HomeMy WebLinkAboutARC 04-06-2015 Correspondence - WhiteFrom: Linda White [ mailto :lindaleewhitel5Cagmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:42 PM
To: Carloni, Marcus
Subject: 323 & 353 Grand Ave.
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
APR -1 2015
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Re: 323 & 353 Grand Ave.
Marcus Carloni mcarlonigslo city. org
Please see that the ARC members are in receipt of this letter in advance of the April 5, 2015
meeting.
I am writing once again to oppose the mini -dorm project that is being proposed as a single -
family- work - force - housing project on Grand Ave.
This project still does not conform to the size, scale and mass of the surrounding established
neighborhoods. This project is supersized even when compared to the recently City approved
outliers. e.g. Aurignac, Leroy Courtproject and 320 Grand - 1825- 1821 -18665 McCollum
project. Please do not use these outliers as precedents or comparables.
These two original lots were subdivided into 4 sub - standard lots. We have no problem with that
as long as the size of the homes built on these substandard lots conform to the size, scale and
mass of other homes on small lots.
It is not fair to the established neighborhood (average 1680 sq. foot homes on average 7827 sq.
ft. lots) to allow supersized homes of 1900 -2400 sq feet to be built on sub - standard lots (average
5238 sq. ft.).
The applicant listed 30 lots within 1/2 sq. mile to support the reduced lot size. We ask only that
the applicant build homes to the size, scale and mass of the same homes that they listed to obtain
the lot size exception. The average size of the homes on these smaller lots is 1299.71 square feet.
(This calculation includes the four lots erroneously listed that are 6000 sq. feet or more.)
The neighbors would have no objections to homes of 1300 to 1500 square feet being built on
these substandard lots as they would be compatible to the established neighborhood. We would
hope that the architecture would also be compatible to the existing one -story, homes in the
immediate 1/2 sq. mile radius used by the applicant.
This 24% living space to lot size ratio would also be closer in line with the 21 %ratio that we
now enjoy is this established neighborhood. We ask only that the ARC use the same examples
for the build out as used for the reduced lot size. It is unfair to allow the applicant to cherry pick
one set of comps for reduced lot size and another for build out. Please keep to the same set of
comps.
Grand Ave is the Gateway to Cal Poly. It is also designated "Scenic Roadway" running through
our R -1 neighborhoods. Please don't allow supersized scale and mass to detract from our single
story, low density neighborhood. Allow the applicant to build to the 1/2 sq mile homes that he
chose to use for comps in obtaining the reduced lot size.
Sincerely,
Linda White, resident of Monterey Heights at
& owner of
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