HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/6/2018 Item 1, Walker
Goodwin, Heather
From:dan walker <dan65782@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday,
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Connect 950 Orcutt Rd. development
Dear Advisory Members,
We live in the area that the developer is planning on building the "Connect" Apartments at 950 Orcutt Rd. San Luis
Obispo. We have concerns that we would like you to consider.
1. The land in which they plan to build was previously a gas station, and over the years has been the site of storage and
construction. We believe it is very important to complete an environmental impact study to determine if the site has
continued contamination. If contamination becomes a concern after the building is built the city as well as the
developer will be legally libel for damages and medical damages for people living and visiting this community. The
liability to the City is too great not to facilitate a study!
2. The Parking is woefully short of meeting the requirements of a community of this size. The developer has come up
with a creative way to park vehicles, however, it will clearly fail and parking will be a big problem for the
neighborhood. The current parking plan will not succeed.
a. Parking requirement reduction should not be considered. This development needs every bit of parking that code
regulations require. Most apartments are occupied by two or more residents. If each has an automobile, the community
is immediately short of parking. Any type of visitation, parties, visitation from friends and relatives, deliveries, puts this
property in distress. There is no way the current plan can accomodate the residents, let alone visitation. It will fail!
b. When people are coming home from work or going to work the current lift system will not be able to accomodate
residents. Imagine 50 individuals coming home at one time or leaving for work at work time. Supposed you have a
doctor's appointment you really need to make. Where will the line go to get on the lift and into parking, how long is the
wait to park? This system will not work which will put the burden of parking on other properties in the community, who
have their own parking concerns.
3. Too many units on a small amount of land. Code may allow high density, however, it does not make for good living
and will make for cramped tenament like living. Far too urban for SLO.
4. No open space and very little landscaping. This promotes urban problems which will cause law enforcement
concerns, noise to nearby residents, and unhealthy living.
5. Too close to the railway. Noise, movement, dust, pollution. We have all seen movies of low rent apartments with
the train going by shaking the apartment making it difficult to hear, or speak.
6. This community should be responsible for funding expensive infrastructure improvements that were completed
around the site, which the city continues to pay for. The developer needs to pay for infrastructure, roads, bridges, bike
paths, street repair that needs to be completed in areas of the communit that service this property. Entirely too little
funding from this property for infrastructure.
7. Way too much building, and too many people for this small lot.
8. As it stands this development is a disaster in the making.
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Please do not approve this project until further study and hopefully a reduction in density.
Thank you,
Dan and Cindy Walker
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