Summary
After more than a year of hearings and neighborhood opposition, the council approved a roughly 500-unit self-storage project on Yosemite Avenue. Neighbors argued it wastes prime commercial land and brings too little landscaping and jobs; the council found the project met legal approval standards.
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Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
The project generates only a few permanent jobs on over 150,000 square feet of commercial land, per opponents.
The property owner and future storage renters, including e-commerce workers who need local storage.
Nearby residents who opposed the project and say the 12-foot block wall and minimal landscaping will hurt their neighborhood.
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