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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/2022 Item 4a, Attala From:Molly Attala < To:Bell, Kyle Subject:1422 & 1488 Monterey Street comments Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Kyle – We own the properties at 1502 Higuera and 1510 Higuera. We have reviewed the plans for the proposed mixed use development on California and Monterey and have some concerns: 1) Parking We have operated our law business at 1502 Higuera for over 10 years and are constantly challenged with parking for our clients. We have 3 spots behind our building reserved for clients and we have ongoing problems as no other parking is available on the street once these are filled. Furthermore, the proposed plans remove existing street parking from Monterey. When a new 106 room development is added to the neighborhood this will become an impossible challenge for business parking. The senior housing has .5 parking in the plans, and in the latest revision has taken this down by another 5 parking spots (95 total). This is less than 1 parking spot for each unit. In addition, the latest plan now shows fewer bicycle parking spots? We read bicycle parking was the support for the reduced parking allowance? Is the City going to create a Permit parking on Higuera/Monterey/Mill for the existing property owners so we can have parking available for clients and guests. The tenants in this new building and their guests will consume the parking on the streets. The proposed 95 spots for housing and the proposed commercial business is not realistic. 2) Building Height The building height clearly does not meet the norms/standards of the neighborhood or the entire downtown corridor. There are not any 4 or 5 story buildings in this corridor and a building of this size th will dwarf the surrounding buildings/homes. Furthermore, the utility rooms are on top of the 5 floor which means the total height of the building is even greater. This building should not be granted a waiver for height. Economics is not a reason to waive the height – we will have developers all over SLO putting in a portion of their builds as affordable housing to skirt the height requirement. Given the FMV rental pricing in SLO, this project is more than viable with 4 stories. I am a CPA ad would th like to see the support and assumptions on the submission which states a 5 Floor is required and must be included for the project to be economically viable. This has not been presented for review. This should be a key requirement for the planning commission to approve this waiver. Is the applicant’s 20 year business model for this project uploaded somewhere? 3) Traffic SLO High School is down the street and there are hundreds of kids that pass our building several times each day. We are concerned about the additional vehicles that will impact the traffic plan on California and Monterey. There are limited proposed traffic modifications in the plan to accommodate the 1 additional 106 tenant vehicles, their guests and the business traffic. Are there any additional safety measures being included for the SLOHS students? 4) Noise This is building is for Senior Housing and Affordable Housing. Do students qualify for Affordable Housing? What is the breakdown between Seniors/Affordable Housing/Students? This is needed to evaluate the impact of noise on the neighborhood. The addition of 106 tenants and the related noise will impact the neighbors and businesses. The development has balconies and outside areas and if students are housed in this development the noise will be much greater then just seniors/families. Kind regards, Molly Attala 2