Plans to add tens of thousands of homes to Clairemont and the College Area took a step forward Friday, as San Diego seeks to encourage more homebuilding near public transit, schools and jobs.

Both neighborhoods have community plans dating back to 1989. Proposed updates from the City Planning Department would keep most of the neighborhoods zoned for low-density, single-family homes.

But taller apartment buildings would be allowed near trolley and bus stations, along major streets and on commercial strip malls. The plans also called for wider sidewalks, linear parks and public plazas.

The Clairemont Community Plan Update would allow 14,000 more homes than what current zoning allows, while the College Area Community Plan Update would add capacity for 17,500 more homes.

The San Diego City

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