HomeMy WebLinkAboutcouncilcorrespondencespevackTo : San Luis Obispo City Council(Dave Romero,John Ashbaugh,Andrew Carter,Jan Marx,Allen Settle )
Re : 2410 Johnson Avenue 3 lot subdivision, being appealed at your upcoming Jan . 5th meeting
My name is Jeff Spevack, my wife and I have owned and lived in our house at 2410 Johnson Ave, for th e
past 10 years . Over the past year we have gone through the City planning process to be permitted t o
subdivide our one acre lot into three one-third acre lots . Our reasons for wanting to subdivide are : we
only use a third of our one acre, we are the only acre lot left in the neighborhood,this would give u s
more options with our property . We have followed the City's guidelines and regulations,City staff fro m
planning, public works, and fire departments have all been out to our site, and are all in support of ou r
project . Our new lots will conform to the other lot sizes in our neighborhood, and there are n o
variances to City regulations .
At the Director's Subdivision Hearing on 9/18/09, the project was approved by hearing officer Dou g
Davidson . Our concerned neighbors were there to voice their positions, but they were advised to rais e
their concerns through the architectural planning process . Our neighbors appealed this decision to th e
City Planning Commission on 10/28/09, but their appeal was denied and our project was once agai n
approved, with a few modifications . Now they are appealing again .
To address our neighbors appeals and concerns, we have responded to every concern, now for the thir d
time . Their appeal is based on questioning the planning that has already been done step by step b y
EDA/Jeff Wagner(our planner), who has worked over the year with James David(SLO City planner), an d
has been supported at the Preliminary Hearing and at the Planning Commission hearing . Their concern s
about this being an unbuildable lot, and regarding viewshed issues are really a NIMBY issue . You are
welcome to come visit our lot and see for yourselves .
In light of our efforts, we are very disappointed that this is being appealed by our neighbors, for th e
same redundant and meritless reasons as before . We are not developers, we are not trying to split ou r
property into a bunch of tiny lots, we are trying to do a sensible and conservative lot split . This is costin g
us a lot of money, and the city a lot of time and money . Ironically, the neighbors who are appealing ou r
project all live in large two-story houses that significantly block the views of their uphill neighbors o n
Flora Street .
We ask that you support the Staff's recommendations, and deny this appeal in the strongest languag e
possible !
**I would like to discuss this in person, and I would be brief and to the point(maybe 15 minutes?)
Please call Jeff at 423-2335 !
RECEIVE D
DEC 16 200 9
SLO CITY CLERK