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City attorney: Live Local Act limits local control; residents press commission on 8‑story Dunes project
Summary
Neighbors and city officials clashed over an 85‑foot, 298‑unit project during public comment on April 1, while the city attorney told commissioners the Live Local Act limits municipal control over qualifying multifamily developments.
Residents from multiple neighborhoods urged the commission on April 1 to oppose a planned 85‑foot, 298‑unit multifamily project—referred to by speakers as the Dunes project—and to seek ways to limit the law’s local effects. The city attorney explained how the state’s Live Local Act restricts municipal authority over qualifying developments.
During public comment, Save Las Mangos representatives and nearby homeowners told commissioners the proposed project’s density and height would be incompatible with one‑ and two‑story nearby neighborhoods. “We are here to protest in the strongest terms possible against this Live Local Act protected 8 story 85 foot high project containing 298 rental apartments,” one speaker said. Speakers asked the commission to use the CRA and other local tools to protect neighborhood character, to…
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