ANAHEIM

A zoning restriction has stalled plans to build a 46-unit affordable housing development in west Anaheim, but developers say they’ve far from given up on the project.

Nonprofit developer Mercy Charities Housing California says it won’t turn away from trying to alleviate a shortage of affordable housing in Anaheim. The restriction may prevent the planned construction of 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom townhomes on a 1.9-acre Lincoln Avenue empty lot because it prohibits building more than 13 units per acre. But Mercy Charities will search for other sites, said Dara Kovel, associate director of housing development for the developer.