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Placer County board approves Hope Way Apartments design review and density bonus waivers over resident objections
Summary
After months of debate and a previous tentative vote, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the Hope Way Apartments design review, granted nine state density-bonus waivers and found the project consistent with the rezone program EIR. Supporters cited state housing obligations; opponents raised wildfire evacuation, traffic safety and record completeness concerns.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the design review for the Hope Way Apartments and to grant the developer’s requested state density bonus concessions and waivers, concluding final action on a contentious item the board continued from Dec. 16.
Planning director Chris Pahule read the staff findings that the board considered before voting: county staff recommended approval of a design review agreement for an approximately 11.43-acre site and the construction of 240 affordable rental units, along with approval of nine development standard concessions and waivers described in the staff packet pursuant to Government Code section 65915. Staff also recommended the board determine the project is consistent with the previously certified housing-needs rezone programmatic EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 202310581).
The board’s approvals complete tentative actions taken on Dec. 16. Assistant County Counsel Clayton Cook told supervisors that the…
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