HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-19-2015 PH1 WigtonMay 4, 2015
San Luis Obispo CITY COUNCIL
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
RE: Upcoming Council Agenda I May 19th, 2015
To Whom It May Concern,
COUNCIL MEETING: S tat 2v 5
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We are residents of Leland Terrace HOA at 1087 Pauline Way, which is directly adjacent to
SLO Terrace, a new development by Coastal Community Builders on Rachael Court. It is come
to our attention that you will be considering the development of a trail that is proposed to ascent
to the top of Terrace Hill from Rachael Court. The original proposal was to direct the trail to the
south of a retaining wall that lies at the end of the Rachel Court cultesac. We are opposed to that
alignment and suggest an alignment to the north of the retaining wall for the following reasons:
• The south alignment would go right next to our condo in an intrusive manner.
• The south alignment would intrude on two of the unfenced Leland Terrace condos and
one of the new fenced Rachael Court houses. The north alignment would only pass by
one fenced Rachael Court house thus inviting less intrusion.
• The south alignment would pass above the retaining wall which has in insufficient guard
rail in the event that children strayed from the trail. The north alignment would not pass
by the top of the retaining wall and thus present less liability.
• The purpose of the trail is for the benefit of the residents in the Rachael Court
neighborhood and therefore, the trail should be adjacent to their neighborhood rather than
Leland Terrace.
• Because both alignments would go up a steep grade, both would be equally challenging
to construct.
• Because only one side of Rachael Court will have parking, there is inadequate parking for
a trailhead.
• There are already three trails ascending Terrace Hill and one of them is a short walk
down the street from Rachael Court. An additional trail up Terrace Hill appears to be
unnecessary.
• It has been proposed that the city needs to construct a trail so that the residents don't cut
their own trail. But that was done on the current trail off of Rachael and Jennifer Streets
where the residents cut their own trail straight up the hill. It is our concern that even if the
city cut a new trail off Rachael Court to the south of the retaining wall, the residents
would cut their own trail anyway which would go right under our deck. The north
alignment goes more directly up Terrace hill and would be less susceptible to trail cutting.
We propose that the best solution would be to block off the access to Terrace Hill with a
fence. This would no doubt be less expensive and would avoid future maintenance issues.
Th for your consideration,
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