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Placentia commission recommends council deny 777 West Orangethorpe mixed‑use project
Summary
After lengthy staff presentation and public comment, the Planning Commission voted unanimously (5‑0, two absences) to recommend the City Council deny entitlements for a 248‑unit, five‑story mixed‑use project at 777 West Orangethorpe Avenue, citing general‑plan inconsistency, parking and traffic safety concerns and potential fiscal impacts; environmental advocates urged an EIR.
The Placentia Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council deny the entitlements for a proposed five‑story mixed‑use development at 777 West Orangethorpe Avenue, a proposal that would have demolished an existing auto dealership and built about 248 residential units with ground‑floor retail and a six‑level parking structure.
Planning manager Andrew Gonzalez, presenting the staff report, said the project requires a General Plan amendment, a specific plan amendment and Development Plan Review and that staff found the proposal inconsistent with multiple general plan elements. "The recommendation by staff is denial of the proposed project," Gonzalez told the commission. He also noted the administrative correction changing references to a 7‑level parking structure to the project's…
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