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Residents press council for clearer parking, traffic and anti‑displacement protections tied to Chapman Corridor plan
Summary
Multiple residents and business owners urged the council to address neighborhood parking, traffic flow and potential displacement, asked for per‑parcel height maps and multilingual outreach, and cited recent state proposals (SB 79) as increasing urgency.
During the public hearing on the Chapman Corridor plan dozens of residents and local business owners spoke about specific neighborhood impacts they fear from added housing density and larger buildings.
Janet Labard read a family letter expressing fear that inclusion in the plan implied a threat to long-held properties and asked staff to meet directly with affected owners. Richard Salazar raised state policy concerns: "On Friday, the, the California state legislature passed SB 79," he said, warning residents that state actions could change local zoning authority near transit hubs.
Other speakers asked for specific safeguards: clearer per‑parcel maps showing maximum allowable heights, enforceable anti‑displacement tools and stronger, earlier multilingual outreach. Several residents said parking is already strained on Crowther, Chapman and adjacent streets and that additional units without greater parking requirements will push commuter and student parking into neighborhood streets.
Councilmembers acknowledged the concerns and directed staff to return with a concise package of changes, a per‑parcel height map, and to expand outreach, including multilingual notices and additional community‑advisory options.
