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Santa Clara resident urges protection of neighborhood character from SB 9 development during Planning Commission public comment
Summary
A resident told the commission she expected a two-story duplex under SB 9 to be built next to her home and urged the city to use available local measures to limit impacts. Commissioners and staff said the planning commission had raised concerns about SB 9 at earlier study sessions and recommended residents work through council and staff.
During public presentations at the May 21 Santa Clara Planning Commission meeting, resident Jennifer Johnston spoke about state Senate Bill 9 and the effect she said it will have in her neighborhood.
Johnston said she and her husband have lived on Gonzaga Place for 35 years and that recent SB 9 approvals would allow a two-story duplex to be built next door, changing the character of a neighborhood of single-family homes. “Because of SB 9, we will now have…
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