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By Raúl Ayrala. Peninsula 360 Press.
The Planning Commission of the city of Half Moon Bay approved early this Wednesday the project to build a housing complex for elderly and retired agricultural workers.
The initiative, approved in general, was sent to the local Council with various recommendations and conditions.
In a session that lasted more than five hours, the five members of the commission raised a large number of questions to Mercy Housing, which is proposing together with ALAS the construction of the apartment building at 555 Kelly Street, on a lot adjacent to the local Catholic church (Our Lady of Pilar).
In front of about one hundred and fifty people who attended the meeting, and who dwindled as the hours went by, the Planning Commission asked that those in charge of carrying out this project take into account "the impact of a building of this size and characteristics." in the appearance of a small town like Half Moon Bay?, as well as in the traffic and the availability of parking - despite the fact that ample parking is planned on the site.
Among the commission's questions is the magnitude of the project, which was originally going to be four stories and then became five. Likewise, the forty units to be built were initially studios or rooms, while in the last sketch presented there were one- and two-bedroom apartments.
Another recommendation was to eliminate an included resident resource center, in order to reduce the height of the building, which would be - with current plans - 9 feet above other buildings in the city.
The planners also questioned the construction of an industrial kitchen on the site, and requested that the city be consulted before creating a mural on one of the walls "so that it conforms to current rules."
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