Half Moon Bay has limited new housing since voters passed Measure D in 1999. Measure I on the Nov. 3 ballot keeps that limit in place. What it changes is the map Measure D uses to decide what counts as downtown.
What changes
Measure D caps residential growth at 1% a year, plus an extra 0.5% that can be used downtown, according to Ballotpedia. Right now "downtown" means the old 1998 Redevelopment Survey Area. Measure I would replace that with the Town Center map from the city's Local Coastal Land Use Plan. Coastside News reported that the new map would drop several nonresidential areas from the downtown designation and add neighborhoods near Main Street.
Ballotpedia says 491 parcels are affected. Of the 326 residential parcels, 286 would be added and 40 removed. The measure would not change the amount of housing allowed each year.
The fine print
The city attorney's impartial analysis says Measure D is part of the city's Local Coastal Program. That means the change would also need certification from the California Coastal Commission. Measure I needs a simple majority. The City Council voted unanimously in June to put it on the ballot.
How to vote
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.