'No ADU parking' signs spark controversy in Clairemont neighborhood

People living in a Clairemont neighborhood have posted unofficial signs
reading “No ADU parking” near a newly built accessory dwelling unit
development. 

The signs appeared on Shoshoni Street, where 13 accessory dwelling
units, or ADUs, were completed earlier this spring. They are still
unoccupied. 

Homeowners who support the signs say they are intended to warn
prospective renters about limited parking in the area. “That’s not an
ADU. That’s an apartment complex," said Vida Gomez who lives a few doors
down in the cul-de-sac. 

The signs were not approved by the city of San Diego nor any government
agency, although they resemble official parking notices. 

“(The signs) are letting people know if you move here, you’re going to
have a problem parking. It’s not a threat, it’s just a warning that
parking is hard here," Gomez told NBC 7, Friday. 

Beatriz Orozco is Gomez's long-time neighbor across the street.

“I feel frustrated because we made a complaint before they started
building the apartments. They (didn't) do anything. Now the apartments
are built, and they (city authorities) don’t have any solutions," Orozco
said. 

The development has become a focal point in a broader debate over San
Diego’s bonus ADU program, which allows homeowners to build additional
units under certain conditions, including requirements aimed at serving
low-income renters. 

Questions remain about whether the signs can be enforced. While
neighborhood signs posted by residents are common, the notices are not
official city parking regulations. 

Members of the Clairemont Mesa Community Planning Group, which advises
the city on ADUs and other neighborhood issues, have expressed concerns
about the message the signs send. 

“The ADUs that have already been built, have already been built. So, we
need to be welcoming of the people who live here. I don’t think it’s a
good representation of our community to be exclusive in that way,” said
Eadie DeMarcus, a Clairemont homeowner and member of the advisory group. 

 Let’s make it fair for everybody, so you can have a place to live and
 also you can have a place to park. 

Beatriz Orozco, Clairemont homeowner
Orozco said she believes both housing and parking concerns should be
addressed. 

“Let’s make it fair for everybody, so you can have a place to live and
also you can have a place to park," Orozco said. 

The city of San Diego has not implemented any formal enforcement to
remove the signs in Clairemont. Similar signage has also recently
appeared in Ocean Beach. 

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