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Residents press council to challenge county rezoning; supervisors’ office says changes require more review
Summary
Residents and local supervisors’ staff urged more transparency and review of a coastal rezoning (Baylor/Baylord); the county supervisor’s representative said supervisors had accepted modifications requiring 32% affordable units and staff will ask the promoter to refile plans and answer outstanding questions about access and infrastructure.
Public concern over a proposed coastal rezoning — referred to in the meeting as the Baylord/Baylor project — dominated public comment and the supervisors’ update.
Residents described the project as precedent‑setting, warned of parking and evacuation impacts and asked the city council to advocate with county supervisors. In Zoom comments, Betty Jefferson and other speakers said the project would add hundreds of units and strain local parking and emergency egress.
Daisy, representing the supervisor’s office in the transcript, told the council the county had accepted a refiling and a modification that would require at least 32% of units be affordable for the life of the project. Daisy said the promoter removed a prior developer appeal and that supervisors requested clarifications, prompting a refile of the project. She said staff planned follow‑up technical meetings with city and county engineers and the fire chief to review access and evacuation routes.
Residents asked the city to press the county to preserve the city’s perspective on height, setbacks and other community‑character elements that they said were missing from coastal hearings. Daisy said county staff and housing authority representatives committed to increased transparency and additional community briefings; she asked the city to continue coordinating with county staff and to help organize community meetings.
Council members said they remain concerned about infrastructure impacts and asked staff to follow up. Staff and the supervisor’s office said they would continue monthly updates and pursue a new project filing with more detailed plans.
Next steps: county to review refiling; city staff to coordinate technical meetings and report back to council.
