Aptos Village Plan receives 5-0 vote of Approval
Posted by Jessie Thielen on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 @ 12:20 PM
This morning (2/10/2010) the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission unanimously approved the County led updating of the Aptos Village Plan. This approval marks the first step in the approval process with an impending hearing date with the Board of Supervisors on February 23rd, 2010 at 1:30pm at the Board of Supervisors Chambers on the 5th floor of 701 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz, CA.
There were between 20 and 30 speakers from the community that commented on the plan. The majority of speakers favored the plan. Discussion ranged from concerns about existing traffic issues within the Village, parking, potholes in the existing street scape, concern about existing vacancy rates in commercial buildings in the area to concerns from the community on whether or not the park planned for future dedication would be a skate or bicycle jump park.
Property Owner and Developer Barry Swenson Builder was very satisfied with the results of the hearing and looks forward to moving the mixed use project forward toward eventual PUD approval after which the owner will be able to break ground on this infill project. Barry Swenson Builder envisions the site upon full build out with local serving retail and office space to complement the planned housing units surrounding a village green at the heart of the community.
Today’s approval sets a positive momentum moving toward Board of Supervisor hearing in late February.
For more information and updates on the Aptos Village Project, please contact Jessie - jthielen@barryswensonbuilder.com
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