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Planning commission approves amended plan for 108 apartments; parking and Housing Accountability Act cited
Summary
Ceres planners approved a site‑plan amendment and tentative parcel map to increase a previously approved apartment project to 108 units and add a drive‑thru. Commissioners debated parking ratios and were read a public comment citing the Housing Accountability Act and CEQA Class 32 exemption.
The Ceres Planning Commission voted to approve a tentative parcel map and site‑plan amendment that redesigns a previously approved apartment project to 108 units and adds a drive‑thru to an existing convenience store. The approval passed after the chair recused from the item; the record shows three affirmative votes, one recusal and one absent commissioner.
Why it matters: the project increases the housing capacity on a previously approved site and the staff report and applicant emphasized the change advances the city’s housing‑element goals. A nonprofit housing advocate, the California Housing Defense Fund (CalHDF), submitted a written comment reminding the commission of protections and obligations under the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) and asserting the project qualified for a Class 32 CEQA…
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