HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-19-2016 Item 14, Cochran 2COUNCIL MEETING: O \ J kc &2,0( b
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OBSERVATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC RECO
from the Sierra Club (115116):
"We urge you to uphold the planning commission's denial of the project." (1/5/16)
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"The ability to grant an exception should be based on an actual need [not on] a desire for a
better view on the part of the applicant." (1/15/16)
from Ken Schwartz, FA/A:
"I continue to urge you to reject this project...." (10/26/15)
"...The applicant seeks to construct a resident that is simply out of scale for this location..."
(10/26/15)
"I also urge you in the future to stop the procedure wherein City planning staff act as the
developer's agent; this is an affront to existing residents." (10/26/15)
CLERK
"I have no sympathy for an individual who purchases a difficult site and then asks for relief form
the strict interpretation of our codes...." (9/30/15)
"One of my classmates... solved a similar Loomis type frontage problem for his own home ... in an
ingenious, but simple manner.... stop by his home [in L.A.] and see what can be done with a
little imagination" (9/30/15)
"The visual was sophomoric." (Referring to staff investigation of safety.] (9/30/15)
from James Lopes, A/CP:
"The house at 48 Buena Vista Drive should be located adjacent to Loomis Street.... The
requested exceptions should not be granted because the applicant does not have a hardship
which prevents the development of a residence on the parcel. The use of exceptions in this
case has exceeded the intent of the State's Variance law." (10/28/15)
from Michael Codron:
"City staff has reviewed the potential for access from Loomis Street, and while it may be
possible...." (1/14/16)
Compiled by Wm Cochran, 1118116