Polygon's preliminary application to develop the Steveston High site should require more public consultation, according to some nearby residents.
Residents handed a 37-name petition opposing the development, which would see 133 townhomes built on the former site of the Packers.
Concerns included: a lack of public consultation, the homes being built too close to existing homes and traffic, among others.
The city's planning committee is asking city staff to examine the integration of affordable housing units and the proposed $3.3 million childcare facility, to be built by the developer as a community amenity.
The committee also wants more studying of traffic impacts of the development.
Some residents said a proposed greenway to connect No. 2 Road to Steveston London Secondary school park should not be put in the middle of the development, but rather on the sides to push the townhomes back from existing homes.
The committee expressed concerns the public isn't aware of the magnitude of the development. Staff noted the committee must pass a first reading of the development to reach a public hearing. It was also noted public consultation, to date, has follow formal protocol.
