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Sebastopol planning commissioners recommend City Council consider Hillsburg Avenue housing project
Summary
The Sebastopol Planning Commission voted 4–0 (one absence) to forward a tentative map and conditional use permit for a housing project at 7621 Hillsburg Avenue to City Council, after debate about traffic, trees and infrastructure. Staff and the applicant described a traffic-study-driven driveway shift and tree mitigation; residents urged caution about congestion and parking.
The Sebastopol Planning Commission on Aug. 27 voted 4–0 to recommend that the City Council consider a tentative map and conditional use permit for a housing project at 7621 Hillsburg Avenue.
Staff described the proposal as a development that includes a 12-unit apartment building facing Hillsburg Avenue with attached townhomes to the south, parking at the rear and an accessible elevator. Planning staff told the commission that a traffic study recommended the project’s Hillsburg driveway be moved to the east, and that staff asked the applicant to submit a final map showing the driveway location before the item goes to council. Staff also noted the project is subject to the city’s inclusionary-housing requirements and asserted eligibility for an infill exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act.
The applicant, Kathy, said the traffic study’s recommendation required shifting the first several units and flipping elevator and stair locations but did not…
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