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Neighbors urge council to reconsider traffic, air quality and parking impacts of proposed Cypress Grove; other residents back mixed-use in Legacy
Summary
During public input, residents raised concerns about a proposed 145-unit high-density project (Cypress Grove) near 17th Street, citing single access, parking and air-quality worries. Other speakers supported mixed-use zoning and pedestrian projects in Tustin Legacy, including a proposed Armstrong Avenue pedestrian bridge.
Public comment at the Aug. 5 Tustin City Council meeting included both opposition to a proposed high-density development and support for mixed-use and pedestrian improvements in the Tustin Legacy area.
Toni Deeb, who said she lives across the street from the proposed Cypress Grove site, described the plan as a 145-unit development with two-car garages, some three-story buildings and a single entry/exit. "With two cars per unit, it will be approximately 300 cars," Deeb said, and she warned that traffic congestion, air-quality impacts from demolition and construction, and strain on local utilities could harm the surrounding single-family neighborhood. Deeb asked whether the council's zoning changes reflect community desires and urged residents to make their voices heard.
Councilmember Fink later told Deeb he had met the developers and had attended a public-input meeting; he asked Deeb to stay after the meeting to exchange contact information to follow up on neighborhood concerns.
Other members of the public—identified only by first names in the record—spoke in favor of items on the consent calendar related to Tustin Legacy. Ethan and Matthew backed item 6 (a pedestrian bridge on Armstrong Avenue) and item 10 (24 acres in Neighborhood D designated for mixed use), saying more housing density, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and complete-street design would improve safety and support businesses. Another speaker, Tony, also urged prioritizing mixed-use projects for the 17th Street corridor to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
No council action was taken specifically on Cypress Grove during the meeting; consent items including item 10 were approved as part of the consent calendar or separately when pulled.
