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Planning Commission extends Eastern Neighborhoods draft EIR comment deadline after public concerns about notice, parks and map accuracy
Summary
After public testimony urging more time and improved notice, the commission extended the Eastern Neighborhoods draft EIR comment period to close of business Sept. 14, 2007, and asked staff to consider map corrections and park/open‑space mitigation language.
The Planning Commission voted to extend the public comment period for the Eastern Neighborhoods draft environmental impact report to close of business on Sept. 14, 2007, after multiple community groups asked for additional time, better notification and stronger park and open‑space mitigation measures.
Staff presented the draft EIR and noted that the public review had already exceeded the typical 45‑day baseline; community advocates, parks groups and neighborhood representatives raised four core themes: the need for enforceable park/open‑space commitments, corrections to existing land‑use maps (noting apparent mislabeling of PDR uses), a clearer socioeconomic analysis of family‑affordable housing needs, and improved mailed notice for affected residents in rezoning areas.
The commission accepted staff’s recommendation to extend the comment period and asked the department to work with sponsors and stakeholders to clarify findings and programming for the Visitation Valley fees and to ensure the EIR responses address mapping and public‑notice concerns. The commission did not certify the EIR at the hearing; staff will collect written comments and prepare responses for a later formal hearing.
