HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/16/2018 Item 2, McLean
Purrington, Teresa
From:cc mc lean <ccmslo@att.net>
Sent:Friday, July
To:Advisory Bodies; CityClerk
Subject:July 16,, 2018 ARC meeting, Item # 2, 790 Foothill
PLEASE FORWARD TO ARC MEMBERS & POST ON AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE. THANK
YOU.
ARC Commissioners:
Please stop the predatory buildings that are coming to northern San Luis Obispo. You have
the power to put the brakes on projects that are too massive and tall for the Northern
neighborhoods and are taking away views, privacy, sunlight and are not compatible with the
nearby dwellings and businesses.
The parking reduction that is proposed will have severe negative impacts. The result is that
the already over-parked area will not be able to accommodate an increase in parking needs
and will end up with people parking in residential neighborhoods and shopping centers which
are already crowded with the many employees who do not have parking at their workplace,
not to mention the center's customers and students who park in the Foothill area to avoid Cal
Poly's parking fees & lack of adequate parking.
The already horrible traffic in this area will be worsened by the addition of the 790 Foothill
project whose driveways are in very dangerous locations. This project will be three times the
size of 22 Chorro. The increased traffic will negatively impact the safety of pedestrians,
bicyclists and vehicles. This unacceptable risk needs to be addressed by the City of San Luis
Obispo.
Please require that drawings be made to scale. The computer renderings of the project are
misleading and give the appearance of plenty of space between the streets and the
apartments and that is not the reality with the reduced setbacks and minimal parking. Take a
look at the developer's other project at 22 Chorro and you'll see how intrusive these projects
are in reality as well as the safety issues. A project of this size, mass & scale needs to require
the use of story poles (or 3D computer renderings illustrating before and after images) so that
residents and City officials can visualize the true size, mass, siting, density and impacts of
development projects. Once again, 22 Chorro is a shock to most neighbors since the reality
of the project does not match the computer renderings with amply planted mature street trees
nor did the drawings show the dangerous juxtaposition of the 22 Chorro driveway and the
Ferrini shopping center driveway across Chorro Street. This is a horrific traffic/safety hazard.
The Foothill/Chorro intersection is already very dangerous and will be less safe due to
the increased amount of traffic that will be generated by 790 Foothill; IT'S THREE TIMES THE
SIZE OF 22 CHORRO. A real, up to date traffic and circulation study needs to be done, not
merely an extrapolation from out of date computer data. The impacts of reduced setbacks will
only compound the traffic/safety problems.
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As a City commission you have the power to not allow the finagling that happens before and
after the building is finished and signed off. The oversized bedrooms will easily be
partitioned resulting in two times the bedrooms permitted and the City turns a blind eye to
such violations which preys on students and tremendously increases outrageous profits for
the developer. It's time to stand up for our City and its residents. San Luis Obispo deserves
better.
Sincerely,
Cheryl McLean
Anholm
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