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San Luis Obispo City Council AGENDA
919 Palm Street CORRESPONDENC E
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 /iD ra Item#Pty \
Re : Ordinance Designating Fire Hazard Zone s
Dear Council Members :
The Board of Directors of the Prefumo Creek Estates Homeowners Association (a 35 unit planned developmen t
located off of Prefumo Canyon Road) adamantly opposes the City of San Luis Obispo adopting the state ma p
which would designate the area surrounding Prefumo Creek Estates as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone .
This designation will lead to large and unnecessary increases in homeowner insurance premiums as well a s
reducing every owner's property value . Furthermore, the adoption of the State map has failed in other citie s
citing the identical concerns .
Existing City ordinances requiring adequate fire breaks and brush clearing, along with improved building code s
already provides the needed protection for the homes in the areas in question . In addition the construction tha t
is currently in progress on the few remaining lots already complies with the new Very High Fire Severity Zon e
code 7a, without the City formally adopting the State map .
The State of California's additional recommendations to officially designate the areas as a Very High Fire Hazar d
Severity Zone, along with requirements for owners selling their homes to disclose this designation, serve s
absolutely no purpose in providing protection from fires . The only effect approving these additiona l
recommendations will have is to increase the likelihood of higher insurance rates and lower home prices for th e
homeowners of Prefumo Creek Estates and the surrounding homeowners .
In conclusion, let state maps be and stay state maps . The building code is a state code that already recognizes
these fire zones and applies the code standards necessary without the City adopting them .
Thank you for your consideration of these concerns, on behalf of the 35 Prefumo Creek Estate s ,Homeowner s
and the Board of Directors .
Sincerely ,
By direction of the Board of Director s
Prefumo Creek Estates Home Owners Associatio n
Devin Langley, CCA M
Community Manage r
The Management Trust Goetz Manderle y
CC: Tim Girvin,Chief Building Official
Rodger Maggio, Fire Marshal
Phil Dunsmore, Senior Planner, AIC P
3563 Empleo Street, Suite B, San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 544 9093 (Fax) 544 — 6215
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From :Cano, Elain a
Sent:Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9 :01 A M
To:Goodwin, Heathe r
Subject :Ordinance Letter to City Counci l
Attachments :Ordinance Letter to City Council 2012-02 .pdf
From :Devin Langley [mailto :Devin . Langley0managementtrust .com 1Sent:Monday, February 27, 2012 4 :53 P M
To :Girvin, Tim ; Maggio, Rodger; Dunsmore, Phi l
Subject :Ordinance Letter to City Counci l
Dear Sirs :
Please see attached letter from Prefumo Creek Estates Homeowners Association .
Thank you for your consideration .
Devin Langley, CLAM ®I Certified Community Association Manager
3563 Empleo Street, Suite B •San Luis Obispo, California 9340 1
P : (805) 544-9093 x16 I F : (805) 544-621 5
EMAIL :Devin .Langlev@managementtrust .com I WEB :www .ManagementTrust .co m
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