For over two years the Uptown Independent Task Force united the community and worked to get an Interim Height Ordinance (IHO) passed for 92103. This afternoon the City Council supported it with a vote of 6-1.
A stream of neighbors and business owners voiced their support of the ordinance following appearances by State Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña and both candidates for Council District 3, Stephen Whitburn and Todd Gloria. Dozens of Mission Hills and Hillcrest residents showed up and spoke up with “little green signs” saying IHO — YES.
After almost two hours of public testimony City Council members Frye, Hueso, Maienschein and Young followed the lead of Toni Atkins motion and Kevin Faulconer’s second by voting 6-1 in favor of the ordinance. Jim Madaffer was not satisfied with Planning Director William Anderson’s responses and voted no.
The community celebrated with a party at the Joyce Beers Community Center. (Joyce would have been so proud with today’s outcome for Hillcrest.)
