HomeMy WebLinkAboutAvila Ranch DEIR Public Comment received 1-16-17 (P. Smith) ! RECEIVED
From: Pat Smith < JAN 18 2017
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 3:08 PM
To: Corey, Tyler
Cc: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Subject: Avila Ranch Development Project-�..-
To the Planning Commission:
I am writing to express my concerns with the proposed Avila Ranch Development. This project, if
built as proposed, substantially degrades the existing character and quality of esthetics in the
surrounding area. Further, it ignores the significant cumulative impacts of the traffic it will create.
The project has systematically understated traffic growth for this area. It also conflicts with the rural
surroundings.
This project proposes too many homes with too little investment into handling the subsequent
traffic. It is in the wrong part of town. Not only will it create a nightmare for the poor people living
across Higuera at Suburban, destroy the peaceful county life of ranch owners off of Buckley, but it
will exacerbate the failing conditions at the intersections (as classified by CalTrans) on 227 at
Buckley, Crestmont and Los Ranchos. CalTrans anticipates these intersections to all be "F" quality by
2020, and their calculations did not incorporate these homes (nor the homes planned at Righetti
Ranch, or the proposed Madonna Road development, nor trash trucks and workers for the
anaerobic plant).
6,000 more daily trips on overburdened south Higuera, always -been -rural Buckley, and the failing
227 will bring misery and danger to all who live around these roads. I don't believe this daily trip
count includes trips for the construction vehicles required for the ten-year build -out. Nor did any of
these calculations appear to take into consideration the coming burden San Luis Obispo streets will
incur from the 580 homes proposed at Madonna and the 382 homes being built at Righetti Ranch.
Nor do these traffic estimates include the coming traffic impact for the anaerobic disgester plant
just approved.
This plan disrespects the lifestyle and safety of existing residents. Furthermore, it begs the question
of where will the water come from for 720 more homes? At our home we have already allowed
significant areas of landscaping to die and reduced our usage by 30%. How can there not be water
for a home built over 40 years ago, yet there is water for over 700 new homes?
If all of this negative impact does not weigh enough, let us not also forget these homes lie in the
flight path for the airport. The airport significantly benefits our community. Homeowners living in
the flight path would undoubtedly protest the noise --and go ask other communities how well their
airports do when hours and flights are restricted because of neighbor complaints (John Wayne,
Burbank, Long Beach, etc.)
While the EIR for this project classifies the traffic burden as significant and unavoidable, it is actually
avoidable. Don't build it.
Patty Smith
4866 Caballeros
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
This project substantially degrades existing character or quality of the esthetics of this area.
Other suggested angles:
--He says the big things to use to push against it are the words "significant" and "cumulative
--he notes that all but 4 birds in California are considered protected, so anything about destroying
bird habitat and behavior is useful.