401 East 37th Street rezoning

Mother of three living near the Boy Scouts lot asked the commission to picture the families whose backyards border the site; raised privacy, safety, and missing shadow/environmental studies.

Homeowner bordering the site claimed a developer already has the property in play and neighbors got inadequate notice; asked that the parcel be removed.

Said the presentation ignored public comment, argued housing should go where there's room, and cited firefighter testimony that the city is at capacity for emergency response.

Elm Avenue resident since 1970 said high-density buildings with 10-foot setbacks are out of character and warned of traffic accidents on narrow Elm Avenue.

Said this is the only single-family lot in the whole Zone In Bixby area being rezoned, called it denial of due process, and revealed the Olson Company has held the parcel in escrow for three years awaiting entitlements.

Argued the 2019 EIR never analyzed rezoning a parcel inside a single-family neighborhood off a major corridor, and said the commission is 'flying blind' without project-specific environmental review.

Cal Heights Neighborhood Association president opposed rezoning the Boy Scouts lot, citing neighborhood scale, precedent, and affordability of the developer's prior townhome projects.

Linden Avenue resident since 1998 said the parcel contradicts the stated corridor focus and argued the city should build on vacant commercial land instead.

Said the Olsen townhomes would sell for $750K–$900K with $8,000–$9,000 monthly mortgages, questioned subsidizing that, and warned organized voter opposition if 37th Street is crossed.

40-year resident said the parcel has been in play for years and could only trade with the upzoning; asked the city to keep its promise to protect the neighborhood.

Virtual commenter opposed the change at 401 East 37th, questioning whether the neighborhood stays 'high resource' if community gathering spaces are removed.