The City of San Diego on Monday said they plan to appeal a court ruling that reinstated a height limit in the Midway District, which threatens a major redevelopment project.

The California appellate court ruled Friday that San Diego cannot remove a 30-foot coastal height limit, which was previously passed by voters in 2022.

“We were very pleased and appreciative of the appellate court,” Save Our Access President John McNab said on the steps outside Pechanga Arena. He leads the opposition group that sued San Diego.

The aging arena sits in the middle of a redevelopment plan called Midway Rising , which was approved by voters in 2022. The proposal promised to deliver more than 4,000 new homes—nearly half of them affordable—a new 16,000-seat arena, retail and commercial space and 14 acr

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