2 IMPORTANT HEARINGS TODAY -- Sept. 24th (Thurs) Planning Commission Meeting, at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the City Hall at 3300 Capitol Avenue. The hearings are on Mission/Stevenson (77 units) and Granite Ridge (132 units). Agenda -- http://fremontcityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1404 See links to communications from residents 1) MISSION-STEVENSON http://www.shapeourfremont.com/mission_stevenson.html IMPORTANT! The Planning Commission is the approving body and it will only go before the City Council if the Planning Commission's decision is appealed. 77 townhouses at the corner of Mission Blvd. and Stevenson Blvd. 17 three-story townhouses will line Stevenson as close as five feet from the sidewalk. The in-out traffic flow will be confusing. The added traffic to Mission Blvd. will be substantial. In Planning staff's Preliminary Review Process report, they indicated the City would be supportive of a reduction of the number of units and suggested that "some reduction in density would result in a less crowded site and a better overall project design". Yet the developer insists that the City will not allow a lower density. See the 9/8/2015 Tri-City Voice Shape Our Fremont article "Mission-Stevenson Development". http://www.shapeourfremont.com/pdfs/tcv-mission-stevenson.pdf Environmental Review Initial Study http://www.fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/View/27807 2)GRANITE RIDGE http://www.shapeourfremont.com/granite_ridge.html 132 units on the former City Corporation Yard property on Paseo Padre at Sequoia Rd. 76 high-end apartments in a single four-story building and 56 townhouses in three-story buildings. The developer had originally proposed a smaller number of townhouses and no apartments, but the City requested the density be increased to the maximum. The four-story apartment building is right on Paseo Padre. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council. The property has to be rezoned which requires the approval of City Council. See the 7/28/2015 Tri-City Voice Shape Our Fremont article "City Wants Added Density in Quarry Lakes Development". http://www.shapeourfremont.com/pdfs/tcv-granite-ridge.pdf Environmental Review Initial Study http://www.fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/View/27446 Acknowledgement : The above information is from 'Shape Our Fremont' FCN Steering Committee