HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/2/2020 Item 12, Martin, Jean
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Jean Martin <
To:E-mail Council Website
Cc:Jean Martin
Subject:545 Higuera Street Development
May 27, 2020
To the City Council:
I am against the 545 Higuera Street Development because the City has violated its own Community
Design Guidelines where it states “infill residential development should be compatible in scale, siting,
detailing, and overall character with adjacent buildings.” It is nothing like any of our Historic buildings in
this entire block which is the oldest Historic Neighborhood in this city. I have lived next door to this
proposed building for 85 years. The Guidelines say, “The height of infill projects should be consistent
with surrounding residential structures.” In this block we are all single story homes and a few two story
buildings. This building would be four stories with tall ceilings in all rooms. This would add darkness to
our homes and affect our yards and gardens.
“New developments should respect the privacy of adjacent residential uses…so that windows do not
overlock and impair the privacy of indoor or outdoor living space of adjacent units.” The huge building
with its huge windows faces my little Master List Historic Home. The residents could look straight
through my house and clear through my rental cottage and my garage and entire yard. I would have ALL
OF MY PRIVACY TAKEN AWAY! "Multi-family
structures should be set back…with the prevailing setback pattern of the immediate neighborhood”.
We are a neighborhood of homes so have front yards. This development would CHOP OFF A HUGE
SECTION OF OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD!! “A structure with three or more attached units should
incorporate significant wall and roof articulation to reduce apparent scale."! The building would still BE
A SKYSCRAPER AND DESTROY
OUR BLOCK!! "Large projects should be broken up into groups of structures.”
NEVER DO YOU BUILD ONE LONG BUILDING SIDEWALK TO SIDEWALK AS THIS DEVELOPMENT IS
PLANNED. No trees should ever be planted on my property line. I VOTE AGAINST THIS 535 Higuera
Street DEVELOPMENT!!!
Jean A. Martin, M.A. Lived at 535 HIGUERA STREET 85 YEARS
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