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The 71 Palomar site serves as a buffer between student housing,senior o housing and
family residences. It is a gorgeous site and sits high on a prominent spot which needs
to be preserved as a Cultural Landscape. The Urb n FKR t a tri ro�t all over
the Broad/Foothill/Ferrini/Bishop"s Peak area, The Ws have t been care fbr years,
yet they remain majestic. The design and siting of %e project is unimaginative, it
overbuilds and disr9spects the beautiful, treasured site and theHistoric Master Listed
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It is a blatant example of "neighborhood incompatibility" the-aity-avek1s,. A good plan
would have left the 51 mature trees and designed around them as an asset to the
project. As it stands 48 or 49 of the 51 trees will be clear cut.
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�e`44 -s-a 4isd -The city arborist has not done a tree study. I would have to
appear before their committee and the city arborist to remove one tree on my property
and pay a fee. This project has only had an inadequate report by the developer's tree
person. This is shocking, especially with knowledge about Climate Change and carbon
sequestration. A project respecting the topography of the site would not have to be
leveled.
The lack of a wildlife study is absolutely heartless. Neither the City Biologist or Natural
Resources Director have weighed in . A large number of owls, red -shouldered and red-
tailed hawks and many other birds will lose their habitat. There has been no
ornithological study or consideration of the Migratory Bird Act. In addition there has not
been noise study. How did it get to this point in the process as the residents keep
pointing out the deficiencies to the CDD staff and elected officials?
The project's impacts on the neighborhood have been ignored. A severe lack of parking
on the surrounding streets already exists, yet there are not adequate parking places
being provided. There has also not been a traffic/circulation study on the already over-
crowded, narrow streets. The proposed Broad St. Bike Boulevard is one block away,
the traffic will be greatly increased on Broad St. due to the proximity of the project. A
simple vehicle count has not even been done. The neighborhoods' streets are already
impacted by a dangerous mix of vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists.
There are so many things wrong with this project I cannot fathom that it's even arrived at
the ARC. As it is pushed forward without fundamental problems being addressed or
solved, just passed along through the CDD, the shameful CHC meeting where our
CDD director orchestrated the repeated voting until approval was obtained and now it's
at your door. It does not speak well for the powers that be that have just shoved it
ahead, rife with enormous flaws. Please be the voice of reason and drop this project
from consideration until CEQA studies have been done.
Lastly, if the developer and architect wanted a flat, treeless site that is compatible with
the neighborhood, this is not the correct site for the proposed project.
nk you.