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Resident says City Council overturned planning denial for Elm Street gas station despite more than 60 public objections
Summary
A resident told the Design Review and Preservation Board that City Council overturned a Planning Commission denial of an Elm Street gas station appeal despite more than 60 speakers opposing the project.
A Santa Rosa resident told the Design Review and Preservation Board during public comment that City Council reversed a Planning Commission denial and approved an Elm Street gas station project after a substantial public comment campaign opposing the proposal.
Janice Carmen said she attended the Planning Commission hearing and a subsequent City Council session to hear the appeal. “There were over 60 people that commented and said no,” she said, describing a range of concerns including proximity to a creek,…
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