Base Redevelopment Avoids Voter-Approved Height Restriction

The base reuse authority — the City of San Diego in this case — can apply only those portions of local zoning regulations that are consistent with the federally approved base reuse plan, the court ruled. The approved reuse plan for surplus land at a naval training center in San Diego allowed for structures up to 100 feet tall.Proposition D from 1972 capped development in coastal areas outside of downtown at 30 feet. So the city, acting as the base reuse authority, properly rejected application of Proposition D to the surplus base land, the court held.