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Resident urges Albany to expand 300-foot construction notice rule, citing state law and recent projects
Summary
Dr. Stephen Alpert called on the council to revisit Albany’s 300-foot public notice radius for new construction, saying state law allows broader notice and citing a recent five-story project on Solano Avenue as reason for broader outreach.
During public comment at the Dec. 9 meeting, Dr. Stephen Alpert urged the Albany City Council to expand its public-notice radius for proposed construction beyond the city’s current 300-foot standard.
Alpert questioned why the city uses the 300-foot mailing radius required in certain state notice procedures for hearings and argued that California Government Code Section 65091 includes language that also allows a local agency to give notice “in any…
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