HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/9/2019 Item 4, Ayral
Purrington, Teresa
From:Odile Ayral <oayral@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Saturday, September 7, 2019 12:46 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Item 4
Dear ARC Commissioners,
I urge you to deny the project at 545 Higuera / 486 Marsh for the following reasons:
1. It is enormous, without any grace, and completely out of character with the historical neighborhood
next door.
2. Its four stories will tower above our beloved Jack House and other historical buildings. It is your job to
protect historical SLO. You cannot allow an enormous four-story building next to the Jack House.
3. Where is the parking? A tiny garage the size of two trees on the plans is obviously not enough for a
project that is supposed to accommodate both commercial and residential units. These will obviously
impact both the Achievement House and the Bank of the Sierra across the street, and many other places
around.
4. Finally, the lack of parking is very good for the developers’ pockets, but very bad for the occupants
because there is no grocery store downtown. It is hypocritical of the City to demand that people make do
without cars, and expect them to live in a food desert at the same time. Also, please have a look at the
“Terraces” next door and at the building next to the Gennaro restaurant since they both come from the
same architect, and please decide if this is the direction you want for SLO. I hope it’s not, and I hope you
will deny this project because I don’t even see how it could be continued with direction, considering the
avalanche of problems it would create for our downtown.
Sincerely,
Odile Ayral
San Luis Obispo
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