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Residents urge Albany to revisit 300‑foot notice rule after 1600 Solano project; request formal agenda item
Summary
Two residents, Dr. Steven Alpert and Dr. Celeste Marks, asked the council to explain and reconsider the city's use of the minimum 300‑foot notice for new construction, citing the 1600 Solano project and a legal letter from YIMBY Law referencing California Government Code section 65008.
Two Albany residents told the City Council on June 16 they want the city to explain why Albany uses the state-minimum 300‑foot notice radius for development notifications and to consider broader notice practices used elsewhere.
Dr. Steven Alpert said he and more than a dozen others have asked the council to justify Albany’s reliance on the state minimum of notifying property owners within 300 feet of a proposed development, rather than a larger radius that other California cities use. Alpert cited the example of a five‑story project at 1600 Solano Avenue (described in his remarks as an “oversized 5…
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