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To: Mejia, Anthony
Subject: RE: Approval of appeal to 323/353 Grand Avenue project
MAY 2 2 2015
From: Juventino [mailto:javajuv(@charter.net]
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 12:40 PM L
To: E -mail Council Website
Subject: Approval of appeal to 323/353 Grand Avenue project
Honorable Council Members:
This project needs to be reduced in size and scope. You simply need to look at the results of previously
completed projects on Leroy Court and McCollum /Grand Avenue to see the disruptive conditions in the
neighborhood.
The resulting impacts from these previously approved projects should be factored into the evaluation of the
323/353 Grand Avenue project.
Completed project evaluations should be a regular process for assessing previous analysis and approvals of
projects. These evaluation can improve the performance of the Planning Commission approvals of projects in
residential neighborhoods.
This project does not adhere to the Community Design Guidelines when it comes to size, scale and mass of the
proposed project. Again the project is not compatible with the existing established neighborhood.
The City has Community Design Guidelines. Chapter 5 deals with Residential Project Design. More specifically
this project is considered infill development as defined in section 5.2. This section states: The guidelines are
intended to provide for infill projects of high architectural quality that are compatible with existing
development. In 5.3 A General principles it states: Infill residential development should: Be Compatible in
scale, siting, detailing and overall character with adjacent buildings and those in the immediate
neighborhood.
The neighborhoods surrounding the Cal Poly University area are in desperate need of more consideration of the
impacts imposed by these types of very densely planned projects which promote more absentee owner rental
units and resulting issues eroding neighborhood wellness.
This project needs to be reduced in size and scope to better match the neighborhood.
Respectfully,
Juventino Ortiz III