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Planning staff briefs Design Review Committee on 88‑unit pre-application, construction resumptions and a stop‑work lawsuit
Summary
Planning staff Rafael updated the Design Review Committee on current projects including re-start at 425 25th Street after utility undergrounding, a lawsuit and stop-work order at 1704 Mission Drive, and a pre-application for 88 units at Alisal/Juniper under SB 330; staff will provide guidance to the committee on its review scope.
Planning staff provided a multi-project update to the Solvang Design Review Committee on April 16, describing construction resumptions, ongoing reviews and a large pre-application for housing that raises SB 330 vesting issues.
Rafael (planning staff) told the committee a five-unit multifamily project at 425 25th Street (plus one ADU) has the green light to resume after PG&E completed undergrounding work; remaining communication lines require coordination with Frontier and Comcast before full construction resumes. He said the project team held a re-kickoff meeting and planned an additional infrastructure meeting to coordinate work.
Rafael also said the senior center at 1745 Mission…
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