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To: Maier, John Paul
Subject: RE: SLO Brew Permit Reconsideration May 3, 2016
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From: Judy Brown [
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 4:41 PM
To: E-mail Council Website
Subject: SLO Brew Permit Reconsideration May 3, 2016
Dear Members of the City Council,
I was notified today that the council will be reconsidering SLO Brew's request for a permit to have live indoor/outdoor
music events on the weekends at their new facility on Aerovista Place. I am writing to express (for a second time) my
concern with SLO Brew's proposal. I am a homeowner in the Santa Lucia Hills HOA/French Park neighborhood. Ongoing
amplified concerts accommodating several hundred people in our close vicinity may have a significant negative impact
on our neighborhood. In practice, sound can carry in unexpected ways despite the theoretical predictions and
assurances of commissioned noise studies (a case of this years ago, in the Bay Area, though involving a much larger
venue, was Shoreline Amphitheater). I dispute the assertion of the developers that the venue has simply been
mischaracterized as a nightclub and the suggestion that people in my neighborhood are misinformed/overreacting. I
have been a patron of concerts at the original SLO Brew. They can be, as you would expect, quite loud. Is the concert
ambience at the new location intended to be different? My natural assumption is that the new location will be similar in
ambience/noise level to the original SLO Brew. Isn't this just common sense? I found the developers, as quoted in the
Tribune, a little disingenuous on this. They seem to want us to believe that "The Rock" will be hosting no more than, say,
a harpist and the Nordstrom piano player (I am being facetious here of course, but I do hope the council members have
their "spin" detectors turned on in listening to the assurances of the developers). In any case, it is undisputed that the
music will be amplified. I place a high value on the peace and quiet we enjoy in our neighborhood, especially on
weekends: enjoying my backyard, being able to open windows.
With regard to cars, obviously large events at Aerovista Place are going to have a negative impact on traffic in our area.
I was encouraged to read that the council in their first vote had at least pushed back the Friday concerts to a later start
time than originally proposed. 227 is indeed already congested enough around commute hours.
I urge the council to be careful in it's consideration of the permit. I would prefer to see the council stick to the General
Plan which restricts entertainment of this nature to downtown. In the absence of that, I strongly urge the council to
include some kind of right to revoke the permit if resulting noise or traffic generates too many complaints from
residents.
Sincerely,
Judy Brown
4403 Poinsettia
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