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Council keeps Cañada College multifamily overlay but narrows Lot 1 to protect adjacent neighbors
Summary
After intense objections from neighbors who share a property line with Cañada College, the council kept the college overlay in the ordinance but directed objective design standard changes: a roughly 110-foot setback from the adjacent residential property line and a 30-foot height limit on the nearest college lot; the zoning ordinance introduction passed 5—1.
The council considered expanding an existing multifamily overlay on the Cañada College campus so portions of the campus could accommodate higher-density housing (the college's facilities master plan identifies two on-campus areas). Neighbors who share the property line with the campus (Godisha Drive and Somerset residents) urged removing or relocating the Lot 1 overlay because it sits above private backyards and, as mapped, would allow a relatively…
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