Zoning Approved for Shoreline Hotel

Mountain View, California, approveszoning changes to make way for a hotel complex that could add to rush-hour traffic problems.

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June 29, 2000, 8:15 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


The Mountain View City Council approvedzoning changes to make way for a hotel complex nearthe Shoreline Auditorium. A study found that this could add to rush-hour traffic problems on surfacestreets and Highway 101 in the area. An environmentalimpact assessment found that adverse impact on housingand traffic could not be avoided no matter what measures the developer might take.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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