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Wilbanks, Megan
From:Lisa Schott <schottappraisal@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:Wilbanks, Megan
Cc:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Planning Commission Letter
Attachments:Planning Commissionletter12.11.19 Froom Ranch.pdf
Please forward this letter to the Planning Commission
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Lisa S. Leverett (Schott)
Phone: (805) 964-0997
1
Los Verdes Park 1
December 11, 2019
Planning Commission
City of San Luis Obispo
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
advisorybodies@slocity.org
Re: December 11, 2019, Planning Commission Hearing
Agenda Item Number 2: Froom Ranch Specific Plan Draft Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2017071033).
Dear Members of the Planning Commission:
We, at Los Verdes Park 1, want to register our concerns regarding CEQA regulations given our
past experiences with the Avila Ranch development ignoring our concerns for traffic circulation,
air quality, creek impacts, noise, flooding issues, and road improvements to name a few. We
want to be sure that all environmental impacts are mitigated in a way to benefit the community
and surrounding neighborhoods.
We understand the need in the community to provide senior care for all levels of income and we
are not opposed to this project at this time; it is the housing development portion that is of a
concern.
Traffic studies need to be more recent as the traffic in our area has increased significantly in the
past 3 years. LOVR is already greatly impacted and recently a woman was killed at the
intersection of LOVR and Calle Joaquin. The right-turn-lane onto US Highway 101 is inadequate
to handle the amount of vehicles that use it every day and traffic often backs up all the way to the
Home Depot/Costco shopping centers.
The intersection of LOVR and South Higuera is already very congested, too narrow, too heavily
traveled, and needs mitigation.
The city is currently reeling from all the developments currently on-going with immense
amounts of traffic congestion and an abundance of trucks, which are tearing up the roads daily.
Dust and dirt are not being properly mitigated by developers in the development on Orcutt and
Johnson and the neighbors have struggled with dust in their houses for 2 years with little help
from the developer or the city.
The trees at the San Luis Ranch Project were butchered 1 year ago because of possible bird
migration that they had to get ahead of. The city is pushing forward a Climate Action Plan that
calls for the planting of 10,000 new trees. The problem is it will take years and years to replace
the carbon benefit from the trees they cut down.
Los Verdes Park 1
December 11, 2019
Our city is being torn apart without careful regard for environmental concerns like tree removal,
creek changes, general plan changes to meet developer’s needs, health and safety of residents,
noise, dust and dirt, and deterioration of roads.
We understand the need for housing, but this is too much too fast. Our city cannot handle another
project without major mitigation of the current roads. Developers need to be held accountable to
do everything possible to minimize dust and air quality issues during construction. The city
needs to require more from the developer(s) and to hold them to their promises! Prado overpass a
good example; the city allowed them to delay it from Phase 2 to Phase 3 or 4. We are tired of the
games the developers play to get their projects through.
We ask that you at a minimum consider and examine the following:
Please carefully examine CEQA regulations for Froom Ranch
Examine current LOVR traffic problems
Hold developers accountable and do not let them shirk their responsibilities
Thank you for your consideration,
Lisa Schott, Los Verdes Park 1 Board President