Local Issues

Local Issues

Some of the issues we're following:

Fees

NAIOP San Diego believes fee increases should be considered as a last resort and when considered, they should be fair, reasonable and based on the actual cost of the service or infrastructure being provided. In the case where fees are meant to provide infrastructure that has a broader benefit, NAIOP SD believes those fees should be spread across those who will benefit and not just new construction. NAIOP SD is working with jurisdictions like the City of San Diego to re-evaluate its infrastructure financing mechanisms to see if broader basis of funding can be achieved.

Water Availability

NAIOP San Diego realizes that our members operate in an arid region with the majority of its water supply being imported from the north. NAIOP SD is working with local government to encourage the diversification of our water supply, including increasing our local, in region generation capacity. To that end, NAIOP SD supports water reuse and desalination as a way to generate significant new supply. NAIOP SD believes that all users should help pay for this supply in order to defray costs.

Drought Emergency & Water Allocation

NAIOP SD is working with its members to take all feasible actions to conserve water, not just in this current drought situation, but over the long term. NAIOP SD is also working with the County Water Authority and their member agencies to make sure that drought ordinance provisions do not completely shut down the economy and that any water allocation methodology give credit for investment in water conservation achieved prior to this current crisis. NAIOP SD is also working with local water agencies to make sure that ALL customer classes are being asked to fairly reduce their water consumption, with a focus on landscape water conservation versus indoor potable use, particularly for businesses who have installed water conservation fixtures and equipment.

Energy

NAIOP SD believes that the in-region supply is critical to San Diego's economic viability. NAIOP SD is working with SDG&E and other energy providers to make sure local jurisdictions permit adequate supply generation to meet the region's needs. NAIOP SD also supports adequate transmission capacity to ensure reliability and stability of the energy grid. NAIOP SD also believes that the region needs to increase its use of renewable energy across all user classes and is working with the City of San Diego to establish a property tax based district to help pay for and amortize the cost of installing renewable energy production devices, such as solar panels.

Global Warming

NAIOP SD recognizes that commercial properties are a part of the solution to reducing green house gas emissions and carbon footprints. NAIOP SD has been working to educate policy makers on the efforts undertaken by its members to reduce their carbon footprints and to make sure that any local ordinances being considered focus on achievable outcomes, with an emphasis on carbon footprint reduction and credits for investments made in efficiency and carbon reduction.

Land Planning & Regulatory Reform

NAIOP SD supports land planning that promotes sufficient zoning for industrial and commercial office properties. NAIOP SD supports policies and regulatory reform that increase certainty, reduce costs and speed up the process of bringing much needed commercial/industrial space to the market. NAIOP SD encourages local jurisdictions to frequently benchmark and review their land planning and regulatory processes to make sure they are not obstacles to well planned, well designed development, but partners in the benefit these projects bring to the economy.