Snyder Lane Rezone

Speaking as the church trustees' secretary, she announced the trustees unanimously oppose the rezone and formally asked to withdraw the 2019 request, citing loss of land autonomy and poor fit for high-density housing far from shopping and transit.

A Redwood Park Estates resident detailed that a one-mile stretch of Snyder holds over 1,176 units with single exits, plus a 760-student middle school, and argued adding 96 units creates a deadly fire-evacuation bottleneck.

A Bristol community resident on Oak Circle supported affordable housing in principle but said the location would worsen congestion on a narrow street already strained by school traffic and a prior 36-unit project's access.

A ten-year Redwood Park Estates resident acknowledged the state's RHNA mandate but said the city's notice was confusing, and urged action on the single-exit egress problem, citing traffic counts rising to 17,559 cars daily.

Another Redwood Park Estates resident praised the church's community benefit and the creek-side natural buffer, saying he'd far rather see church facilities than high-density housing on the lot.

Argued the proposal amounts to cluster zoning of low-income and senior housing that depresses property values, citing examples from Portland, Vienna, Berkeley, and Santa Monica, and urged integrated mixed-zone solutions instead.

A Parkway Drive homeowner said the privately maintained Parkway Drive, with one access point and an HOA-funded maintenance burden, can't absorb 100 more homes, and noted 1,600+ units already approved in the university district.

A resident since 1989 said the city is being 'choked out' by development, recalled a promised greenbelt that vanished, and urged the city to push back against state housing mandates.

A 15-year Redwood Park Estates resident thanked the church for its decision and urged safety planning for children walking to school, recalling a neighbor's daughter killed crossing Snyder.

A 26-year Parkway Estates resident and parent raised school crowding and child pedestrian safety, warning that 96-plus units means up to 200 more cars near children walking to Lawrence Jones.

A 16-year Redwood Park Estates resident echoed egress and safety concerns but praised the city's overall growth management, suggesting high-density housing belongs near freeways and vacant commercial areas instead.

The Cross and Crown Lutheran Church and School pastor spoke about the parcels, the church, and their history during the rezone hearing.