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DEBRA J COLLINS <
To:Advisory Bodies
Cc:Oetzell, Walter; Leveille, Brian
Subject:1925 Santa Barbara Ave SLO
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To The San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee,
As I encourage and embrace the upgrade of just about any projects that enhances the quality of San Luis
Obispo I welcome them. However I find great disappointment in the revised architectural plan submitted for
1925 Santa Barbara Avenue. The importance of following the guidelines and maintaining The Railroad District
Plan that the City adopted in 1989 is to ensure that new development is architecturally compatible with
adjacent buildings. These guidelines were adopted for the west side of Santa Barbara Avenue, please
reference §3.3-Railroad District Plan Architectural Review Guidelines. There is also a high concern about the
height and mass of this project with the 3 apartments in the rear of the property that they are so close to the
Chorro Street neighbors being intrusive and encroaching upon their daily life. If I may suggest taking out the
middle unit and moving the triplex to the middle leaving the very back for parking only,this would be similar to
the Quaglino buildings and might be a little more compatible to the neighborhood. A reminder about parking,
with the new bike lines on Santa Barbara Avenue there is absolutely no parking other than on site. The railroad
parking is not an option.
Respectfully Debbie Collins
Del Monte Cafe and Property Owner at 1901 Santa Barbara Avenue and
875 Upham
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