LOS ANGELES—The City Council on Dec. 10 will consider a plan to rezone Los Angeles and boost the construction of more than 250,000 new homes, but some opponents argue the proposal would fall short.

Elected officials must meet a February deadline to approve a plan that would add more affordable units and comply with state housing obligations. To this effect, council members will consider the Citywide Housing Incentive Program ordinance.

The proposed ordinance would boost housing construction by providing developers certain breaks on their projects on height and parking. Developers could also receive benefits for building near transit, jobs and good schools. More incentives would be available for projects that are 100 percent affordable.

L.A. Housing Department officials have touted expected growth in so-called “high-opportunity communities,” such as commercial zones or where multi-family units exist—which would make dense areas of the city even denser.

There is a separate proposal that would enshrine protections for renters.

Low-income residents displaced by construction would be allowed to come back at either their prior rent or at a rate relative to their income. Renters would also receive expanded relocation assistance

City officials had considered rezoning single-family-home neighborhoods, which make up 72 percent of Los Angeles, to allow for the construction of new projects. But due to pushback from homeowners, the council’s Planning, Land Use and Management decided against it when members moved the matter forward in November.

Though, the City Council still has an opportunity to make that change, if they choose.

According to a UCLA report, the CHIP ordinance would satisfy the state’s housing requirement. But, researchers found that exempting single-family parcels form zoning reform “raises questions about the city’s abilities to meet its housing production goals and to affirmatively further fair housing, as required by state law.”

Previously, housing officials described the proposed CHIP ordinance as an “equitable and climate focused rezoning approach that emphasizes greater incentives and bonuses.”