GPA 240053

An adjacent 40-acre owner spoke in support of initiating the process, arguing regional infrastructure challenges are better solved through a comprehensive project.

A Temecula native supported one-to-two-acre equestrian-style parcels, saying other issues can be overcome.

A Sage resident was okay with initiation only if public input follows, citing lack of water, sewer, fire hazard, and poor public notice to Sage's 1,300 residents.

Presented petitions with over 2,000 signatures opposing the rezoning, citing rural character, traffic, and wildfire evacuation risk.

President of the Sage Fire Safe Council disputed the county's account of the March outreach meeting and questioned whether mapped access routes are real, all-weather roads.

A longtime Sage community organizer described single-entry evacuation routes, water scarcity, and prior petition fights against the applicant's proposals.

An adjacent property owner said the area is far from any tract housing and asked the applicant to stay at five-acre parcels.

A Mesa Road resident said she cannot exit her driveway now, questioned density bonuses, and noted the applicant's campaign contributions warrant heightened scrutiny.

A lifelong Sage resident cited school capacity data and county animal shelter euthanasia rates in opposing one-acre density, saying five acres is workable.

A direct neighbor cited the applicant's prior Bollinger Road project's code enforcement problems, sewer infrastructure gaps, and her own wildfire evacuation experience in opposing the change.

A young Sage resident described repeated rescheduled meetings and shifting plans, saying he strongly opposes and wants the five-acre minimum kept.

A De Portola resident since 1994 noted current zoning already allows up to 160 dwellings with ADUs and cited weak sheriff and fire response times.

A resident on the adjacent road said the proposal is too sharp a contrast with the rural area and confirmed the March fire station meeting showed no support.

Argued the simplest action is no action: current zoning already allows up to roughly 80 homes plus ADUs, so no general plan amendment is needed.

A seven-acre resident asked to keep five-acre zoning, citing five major accidents on Mesa Road in six weeks and county traffic safety studies underway.

Showed the property could already be divided into 80 five-acre lots matching adjacent wine country zoning, and suggested capping any project at 80 homes.