Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Residents press Albany on public-notice radius, seismic retrofits and tenant protections
Summary
During public comment, residents urged expanded planning notice beyond 300 feet, requested city assistance for costly seismic retrofits, and cautioned that aggressive tenant-protection measures could unintentionally reduce housing access.
A sustained public-comment block at the Feb. 2 council meeting focused on planning-notice practices, high costs for seismic retrofits and potential effects of tenant-protection proposals.
Dr. Steven Alpert said Albany currently sends mailed notices only to property owners within 300 feet and 10 days before the first planning hearing, and urged the council to consider expanding the radius and timing. He cited other cities that use wider notice…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
