HomeMy WebLinkAboutAvila Ranch DEIR Public Comment received 1-18-17 (Jean and Peter Smidth)From: Jean Smidth [
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:44 PM
To: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocitv.ore>
Subject: Avila Ranch Development Project
Greetings SLO Planning Commission
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
JAN 18 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
We are writing to you in order to have our opposition on record in regard to the current plan for the
Avila Ranch development.
We are 16 year residents of the Rolling Hills neighborhood and have watched as the traffic issues on 227
and Buckley Road have gotten progressively worse as the years have gone by. There's no question that a
development the size and magnitude of the Avila Ranch development will have a negative impact on this
already horrific problem.
As there are no concrete plans to implement traffic solutions for our neighborhood to enter 227 during
peak travel hours at present, we can't agree with the idea of moving forward with a development that
will certainly add additional cars to this route. If children in this development are to attend Los Ranchos
elementary school there will certainly be an additional traffic load in the morning hours when these
children are transported to school. And any evening traffic heading to 101 South will join the throngs of
cars heading up Buckley Rd. to 227 in order to use Price Canyon Rd. to enter 101, thus avoiding the
problem congestion area of 101 at Shell Beach. Any additional traffic on 227 will make an already
perilous driving situation even WORSE for all Rolling Hills residents.
In addition to traffic issues another factor that requires realistic planning and consideration is the
availability of schools. With the closing of Diablo Canyon, SLO Coastal schools are facing reduced funding
with potential teacher lay offs and campus closures. Before additional housing is developed and
students added to SLO Coastal enrollment rosters it is crucial that realistic projections are made in
regard to this issue.
In conclusion, we are voicing our concerns here in regard to the moving forward with the Avila Ranch
development as currently proposed.
We are highly concerned about additional traffic stresses on areas already experiencing intolerable
traffic which does not allow safe entrance onto 227 by residents of the Rolling Hills neighborhood during
peak travel hours, and potential strain on a school system facing a serious reduction in funding.
We believe further planning and consideration of critical topics are necessary before the Avila Ranch
development should proceed.
Thank you,
Jean and Peter Smidth
230 Machado Lane