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Residents say Seal Beach housing plan must address park shortfall and stormwater risks
Summary
At the planning commission hearing on the housing element and rezoning program, residents and a commissioner pressed staff and consultants to address a documented park acreage shortfall and localized flooding risks before relying on programmatic mitigation later in the entitlement process.
Residents urged the Planning Commission to confront two local infrastructure concerns they say the housing element and programmatic EIR do not yet resolve: an existing parkland shortfall and known stormwater/drainage problems in low‑lying neighborhoods.
The issue: City staff told the commission the city presently has 81.65 acres of parkland across 19 parks, which equals about 3.35 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents against a General Plan target of 5 acres per 1,000 residents. Commissioner Campbell and several members of the public said that the additional capacity the housing element would allow — and the potential for up to 1,243 units under the RHNA allocation, plus pipeline projects — would increase pressure on parks and recreation facilities.
Public comment and examples Bridgeport resident Susan…
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