A Development Project at 418 Pennsylvania near Hanover St. has been approved.

·       The proposed triplex overwhelms adjacent cottages

·       Requests to modify the design of the large boxy structure were rejected.

·       A request to have balconies moved to the other side and away from existing homes was rejected.

·       Neighbors have appealed the decision to the city council.

·       The hearing is at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 9th by Zoom.

·       Now is the time to email the council before the hearing. Details below.

Your fellow residents at Pennsylvania Ave. need your support. Many more large developments are in the works throughout Santa Cruz. Only by helping each other out will it help when it’s your turn to face an overlarge development in your own neighborhood.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

City council members are elected to represent our concerns.

Write to them at their following addresses. A simple email expressing support for the appeal and encouraging the requested design modifications for the development at 418 Pennsylvania is sufficient. Writing now is better than allowing a precedence making it more difficult for anyone to have a say in what is built near to them.

Mayor Donna Meyers dmeyers@cityofsantacruz.com

Sonja Brunner sbrunner@cityofsantacruz.com

Sandy Brown  sbrown@cityofsantacruz.com 

Justin Cummings  jcummings@cityofsantacruz.com

Renee Golder  rgolder@cityofsantacruz.com  

Shebrah Kalantari-Johnson skalantari-johnson@cityofsantacruz.com

Martine Watkins mwatkins@cityofsantacruz.com