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Residents press for environmental review and parking fixes for proposed 2932 Augusta project; staff says project on hold
Summary
Several residents of Judson Terrace Homes told the planning commission they worry a proposed 30-unit development at 2932 Augusta will worsen parking, remove trees, and harm air quality near Sinsheimer Elementary; city staff said the application is on hold and will go to the Architecture Review Commission and the Community Development director for
Several residents who live near 2932 Augusta urged the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission to require environmental review and to address parking and tree removal concerns for a proposed housing project they said would sit next to Judson Terrace Homes and Sinsheimer Elementary School.
Louise Justice, who identified herself as a 24-year resident of Judson Terrace Homes, said she is 86 and described health concerns tied to the project. "If 27 trees are eliminated, the environment will be affected because trees produce oxygen," Justice said, adding that neighbors include children who play in nearby parks and attend the elementary school.
Sharon Roberts said her balcony faces the property and that she uses an air purifier because she has COPD and allergies. She asked why the proposed development at 2932 Augusta was exempt from environmental review and requested information about the city's criteria for such exemptions.
Kathy Basil and RJ also told commissioners that parking in the neighborhood is already strained. RJ said the proposed complex would include 30 apartments but provide only 14 parking spaces and estimated that could yield roughly 44 additional cars on neighborhood streets if households own more than one vehicle. "This means that as has been mentioned before, many current residents, including seniors who live at Judson Terrace, who are right next door to this proposed apartment... may be forced to walk several blocks or more to get to and from their car to unload their groceries," RJ said.
A resident asked city staff why the project had been deemed exempt from environmental review. Planning staff replied that the project is currently on hold and that the normal review path for such a housing development would begin with a hearing before the Architecture Review Commission and then a recommendation from that body to the Community Development director. Staff added that the project, when it is processed, would be subject to the normal review processes and that the director is the deciding authority for the current stage of review.
Commissioners and the clerk noted the item was not on the planning commission's agenda for formal action, and the chair said the commission could not discuss or act on the project that night. Staff advised concerned residents to contact the Community Development Department to follow up; staff recorded the public comments.
