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Subject: RE: Objections to Proposed Hotel Project
COUNCIL MEETING:
ITEM NO.: \
FEB 13 2015
From: Raelynn Hendricks [mailto:raelynn.drlewis @ gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 4:26 PM
To: Marx, ]an; Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Rivoire, Dan; Mejia, Anthony
Cc: Nancy Kirby Lewis; Daniel R. Lewis, M.D.; slocat@hotmail.com; boblucas@aol.com
Subject: Objections to Proposed Hotel Project
February 13, 2015
To: Involved City of San Luis Obispo Officials
Mayor, City Council Members, City Clerk
Madams /Sirs,
I am writing as a community member who is concerned about the hotel project which has been proposed for construction
on the lot between Pappy McGregor's Pub and the Travelodge Motel on Monterey Street.
I hope that you will consider the impact of the hotel on the City, particularly with respect to City Ordinance 1130.
I have two specific concerns regarding this hotel project. One is the building size, and the second is the issue of adequate
parking.
Regarding the size of the hotel, the building site is at the apex of the hill which rises along Monterey Street running uphill
from California Street and then downhill to Highway 101. Also it is the apex of the rise of land mass up from San Luis
Creek and up from Grand Avenue and Garfield Street. This building site is unique in being at the highest point on
Monterey Street and at four stories, it will tower over the surrounding properties. The Holiday Inn on the opposite side of
Monterey Street is four stories high, but became of its location downhill, it presents a face of only one story to Monterey
Street. The proposed hotel is very much out of scale to the surrounding properties and therefore violates a planning
department guideline.
On the matter of parking, the developer had initially planned for 152 spaces, and the current revision has planned for only
129 spaces. At present, on most nights, Pappy McGregor's parking lot is full with 50 -60 cars. With parking needed for
an additional 102 hotel guests, employees, and lounge guests, I cannot imagine that 129 spaces is adequate to
accommodate all of the cars. I don't understand why a developer would want to build a hotel that does not have enough
parking to accommodate his guests. I fear that there is an expectation that employees and valet parked cars will use
adjacent neighborhoods.
My thought and recommendation is that a solution to both of my concerns would be to decrease the size of the hotel.
Thank you for your time and thoughtful consideration in reading my letter and the many others that you receive daily.
Sincerely,
Daniel R. Lewis, M.D.