Penryn residents urge county reviewers to block high-density "Hopewy" project, cite late notice and plan mismatch

Residents of Penryn told the Placer County Charter Review Committee on Sept. 29 that a developer's completed application for the "Hopewy" project arrived late to public review and that the proposed density would overwhelm the town.

"They wanna put 240 units, which would be 1,344 people when we did the math," said Donna Delno, identifying herself as a Penryn resident, describing the county's three-week public review before a planning commission hearing scheduled Oct. 16.

Those public commenters asked the committee to press county land-use staff for clearer notice and stronger adherence to community plans. Penryn and other speakers said they had expected the county's general plan update to align with existing community plans and instead saw projects moving forward without full accounting for neighborhood guidelines.

The concern centers on process as much as on the specific project. Delno said the county…