The Sausalito we treasure and love will be forever altered if this project is built in our beautiful historic downtown.
Save Our Sausalito Attorneys Filing Documents Reasons to Deny Bridgeway Application
Save Our Sausalito’s lawyers have submitted a letter to the City of Sausalito providing it with detailed legally required reasons the city must deny the 605-613 Bridgeway Application. This filing was made in response to the city finding the application “complete” on October 17 and starting the State mandated 30-day clock for the city to act on the application.
At this point the city has three options. It can straight out deny the application. It can start an environmental review under the CA Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) or worst case, it can approve the application.
If the city fails to act at all by November 15, the project will be automatically approved.
SOS Urges the City to Deny the Application:
- Excessive Height Violation: The proposed development stands at 85 feet, significantly exceeding the 32-foot limit set by current zoning regulations.
- Historical Misrepresentation: The applicant has submitted a certificate of appropriateness falsely stating that the project site is not designated on a Historic Register. In fact, 605 & 607 Bridgeway and 611-613 Bridgeway are officially deemed historical resources listed in the California Register
- Density Exceeds Zoning Limit of 29-Units Per Acre: The project site is 0.55 acres in an area zoned for 29 units per acre meaning that the base density allowed is 16 units. The Project proposes 50 units, which exceeds the zoned density.
- Incompatibility with General Plan: The project is inconsistent with the general Plan land use designation. The Historic Design Analysis report regarding the prior 47-unit version of this project stated that the project would “destroy the spatial relationships and integrity” of the building and Historic District
- Bonus Density Does Not Apply: The applicant claims a bonus density entitlement; however, the project is not eligible for the Bonus Density Law because it has a “specific adverse effect” on a historic property.
SOS has provided the city with substantial evidence that the project will have adverse impacts on historic and biological resources. As such, a CEQA exemption is not allowed and full CEQA review should be required, including an environmental impact report (EIR).
Overall, the project is clearly inconsistent with numerous objective provisions of the General Plan and Zoning Code and should be denied.
