these areas are designed to only provide for the extremely wealthy which from a urban planning perspective is the reason why this is happening when you have Boomer blocking development for decades this is what you end up with, a total shit show trying to figure out how to expedite housing

[@scottrosecrans8746]

Please show me a single zoning ordinance within the entire County that requires a 6,000 square foot structure to be built. I’ll wait….it doesn’t exist. And 30,000 square feet is less than 0.7 acres. Lots of areas in the County require 1, 2, or even up to 40+ acres for proposed subdivision of existing parcels.

[@jasonmichaelshipp2978]

Who is this woman Gloria?

[@DavidDemangos]

More to come... I will be updating news agencies. People need to stand up or this will start accelerating.

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

We need more homes because capitalism has priced regular people out. If ADUs provide more housing, let them build. Build more. House the houseless.

[@LivingInSanDiegoCAToday]

@@TheRealWickedMelon Capitalism hasn't monopolies have.

[@GrumpyCat24]

The residents are standing up. Does no good.

[@chrischamberlain7628]

@@TheRealWickedMelon Are the homeless going to be able to afford $2,000.00 or more for rent a month with these new places? No, they won’t be able to. Use your brain & really think about this.

[@Kartzchen]

The issues are that there are better places in Clairmont with land. In neighborhoods, that are not built for 12 new families this is criminal. ADU. That is an accessory dwelling unit, not a new village. That is just ridiculous. Speed it throughout the neighborhood and keep it all single-story. These people bought their homes with a bit of land around it to have privacy.

[@The_Vaporizer]

Looks like a lot of free wood just sitting there 🤔 Good people shouldn't stand by and watch the state ruin your neighborhood. Do something!! The only thing that stops developers is cost over runs so make this very expensive for them. Make them rebuild it 3 or 4 times and stretch this project out. Eventually they will sell.

[@Kartzchen]

Agreed. That is the way to handle this mess

[@D_Cali_Life]

Lmao meanwhile I can’t even put a 5ft fence because my neighbors don’t all approve

[@Kartzchen]

Too much privacy. You can however build and ADU in your shower and charge obscene amounts of money for rent.

[@GrumpyCat24]

Zoning and code compliance violations. How is that even legal??

[@Kartzchen]

Did they mention there is no code because they are the law?!

[@gregvisioninfosoft]

Dont even ask what the new property assessment and property taxes will become.

[@tdvh2181]

Doesn’t Prop 13 protect homeowners against that though?

[@Kartzchen]

Not if they move out of that ghetto.

[@lvbadboy]

This is ridiculous its a n apartment complex

[@davidt6816]

...these adus might allow senior citizens on fixed incomes, find a place to live. Is this a case of, we want affordable housing... BUT, not on my street? Ironically, the next video on this official NBC7 playlist is , wait for it, "Why are so many seniors in San Diego aging without a home?"

[@davidt6816]

@rebeccanajera-moya3621 good point. I guess it depends on what their fixed income is. I was thinking, a retiree who was able to save well, and conserved their finances, perhaps has a pension/retirement income plus their Social Security. $2200 is definitely more affordable than a senior living facility of $4200+ like my great aunt was fortunate enough spend her last years in. Just a thought, didn't mean to offend. I live in 92116 so the debate is also raging here. Best to you and thank you for responding politely. It's nice to see cordial comments here on KZbin 🙏

[@ALLworldCONSTRUCTIONLLC]

💯

[@juliansmith7755]

@@rebeccanajera-moya3621 Isn’t the whole reason we’re in this affordability crisis because there’s too little supply for too many buyers? CA housing supply has been way below demand for so long now that prices have nowhere to go but through the roof

[@Kartzchen]

I'm looking at this mess and thinking these people are not going to charge 700-1000$ a month for people on a fixed income. This is politicians that have been bought by developers. This is exactly what it looks like. Greed.

[@RagingDork]

lol this was my first thought when they passed the adu thing but dang I never thought of 12 unit I was thinking people were gonna do like 2-4 units.

[@Kartzchen]

Me too. I could not even fathom that a village was going to be built on 5,000 square feet. That super sucks!

[@benjaminperez6620]

Who owns it?

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

You voted for this

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

Libs think they are voting to destroy others back yards

[@garyries2036]

This proposed development is completely wrong for the neighborhood. The State has no right to do this to local communities. All ADUs are wrong and don't belong in single family neighborhoods as well as stvrs. We all need to stop this or it can happen to you. This proposal is really dumb, even beyond DUMB. Ask Todd Gloria and Jennifer Campbell if they would like to relcocate and live next door to this????

[@Kartzchen]

At least keep it single story and cap the units to 2 max.

[@joshn2342323]

The mayor's office has to approve it or they will be out of a job next election.

[@herrerad3]

ADU’s have a 1200 sq ft limit. I know because I have one currently being built on my property. We’re going to take care of our aging parents

[@EclecticEndeavorsbyDemi]

This is ridulous. Is if there isn't enough parking issues so where are these people going to park? Crowding is not the answer.

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

The number of things wrong with your point is view is just... wow

[@b.l.8611]

Crazy. There should only one ADU per lot.

[@herotcg4028]

Dammmmmn adu apartment 😂

[@WBWLM]

I thought they were supposed to represent the people.

[@makitata9576]

This is what happen when NIMBY try to block everything being built in San Diego and corporations buying out existing home and foreign investment and AirBNB. Your house price may go up, but everything else is inflated.

[@Chewpa562]

Mumbai, California

[@Kartzchen]

YES! You too can come to our foreign village!

[@birdssurfshed]

More California craziness. Don't you all get it? This is just one more example of a miss managed State and not an isolated incident. They ALL got voted in so they must all get voted out.

[@donpratt8997]

Where are they going to park all the additional cars these unit's occupants will have???

[@mikemike-d2l]

Pease conduct a Investigation on Thrift store. Selling fake items at full cost. Changing price tags when it is sale day. Shady business at Valley thrift store. Cash only store ( Tax evasion). Racist management. This is high way robbery the one in Escondido. Product are used and untested selling more than new.

[@aeipee13]

Condos for Commies... with love from Rowland Heights.

[@patricklowe3958]

Thank you Gavin Newson!

[@TheSpatulaCity]

Too bad, that could be a beautiful home to live in with all that space on top of a hill.

[@moiseshernandez9954]

Todd Gloria doesn't care..you get what you vote for

[@MH_6160]

I want to know who they voted for… bunch of NIMBY's

[@bigsmalls8354]

Owners dream neighbors nightmare

[@ChemitasFishing]

Even better when they use unlicenced contractors smh

[@gillygil766]

They only care about the tax money

[@grumpeedaryl1431]

Vote them out!!

[@KingAngel4Life]

There’s more than enough housing already without building in any area right now. The available units need to be affordable for all. 2k and up for a studio or 1br is crazy. 120k annual income being considered low income is crazy. Try giving illegals everything free and taxpayers nothing but more bills is even more crazy.

[@SamLopezI]

Blame the race card, when the lack of affordable housing is nationwide! How about greedy landlords and high home interest loan rates. Corporate greed stiffs workers who can't get a livable wage. These "illegals" do all the manual labor americans refuse to do.

[@jgo3233]

NIMBY!! ❤

[@UnitedCorporationsOfAmerica]

NIMBYs concerned they'll lose a nickel in home equity while also complaining about homelessness. Ban AirBnB first .

[@tomawey2141]

LOL NIMBY

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

Voting Dim has consequences

[@albertramirez797]

Hell no not right there why not look for the old trailer park lots and use those

[@RyanJohnson-pz4tb]

lololololol

[@ALLworldCONSTRUCTIONLLC]

We need more housing! O wait… not on my street!

[@ciello___8307]

If it meets code and is engineered properly, I don’t see a problem. Yes its a lot of units but its more of a bungalow more than apartment

[@randomthings-0001]

Sounds like a 5plex

[@GrumpyCat24]

ADUs should be outlawed.

[@Kartzchen]

Those are not ADUs

[@GrumpyCat24]

@@Kartzchen well that's what the descriptions says 🤔

[@kk4649k]

Everyone wants to help with housing crisis and affordable housing. Until it's in their backyard.

[@HeidiMerkley]

This is “not in my neighborhood “ issue. Housing is an answer. My mother recently died, my brother has been living with her for 5 years, 4 years he paid rent, this last year she needed care, so he left his job and stayed home. Now he needs a place to live with no rental history. He has money , 3 weeks and nothing- as soon as something affordable becomes available- its rented. We visited a tiny house village, mostly workers from an assisted living. Its beautiful, its among historic single family homes, they blended it in.

[@ALLworldCONSTRUCTIONLLC]

Bingo.

[@d.fenestrator9529]

I hope you're housing him in the meantime.

[@Kartzchen]

Strange story..what are you telling us?

[@Mindyabusiness164]

Sounds like a bunch of homeowners who’re cool with housing as long as it’s not in their neighborhood. Get a hobby 🤣

[@thinkingallowed6485]

No, they don't want their neighboorhood turned into a slum. Very reasonable.

[@thehonesttruth8808]

Yeah, but the question is whether they supported this lib policies or not…if so, no sympathy…you get what you vote for

[@GrumpyCat24]

​@@thehonesttruth8808voting is rigged.

[@jobturkey7418]

Oh that’s just me and my 30 neighbors lol. California is looney tunes. To that owner he will never work Again though

[@dh2360]

The state wants congested living, lower standard of living, the only way out of this is vote Democrats out of Sacramento

[@supereight9221]

Ya'll breathing all of the air.

[@bryantdarris]

This is a State issue. The city council and the major have the power to legislate changes to the state bill.

[@AM-gm3zx]

Their land and they do what they want.

[@pjt8919]

Build it.

[@thinkingallowed6485]

Build a ghetto?

[@davl1917]

Yup. San Diego wants to build until there is no more land to be build on. It’s just diluting the values of home and neighborhoods.

[@randomthings-0001]

Got to love California❤

[@azeeze1391]

NIMBIST "I came first so you can't"

[@integrags1]

Don’t get mad at the developers, blame falls on law makers to allow this

[@hi-line8195]

most of you whiners voted for this

[@dontknow2]

ALL THESE NIMBY's hahha

[@MarleneGonzalez-d9k]

First time I witnessed Male Karen’s , they do exist 😐

[@chinaboss6683]

Haters can stay hatin because Adu's = housing supply and rental income.

[@Kartzchen]

That's not an ADU it is a village. This is minimum 12 new people, they have a car each. Maximum you got a family in each unit with 3 cars. That is a CF.

[@JoseFloresEC]

I just hear NIMBY’s

[@erictaylor3897]

NIMBYs NIMBYs NIMBYs, this is what happens when you go against actual apartments and condos. Don't feel sorry for ya.

[@SL420-]

boohoo other people will have a place to live near me and that scares me and the city is so bad for allowing this.