Summary
A 44-unit, four-story apartment project near South Airport Way needs a general plan amendment, rezone, and other approvals. Neighbors worry about well contamination, one emergency access point, parking, and a tall building next to one- and two-acre lots. The council gave the developer until September to work things out with residents.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds 44 units toward the city's state-required 4,651-unit housing goal, plus new curb, gutter, and sidewalk from Airport Way to Fishback Road.
Future apartment residents and the city's housing goals; also students walking to nearby schools once the sidewalk gap is filled.
Adjacent well-dependent homeowners fear groundwater damage and lost privacy from the four-story building.
Mentions & discussions (2)
CITY COUNCIL — September 1, 2026
The council approved a four-story, 44-unit apartment building on 1.67 acres near Airport Way after the developer added privacy fencing, cypress trees, a rooftop glass wall, water-well protections, and a new school sidewalk. Neighbors remain worried about traffic, wells, and neighborhood character.
CITY COUNCIL — June 2, 2026
A 44-unit, four-story apartment project near South Airport Way needs a general plan amendment, rezone, and other approvals. Neighbors worry about well contamination, one emergency access point, parking, and a tall building next to one- and two-acre lots. The council gave the developer until September to work things out with residents.
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Wawona Apartments Project
Adds 44 homes toward the city's housing target, fills a sidewalk gap, and would replace two septic-serving homes with city connections — but neighbors fear groundwater damage, parking spillover, and a building towering over their one- and two-acre lots.
Batch GPA Site 5 Project Rezone
Opens the parcels to mixed-use commercial development.
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