In our city commission meetings, there are a ton of people (neighbors of proposed developments) advocating against new developments.

Start by crafting a clear and compelling investment proposal that highlights the property's potential, your investment strategy, and projected returns.

Most legal pubs (at least the adjudicated publishers in CA) don't require the proposed exec or admin to provide their mailing address.

I think if a prop is defeated, there should be a minimum number of years before it can be proposed again (I like 5 years).If it passes, jurisdictions that have laws to rent control single family units, that is currently not valid due to Costa Hawkins, will become valid. 

In what way do you propose?

I liked the idea proposed by @Justin Moy regarding offering it as an add on discounted service. 

How can I design or propose these apartments to meet this requirement while making them functional for long-term residents?

It appears you are focused solely on the financial components of the project without understanding the insurance and liability factors of self-performing the project in the manner in which you propose.

Nothing in what you proposed is realistic.

There is still talk of SR-30 (former proposed SR-801) that would connect L-303 to L-202.