HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/3/2018 Item 2, Martin
Goodwin, Heather
From:Tom Martin <t49martin@gmail.com>
Sent:Saturday,
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:ARC, Dec. 3, item 2, 1144 Chorro
Members of the Architectural Review Committee,
I appreciate having the opportunity to voice my opinion on the matter of height limits at this site - and others.
I am relatively new to San Luis Obispo (nearly 3 years). I recall eating dinner one evening soon after we moved in on the
outdoor patio at Blue Sky Cafe. From our table, we admired the view toward the mountains, remarking how beautiful
the sunlight was as it shone on the hills nearing sunset. Now we have a “gorgeous” hotel across the street from where
we sat that completely blocks that view. It pains me to think that no one will ever have that view again in San Luis
Obispo. Oh, wait! A swimming pool was placed on the roof of that hotel, so visitors - but not townspeople - will have
that view as long as they pay the big bucks to stay in the hotel. I remember laughing aloud as I read the article in The
Tribune where the owner or developer was quoted as saying how wonderful the view would be from the top. It was a
slap in the face!
It is evident that developers want nothing more than to make money and this quaint town’s beauty and charm be
damned.
PLEASE! Draw a line now! Do not allow money to be the deciding factor in who you allow to do whatever they want to
the city. Stop allowing the height limit to be moved higher and higher. Stop allowing the visual degradation of San Luis
Obispo. Come to your senses!
Thank you,
Tom Martin
911 Bay Leaf Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7265
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