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Councilors press staff on noticing rules after residents raise concerns about 53rd & Pacific development

Albany City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Councilor McLeod raised concerns that homeowners associations were not directly notified about a proposed development at 53rd & Pacific; planning staff said notices go to property owners within a 1,000‑foot radius and recognized neighborhood associations, not automatically to HOAs, and agreed to return with details on how to become a recognized neighborhood association.

Councilor McLeod on Jan. 12 reported constituent concern about notices for a proposed development at 53rd and Pacific and asked whether homeowners associations (HOAs) had been notified. Planning staff told the council that the city’s noticing practice for land‑use actions uses a minimum 1,000‑foot radius to send notice to property owners and to recognized neighborhood associations, but that…

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