Santa Cruz Downtown Expansion Moving Forward

Downtown Plan Expansion project, report approved by Santa Cruz Planning Commission

SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting Thursday evening, the Santa Cruz Planning Commission recommended the Santa Cruz City Council approve the Downtown Plan Expansion zoning amendments and recently published environmental impact report. Before a staff presentation was given by Santa Cruz Senior Planner Sarah Neuse, Planning and Community Development Director Lee Butler addressed concerns from community members about the project’s final draft environmental…

Santa Cruz Downtown Expansion Moving Forward

Late on Thursday night, the Santa Cruz Planning Commission approved plans for a downtown expansion project in a 4 - 1 vote. The project will allow for buildings up to 12 stories tall and more affordable housing to be built south of Laurel Street. The project includes more than 1600 new affordable housing units, along with a new arena for the Santa Cruz Warriors, and a proposal to make part of Spruce Street car free, as part of more developments …

Downtown Santa Cruz expansion plan advances

Spruce Street could close to vehicles from the Kaiser arena to Pacific Avenue as part of a proposed Santa Cruz Downtown expansion plan. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz Planning Commission on Thursday voted 4-1 in favor of a downtown expansion plan designed to facilitate the construction of multi-story apartment buildings and a new Warriors arena south of Laurel Street.  Stay informed on Santa Cruz County’s …

Santa Cruz planning commission advances ambitious plan to reshape downtown with taller, denser buildings

More than four years in the making, Santa Cruz’s planning commission has advanced a sweeping proposal to extend the city’s downtown south of Laurel Street toward the coastline, an effort that aims to reshape the city’s urban core with new housing, taller buildings and walkable infrastructure. The proposal now heads to the city council. The post Santa Cruz planning commission advances ambitious plan to reshape downtown with taller, denser buildin…