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PLAN HILLCREST
Plan Hillcrest envisions a complete neighborhood that celebrates its unique identity and honors the legacy of a place that welcomes everyone.
Building on the Uptown Community Plan policy framework, Plan Hillcrest addresses housing and development strategies intended to strengthen the business district and bring neighborhood benefits where they are needed most. The neighborhood’s unique LGBTQ+ history and culture define its identity as a welcoming place for people of all backgrounds.
With a growing housing crisis and a changing climate, more is needed to address housing costs, enhancing access to the neighborhood, making transit easier to use, and providing public spaces for all to use. Plan Hillcrest addresses place-making, connectivity, housing, and the neighborhood’s unique identity to ensure Hillcrest thrives into the future.
HILLCREST FOCUSED PLAN AMENDMENT - JULY 2024
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The Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment amends the Uptown Community Plan, which serves as the 30-year vision for land use, mobility, urban design, public facilities, recreation, historic and cultural resources, and economic development in the Uptown Community Planning Area.
On July 30, 2024, the City Council adopted the Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment. The amendment and associated rezones will be effective on December 1, 2024. Potential applicants should touch base with a permit planner at the Development Services Department prior to submitting an application before the adopted plan is in effect.
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Create public spaces that connect people to neighborhood businesses and services.
Address housing needs by identifying areas near transit and services, and increasing housing options.
Celebrate the legacy of the LGBTQ+ community by preserving historical resources and creating new places that honor and promote inclusivity.
Strengthen connections to make it easier to get to surrounding communities and places, including Balboa Park, Downtown, and North Park.
Support local businesses with a thriving neighborhood businesses.
Strategic Plan Priority Areas of Focus
This initiative focuses on the following priority areas of the City of San Diego's Strategic Plan:
Create Homes for All of Us
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Focuses opportunities for homes within mixed-use and residential areas.
Protect & Enrich Every Neighborhood
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Identifies opportunities for public spaces and pocket parks, trails and joint-use facilities.
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Provides guidance for the identification and preservation of historical resources and districts that embody the architectural and cultural history important to the Hillcrest community.
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Celebrates the cultural diversity and history of the LGBQT+ community.
Advance Mobility & Infrastructure
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Identifies opportunities for mobility infrastructure that improve walking/rolling, biking and transit connections.
Champion Sustainability
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Promotes opportunities for urban greening and street trees to address stormwater runoff and climate change.​
Foster Regional Prosperity
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Focuses on growth that supports local businesses.
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Promotes local hospitals and employment uses as economic drivers connected to regional transit.
THE PLANNING AREA
GET INVOLVED
Process & Timeline
Plan Hillcrest will include opportunities for public input. In addition to regular meetings with Uptown Planners and their Subcommittee, public workshops, pop-up outreach events and online engagement activities will allow for a variety of public input opportunities throughout the planning process. The community engagement effort will help inform the land use, mobility, and public space concepts that will be incorporated as a Focused Plan Amendment to the Uptown Community Plan.
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Please visit the Meetings & Updates page for information on specific opportunities to get involved.
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Projected Completion: 2024
Documents
JULY 2024 HILLCREST FOCUSED PLAN AMENDMENT
The July 2024 Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment incorporates revisions based on the feedback received from the community on the March 2024 Draft.
JULY 2024 DRAFT HILLCREST FOCUSED PLAN AMENDMENT WITH TRACKED EDITS
The July 2024 Draft Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment incorporates revisions based on the feedback received from the community on the March 2024 Draft.
JULY 2024 FINAL
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This July 2024 report summarizes the changes made to the Uptown Community Plan.
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
This report analyzes the environmental impacts that could occur if the plan is implemented and identifies any feasible mitigation measures or alternatives to reduce any environmental impacts.
PLAN HILLCREST
CPIOZ DIAGRAM
The draft Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone (CPIOZ) diagram illustrates the areas that will be included in the CPIOZ as proposed by the Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment.
PLAN HILLCREST
REZONING DIAGRAM
The draft rezoning diagram illustrates the areas that will be rezoned to implement the land use map of the draft Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment.
PLAN HILLCREST PROPOSED REZONING
The proposed zoning implements the land use designations identified in the land use map of the draft Hilcrest Focused Plan Amendment.
Engagement Summary Report
This report summarizes major themes that emerged from the public comment feedback received on the October 2023 Discussion Draft and the March 2024 Draft Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment.
DRAFT COMMUNITY PLAN
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City Planning Department accepted public comments on the draft Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment, which were reviewed and incorporated into the final plan.
MARCH 2024
DRAFT HILLCREST FOCUSED PLAN AMENDMENT
The March 2024 Draft Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment incorporates revisions based on the feedback received from the community on the Community Discussion Draft.
REZONING MAP FROM MARCH 2024
The draft zoning map implements the land use designations identified in the land use map of the draft Hilcrest Focused Plan Amendment.
March 2024 DRAFT
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This March 2024 report summarizes the changes made to the Uptown Community Plan.
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION DRAFT
The Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment Community Discussion Draft was released in the fall of 2023. It will amend the Uptown Community Plan.
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION DRAFT SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document summarizes the feedback received on the Community Discussion Draft of the Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment.
REZONING MAP FROM OCTOBER 2023
The first draft rezoning map from October 2023. A revised draft zoning map from March 2024 is available above.
PLAN HILLCREST BROCHURE
The City Planning Department created a brochure that describes the Plan Hillcrest Process.
EXISTING CONDITIONS COMMUNITY ATLAS
This atlas provides baseline information on existing demographic, land use, urban design and mobility conditions within the planning area to help inform the planning effort.
COMMUNITY
SURVEY REPORT
This report summarizes the analysis and findings from the community engagement survey conducted between
April 28 through May 18, 2020.
CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE HILLCREST REPORT
This report summarizes the findings from the online engagement platform conducted between March 10 through April 11, 2022.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
As part of this comprehensive planning effort, the City of San Diego is documenting LGBTQ+ history and current cultural heritage in Hillcrest and the buildings, structures, and sites important to that history. Building upon the 2016 Uptown Community Plan Update and the 2016 Citywide LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement the City Planning Department is partnering with the community to develop a multi-faceted historic preservation strategy for Hillcrest that will include the following:
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A historic context statement specific to LGBTQ+ history and resources in Hillcrest that will guide the evaluation and historic designation of buildings, structures and sites important to Hillcrest’s LGBTQ+ community.
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A Multiple Property Listing that will facilitate designation of individual properties within Hillcrest that have a significant association to the community’s LGBTQ+ history and heritage.
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An evaluation of the Hillcrest potential historic district to determine if the potential district (or a modified boundary) is eligible for designation for its association with Hillcrest’s LGBTQ+ history.
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If the proposed Hillcrest Historic District is determined eligible and designated, the City will work with the LGBTQ+ community to develop design guidelines for the designated historic district in order to successfully balance preservation of Hillcrest’s LGBTQ+ history with the continued economic vitality of the community.
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An interpretive plan developed in partnership with the LGBTQ+ community that will honor and celebrate the people, events, buildings and sites (both existing and lost) important to Hillcrest’s LGBTQ+ community. The interpretive plan will provide an exciting opportunity for cultural resource history to interface with urban design, park planning, and transportation planning to create an urban environment that informs and celebrates through way-finding signage, public art, and the like.
This effort marks the first such comprehensive Historic Preservation Planning effort to recognize and protect LGBTQ+ resources in San Diego and may well be the first such effort in the entire state of California.
CONTACT US
Please contact us with any questions regarding the process or how you can get involved.