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Riverside council denies appeals, certifies downtown EIR after hours of public testimony
Summary
After extensive public comment and legal appeals raising air‑quality, noise and soil‑contamination concerns, the Riverside City Council voted unanimously to deny appeals and certify the program‑level environmental impact report for a proposed downtown development (Lote 33).
Riverside — The City Council unanimously denied appeals and certified a program environmental‑impact report (EIR) for a proposed downtown development project known in staff materials as Lote 33 (Market & Orange) after more than two hours of public testimony from residents, attorneys and community groups.
Planning staff told the council the EIR was prepared as a programmatic analysis of potential residential, commercial and conference uses and described mitigation measures included in the draft (staff presentation began with Page Montajo). The report identified possible project elements including mixed uses, hotel and conference space, and up to five levels of underground parking;…
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