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San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission,
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
NOV 15 2016
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
In reference to the French Hospital modifications, I would like to emphasize a few
concerns.
My name is Bob Canepa and I live at 1290 Ella Street, which is on the corner of Ella
Street and Sierra Way. This new development perhaps affects my wife and me more
than any other neighborhood resident. The back of our property faces, and is
directly adjacent, to the 4 -story building to be built in the next few years. We have
met with Rob Rossi, Tim Ronda on two occasions and both were very helpful and
listened to our concerns. My wife and I are unable to make the Monday, November
21St meeting and wanting to share those concerns with the ARC as well.
Our main concern is our privacy. The building will have a direct westerly view into
our living room and backyard. We talked with Rob and Tim about a modification to
parking directly behind our home and the inclusion of new trees to give us a
maximum amount of privacy. It would be nice if those trees were full grown as
opposed to having to wait years for them to mature. In addition, we would see it as
significant that the hospital limit the upper stories window view of our home.
Perhaps some sort of shading or blocking material can be used in those windows
having a westerIy view.
The entrance from Ella and Sierra Way into the hospital, adjacent to the Surgery
Center, has some additional issues affecting our living environment. Daily there are
those who feel that speed is not an issue as they enter from Ella Street. The hospital
has put in a speed bump per our request and it has significantly impacted the
entrance in a positive manner. We would request one more speed bump as one
immediately turns in from Ella Street, before the entrance on the right to the
Surgery Center doctor parking area.
The two corners on Ella Street entering the hospital always have cars parked on
each. This severely limits vision for those turning onto Ella from the hospital
parking area in either direction. A visit there will surely prove my point. We would
request that for perhaps 15-25 feet the curb be painted red. This would greatly
improve vision and prevent possible accidents.
Two other issues will also change our living environment. One issue is the parking of
employees on Ella Street and Sierra Way. I would think an onsite parking plan
would have been developed such that all employees would be required to park on
French Hospital property. The local residents do not have access to parking in front
of their homes during the week. The new construction will only compound this
issue.
Second, French Hospital also has a no smoking on campus plan that we applaud. The
problem is that most patients and their visitors then smoke on Ella Street in front of
our home and our neighbors, and with a southerly wind, typical at this location, it
blows into our home. Perhaps a designated smoking area can be established in the
rear corner of the hospital property.
We believe all these are reasonable requests and can be accommodated with a
minimal effort. Again, our thanks to Rob Rossi and Tim Ronda for their continuing
effort to assist us in these requests.
Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.
Sincerely,
Bob and Kathy Canepa
1290 Ella Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
93401