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Resident warns Ashley Road mini-park could remove future parking and bus stops
Summary
A public commenter at the Cloverdale City meeting said a proposed mini-park on city frontage in front of a new apartment development will likely eliminate on-street parking and space for bus stops, raising concerns about transit access and school transportation.
A resident urged Cloverdale City officials to reconsider planned frontage improvements on Ashley Road, saying a small landscaped “mini-park” proposed on city-owned right-of-way would remove potential space for on-street parking and bus stops needed to serve a large new apartment development.
The speaker said the nearby development includes “72 of the old apartments” and that driveway and pipeline constraints already limit parking on Ashley Road. The commenter said converting a portion of the right-of-way to landscaping would “serve pretty much the residents of that development exclusively” and would “hamstring” the city’s ability to add parking or bus stops in the near term.
The public commenter also raised environmental and permitting questions, saying wetlands occur to the south and that work near wetlands might require approvals from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They said staff had reviewed maps and that a city attorney did not flag major legal issues with development in right-of-way, but the commenter asked the council to weigh parking and transit access trade-offs before finalizing frontage improvements.
The speaker also noted concerns about loss of potential school-bus stops and the effect on use of a nearby Smart Station transit stop, saying the city should preserve a full right-of-way width to allow addition of bus stops or parking "as required." No formal council action was taken during public comment; the item was a request for the council and staff to consider access and operations when approving frontage work.
The matter will remain under staff review as part of the planning discussion for the development.
