SAN DIEGO: A mobile home park in Allied Gardens must make way for a large-scale residential development, the City Council decided last night.

All was not lost for the residents, who pleaded with the council to protect their homes. Council members helped shape a plan for developers to give the residents larger rent subsidies if they cannot find a new mobile home park and more aid to move to one if they can.

The proposal for the 10-acre site in eastern San Diego calls for a 444-unit apartment building to replace the mobile homes, most of which are occupied by low-income seniors.

Critics say the project breaks city codes and zoning regulations. Defenders of the proposal say it will boost redevelopment and help the region meet the need for new rental housing.

Council members also noted the private property rights of the land owner, Archstone, and said they could do little to scuttle the project.

No timetable has been set yet for the residents to move.–J.V.