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To:Cohen, Rachel
Subject:RE: 650 Tank Farm Road (SPEC-0398-2017, GENP-1068-2017, EID-1066-2017
From: Doug Hoffman <
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:12 PM
To: Cohen, Rachel <
Rachael, my business (San Luis Paper Co., Inc.) is located directly across Tank Farm Road from the
above noted property. Our driveways practically oppose each other. Having been at this location
since 1972, I want to bring several conditions to your attention.
Flooding: During periods of extreme heavy rain, almost all of the property in question will flood. Tank
Farm Road is above the grade of 650 Tank Farm and forms a dike, trapping run-off. In addition to soil
saturation, the only real drainage is into the creek which crosses Tank Farm, flows through United
Rentals, passes under my driveway and then flows across the Souza Construction property. Putting
dwellings on 650 Tank Farm will, sooner or later, result in flooded houses and several law suits.
Street Access and Traffic Management: Tank Farm Road from the Santa Fee creek bridge to Broad
Street is already impacted by lack of controlled intersections and way too much traffic. Replacing a
few mobile homes with a larger number of permanent structures will dump a lot more traffic onto Tank
Farm Road from the single “alley” now in use. Enlarging or creating another intersection without
traffic control will truly mess up traffic and will result in more accidents and deaths. During morning
and evening traffic periods, vehicles heading east toward Broad Street regularly round the curve over
the Santa Fee Bridge well in excess of 50 MPH.
Flight Path Control: There is a solid reason much of the Tank Farm Road area is not already built up
with housing. Planes always make a lot of noise at takeoff and planes occasionally fail to climb out
after takeoff. My business sits beside the end of the SLO County Regional Airport’s main runway and
there are many times that conversation stops because of the noise. Replacing a few mobile homes
with a larger number of permanent dwellings will add even more pressure to close down the
airport. Many of SLO’s largest employers are here because of the ease-of-access our Regional
Airport offers.
It is best noted that if the City forces the Airport Area Planning Commission to change its Specific
Plan and a plane does crash with on-the-ground fatalities, Both the City and the Airport will face
gigantic court awards.
Why seek an Airport Area Specific Plan change before the City has even started on its own planning
and review process?
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I plan to attend the City Council meeting on the 5 of February. At that time, I will raise the above
questions plus several others still being “fact checked”.
Thank you,
Douglas C. Hoffman
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President & Owner
San Luis Paper Co., Inc.
1/30/2019 12:07:33 PM
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