HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-01-16 ARC Correspondence - Item 1 (Hurd)Lomeli, Monique NEWEENEMM
Subject: RE: ARC communication 71 Palomar
Meeting: Avo S1 I I V
From: Dia Hurd [ Item:
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 3:04 PM
To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org>
Subject: ARC communication 71 Palomar
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
JUL 2 9 2016
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT I
Hello ARC commission members. I am writing to you to ask that you either, 1. remove this project
from your purview at the 1 August 2016 meeting, or 2. postpone even conceptual approval of this
property UNTIL after the appropriate environmental review. It has not received proper CEQA review,
and as such, is in grave danger of being passed improperly from your "recommendation" to final
approval WITHOUT legal review and detail. This is not only illegal, as we have been reminding the
powers at the City of this fact, they actually scheduled some level of rereview in September, and yet
refuse to cancel your consideration of the project, even on a conceptual review, before this more
extensive CEQA inspection can be completed.
As many of us citizens know from previous experience, a conceptual review by your body is basically
a final approval. This is not appropriate as the environmental damage expected to be accomplished
on this project due to the extreme plans of the developer, is so significant as to destroy the
wildlife/bird/historic properties of this location. We have personally sighted owls, hawks during
fledgling, and significant trees which the developer intends to destroy. The last look at this property
by an "environmental" reviewer, Olivera company, was laughable at best. It lists only a few
sparrows and no important trees. (later "assessment" noted a couple of trees for "heritage status").
This is a travesty of the first water. The other significant fact you need to know is this is student
housing ONLY. The letter that I read sent to the CHC from a single mother in Santa Maria who has a
small child she leaves there daily to work here, is shot through with heaps of propaganda our city has
fed the populace. Namely, these will be workforce housing/and/or low income housing. Please be
honest with yourselves. This is ONLY student housing at $999 (starting price per month) PER
BED!!!!!
This is only for students as they don't care if all they have is a bed. They are rarely home, never eat
at home, and party at any locations. I know the habits of students due to the 9 or so that live across
from us in an R-1 neighborhood. We are reminding the landlord constantly of his
responsbilities. Our pleas fall on deaf ears.
PLEASE do not allow the city and the developer to destroy this property and its trees and wildlife and
other flora. Do not destroy any chance for REAL workforce HOUSES on that location. AND you can
make them true low income by deed restriction on each house so that they pass only to other low
income buyers/purchasers.
49 trees, you have 49 trees you will allow to be clear-cut with your approval of this wolf in sheeps
clothing. you should be ashamed should you go ahead and ignore that. I also believe you will
destroy a historic house, designated by the city, FOR MONEY from the developer. SHAME ON YOU IF
YOU DO!!
dia hurd