State officials certified the city of Del Mar’s housing element, according to a May 31 letter, concluding more than two years of back and forth between the city and state over the city’s plans to accommodate 113 affordable housing units and other housing goals through the rest of the decade.
“I do think we are at the finish line, at least I hope we’re there,” Del Mar City Councilmember Dwight Worden said when the council approved the latest version of the housing element in April. The north bluff is currently the proposed site for Seaside Ridge, a 259-unit development that would allocate about one-third of its housing for low- and moderate-income tenants. The city and developer are at odds over whether it can proceed as “by-right” with little city oversight, or if it would have to go through a more arduous rezoning process controlled by city officials.