HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-12-2016 ARC Correspondence - Item 1 (Chapman)Lomeli, Monique
Subject: EXTERNAL: Fwd: Serra Meadows Affordable Housing
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
SEP 12 2016
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
From: Cameron Chapman [
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2016 4:21 PM
To: Bell, Kyle <KBell@sfacity.org> Meeting: �)�j , i 2 • j
Subject: Re: EXTERNAL: Fwd: Serra Meadows Affordable Housing Questions
Good afternoon Kyle,
Item:
Kyle,
Thank you for the explanation and sorry for my delay in responding. I have recently received some information on the
updated plans. I appreciate some of the compromises for privacy and aesthetics the developer has made, but still have
some concerns.
The 33' building at the front of the lot, on top of the 20' embankment is still extremely high. This will create privacy
concerns for the neighbors below and not fit with the rest of the neighborhood. At this height, residents of the complex
can see over the fences of the lots below and into their yards and windows. Why is it that the largest buildings in the
neighborhood are on artificially raised ground? Couldn't they be at the natural level, with the back of the complex
against a retaining wall, like many of the homes in the neighborhood are? This would enable the building to fit in much
better with the surrounding neighborhood and would help alleviate the privacy concerns.
In the image below, you can see the direct line of sight over the fence frames into the yards of the houses below the
development. This is at base level, so a 33' building would further exacerbate the concern.
I also understand the development is only required to have one parking space per unit. While this may work in other
developments in town that are closer to downtown or bus routes, I think it will be an issue here. Those other locations
are likely more pedestrian accessible, so people are able to walk or catch busses more. This development is further from
downtown, groceries, and schools, all of which will require more cars and traffic through neighborhood streets, which
increases the danger to the families on those streets. The one registered vehicle per unit does not account for guests of
each of the 36 units (which will likely be more than 4 at a time for all of the units).
For the privacy and safety of the residents, and the character of the neighborhood, please consider insisting the
foundation of the building to be lowered in elevation, the building height to be reduced, the unit number to be
decreased, and the parking spaces to be increased.
Without building
Size of building (sorry for the crude rendering)
Thank you,
Cameron Chapman
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