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Resident warns against state upzoning bill and raises ADU design and tree-loss concerns
Summary
Jennifer Griffin, a Cupertino resident, told the planning commission she is concerned about a state housing bill (referred to as SP 79) that would upzone near transit and said local ADU construction has damaged trees and neighborhood character; she also questioned how subjective design policies align with new objective standards.
Jennifer Griffin, a resident, used the meeting—s oral-communications period to urge the Planning Commission and the public to watch a state housing bill she identified as "SP 79," saying it would allow upzoning within a half-mile of transit across the state and comparing it to past legislation she opposed, including "SB 50."
"This bill would allow upzoning a half mile from transit," Griffin…
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