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Applicant requests 30‑day holdover for Eastside battery‑storage review after neighborhood outreach
Summary
The developer of the proposed Eastside Energy Storage battery project at 8900 Metropolitan Avenue asked the planning commission to hold the special-use and plan‑review hearings for 30 days to allow more stakeholder meetings; the commission approved the holdover 6–0. The applicant said it has met with opponents including RISE for Energy Justice and will hold another neighborhood meeting before the April 13 hearing.
The City Planning Commission on March 9 approved a 30‑day holdover for the Eastside Energy Storage project at 8900 Metropolitan Avenue after the applicant said additional stakeholder outreach was needed.
Josh Scogin, the applicant, told the commission he and the project team have been meeting with stakeholders who opposed the project at the previous hearing and that a second neighborhood meeting is scheduled the day after this session. "We have been meeting with some of the stakeholders that spoke in opposition at the last meeting, particularly RISE for Energy Justice," Scogin said. He asked the commission to delay a final decision so neighbors and stakeholders have more time to marshal information and questions.
Commission legal counsel Mike Bradley advised that a simple majority is sufficient to grant a holdover. Commissioner Karen Jones moved to hold both the special-use permit (SP2025‑094) and the plan‑review case (PR2025‑039) for 30 days until the April 13 meeting; the motion carried on roll call 6–0. Commissioner Jake Miller recused himself from this case, citing a prior connection through his spouse.
The holdover will give the applicant time to meet directly with immediate neighbors and other stakeholders identified since the prior hearing. The applicant said the additional meeting will focus on immediate neighbors and outstanding concerns and that the team will return on April 13 with any changes or updates requested by stakeholders.
Next step: the application will return to the Planning Commission on April 13 for further consideration; any final recommendation will go to the Board of Commissioners for final action if required.
