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From:Gresh Eckrich <geckrich@YEH-ENG.COM>
Sent:Tuesday, January
To:Adriana Neal; E-mail Council Website
Subject:1953 Chorro Street
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Hello,
I’m following up on a previous email my wife and I sent regarding Todd Miller’s home at 1953 Chorro Street. Last night,
my wife forwarded that email to the Council (below) and I’m writing now to share some additional thoughts. We
consider the subject garage a benefit to the neighborhood’s historic aesthetic, and undoubtedly an upgrade to the visual
impacts from the abutting apartments and the vacant home next door. The Council should also consider that the
garage’s visual impact to the public (other than abutting neighbors) is essentially limited to a short distance along High
Street, and the garage is not a prominent feature from that viewpoint. We urge the Council to visit the neighborhood
and assess the garage’s visual impact in-person. We appreciate your interest in preserving the neighborhood’s aesthetic
and hope you will remain unbiased by previous decisions when considering the appeal.
Thank you,
Gresh Eckrich and Adriana Neal
From: Adriana Neal <
Date: January 10, 2022 at 8:54:31 PM PST
To: emailcouncil@slocity.org
Subject: 1953 Chorro Street
To Whom it May Concern,
We live at 1969 Chorro Street, two houses down from Todd Miller at 1953 Chorro Street, who's garage
structure is under review by the City. We're writing to inform you that we take no exception to the
structure. Our backyard has a direct view of the structure and we do not consider it a negative impact
on the neighborhood aesthetic. We find the structure to be charming in a retro way that we feel suits
our neighborhood. Todd Miller's house is one of the most well maintained historic homes in our
neighborhood - one of the few that gives the neighborhood any kind of charm - and we feel the garage
structure does not take away from the character of his home.
We're sad to say we question the City's presumed goal of maintaining historic aesthetic in the
neighborhood. Both the backyard at 1953 Chorro and our backyard abut a very large and unsightly
apartment building that is completely out of character with the historic neighborhood charm we
understand the City is hoping to preserve. The rest of the neighborhood is a mix of building types, both
old and new, including a number of poorly maintained multi-unit rentals and adjacent commercial and
industrial uses that diminish the neighborhood culture. It also seems the City has allowed the house
between our house (1969 Chorro) and 1953 Chorro to remain vacant and barely maintained since we
purchased our home 12 years ago in 2009.
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We urge you to approve the garage structure at 1953 Chorro.
Thank you,
Adriana Neal
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