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Board tentatively approves Dana Reserve amendments after settlement; unit count cut by 128, critics warn of lost affordable units
Summary
After a contested hearing and a settlement between litigants and the developer, the Board of Supervisors tentatively approved amendments to the Dana Reserve specific plan on Nov. 4, reducing the residential unit total by 128 from the April 2024 approval and removing a prior requirement to build 100 accessory dwelling units at initial construction.
Note: This article summarizes a lengthy public hearing and the board’s tentative action on multiple entitlements for the Dana Reserve specific plan (NKT Development LLC). It describes the applicant’s amended proposal, the environmental addendum, public testimony on housing and environmental tradeoffs, and the board’s tentative vote to approve amendments and to tentatively approve the development agreement (the ordinance will return for a second reading).
What the applicant proposed under the settlement
Planning staff presented an amended project submitted after a settlement between the original litigants and the applicant. The amendment reduces the overall residential unit count by 128—from 1,370 units to 1,242—and removes a prior requirement that the initial construction include 100 accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The amendment also increases the project’s open space from 55.6 acres to 60.86 acres and reconfigures neighborhoods to preserve additional oak woodland and areas of Burton Mesa chaparral in selected locations.
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