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Public raises wide-ranging concerns about Balboa Reservoir draft subsequent EIR as commission opens comment period
Summary
The Planning Commission opened public comment on the Balboa Reservoir draft subsequent EIR. Staff described two development options (developer proposal ~1,100 units; additional housing option ~1,550 units). Dozens of speakers – students, City College representatives, neighborhood groups and housing advocates – urged revisions on parking, transit impacts, noise, air quality, and consideration of City College as a sensitive receptor.
The Planning Commission opened public comment Thursday on the Balboa Reservoir draft subsequent environmental impact report (EIR), and dozens of speakers raised concerns about transit, parking, noise, air quality and impacts on nearby City College.
Planning staff described the Balboa Reservoir site as a 17‑acre parcel for which a subsequent EIR is required because the current proposal would exceed assumptions in the 2008 area plan. The draft analyzes two development options: the developer’s proposed option (about 1,100 dwelling units plus a public parking garage) and a city-developed “additional housing” option (about 1,550 units with no public parking garage). Staff told the…
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