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MILL VALLEY 865 new units
129 last time
HAMILTON/HAUKE PARK
Out of Scale, 45 units
Currently parking lot and restrooms for Hauke Park fields
Possible Asbestos Issues
69,000 square foot, massively out of scale
ON EAST BLITHEDALE, HARD FOUGHT
Richardson Terrace
25 units, 6 under market rate, over 2,000 sq ft commercial space at the intersection of Camino Alto and E Blithedake, driveway at spot where two lanes narrow to one.
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Despite a very thorough appeal filed by Community Ventures Partners against the Richardson project, the City Council was pressured by HCD to approve it, and caved to the developer without any concessions,
City staff and attorney claimed the city had no choice. .
Planning & Building News
575 E. Blithedale - "Richardson Terrace" Appeal Denied - At their March 6, 2023 meeting, the City Council voted 3-1 to deny the appeal of the Planning Commission action to approve the mixed-use project referred to as “Richardson Terrace.” View the Agenda and Staff Report | Watch the meeting video
https://www.cityofmillvalley.org/267/Richardson-Terrace-575-E-Blithedale
THE ARGUMENT
the project is not consistent with the Mill Valley General Plan or the Zoning Ordinance. As such, it should require a review under (CEQA) and thus an (EIR). The current zoning is listed as commercial; however the project plan only shows the commercial space at 5.6% of the total square footage. The intentions of the General Plan and Zoning make it perfectly clear that the site is to be developed, primarily, for commercial use with residential use being a “small-scale, multi-family residential” secondary use.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
If the Richardson Terrace project is allowed to be approved as is, every developer in the future will argue for approval without conformance to our General Plan, based on the precedent set by the city's decision. We will be losing our ability for local input on development. The city council is bound by its duty to its citizens, amd we need our elected representatives to use their authority and their right to stand up for our community.
This where the new housing goes
