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Yes on Measure T
Encinitas needs an approved plan to provide housing choices and retain local land use control
Vote YES on Measure T. Approved unanimously by all Council members and Planning Commissioners from across the political spectrum, and supported by community leaders, Measure T updates our Housing Plan in order to allow for smaller, more attainable homes and meet state housing requirements. Rejecting this ballot initiative will not solve our housing problems. It will bring more McMansions and more lawsuits. Approving Measure T will enable us to move forward to update our zoning codes, tighten design requirements, and create effective incentives to steer developers away from density bonus projects and toward actual affordable housing choices.
Contrary to what opponents are saying, Measure T fully complies with Prop A, the Right to Vote Initiative. It is specifically because of Prop A that the measure is on the ballot - most cities update their housing plans by action of their elected body.
Contrary to what opponents say, Measure T does not require any housing to be built, and does not circumvent any existing permitting processes that ensure transparency and public review. Affecting only 13 sites, representing less than one percent of the land area of Encinitas, Measure T will impose new, publicly vetted design guidelines on any new development on those sites.
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Contrary to what opponents are saying, Measure T still requires that affordable units be included in any project of ten units or more, in accordance with our Inclusionary Housing policy. The State's Density Bonus Law, which is what many residents are really concerned about, will remain in place regardless of the outcome of the Measure T vote. But because the City has been out of compliance with state housing law for many years, and has agreed to legal settlements requiring adoption of a compliant housing plan, if we do not approve Measure T, we can expect a court to impose this plan or something more impactful on our community at great expense. We can't afford to let that happen.
Vote YES on Measure T, for the good of the community. Housing choices, obeying the law.
