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Pasadena council upholds approval for 46‑unit Oak Knoll project, orders study of exterior corridors
Summary
After a contested quasi‑judicial hearing, Pasadena City Council denied an appeal of the design commission’s approval for a 46‑unit project at 511 South Oak Knoll but added a condition requiring staff and the applicant to study elimination or reduction of enclosed exterior corridors unless the change would reduce units, square footage, or impose unreasonable cost or height impacts.
The Pasadena City Council on March 23 denied an appeal of the design commission’s approval of a 46‑unit residential project at 511 South Oak Knoll, approving concept design and tree removal subject to added conditions that require the applicant to study alternatives to exterior enclosed circulation corridors.
Council members and staff described the hearing as a de novo review of the design commission decision. Planning staff and outside consultants told the council the project meets applicable design guidelines, that a Class 32 CEQA exemption is appropriate, and that three arborists had reviewed the protected canyon live oak adjacent to the site and recommended measures (including shifting a subterranean parking stall) to avoid impacts. Staff recommended denying the appeal and approving the project with conditions.
Appellants Amanda Eliaff and Brian Fulcher, neighbors who filed the appeal, urged the…
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