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Susana Barrios
From:Julie Filppi <jfilppi@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June
To:Ashleigh Aitken; Ryan Balius; Carlos A. Leon; Natalie Rubalcava; Norma C. Kurtz;
Kristen Maahs; Natalie Meeks; Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] California Pro-Housing Designation
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Mayor Aitken and Councilmembers,
Anaheim should not seek or accept Prohousing status in a way that treats wildfire
evacuation safety as an “anti-housing constraint.” The City should clarify that nothing in
the Prohousing application limits its ability to deny, reduce, redesign, or require additional
analysis for housing projects in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, high evacuation-
risk corridors, or areas where emergency evacuation times are already unsafe.
The City’s Prohousing application should include an express safety clarification that
prohousing policies will be implemented in a manner consistent with wildfire evacuation
safety, emergency access, CEQA, fire-code requirements, and site-specific hazard review,
and that the City will not rely on the designation to justify additional residential density in
high-fire-risk areas unless evacuation impacts are fully studied and mitigated.
In addition, It is my understanding that the deadline for public comment on this issue is
June 11, however, the final City Council vote is set for June 9th, which is 2 days prior to the
deadline. If this is true, I am requesting that the vote be delayed until the public has had the
opportunity to be heard.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Julie Filppi
Anaheim Resident
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