HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/17/2019 Item 13, Grady
Tonikian, Victoria
From:John Grady <johngrady5@yahoo.com>
Sent:Friday, September
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Agenda item #13 - 1144 Chorro St.
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
I am dumbfounded that you would even entertain the notion of a 75 feet tall building at 1144 Chorro Street. A building of
this height anywhere in our downtown core is offensive and excessive by every measure, but it's particularly inappropriate
at this site of a major downtown intersection. It will simply dwarf everything around it, and if your past experience is
repeated you'll throw in density bonuses and eliminate reasonable parking requirements.
Isn't the maximum height limit in our downtown core 50 feet? This proposal represents a 50% increase over present
design guidelines! That's beyond excessive and should never be considered.
This city council routinely votes in lock step, blindly following directions from the Community Development Department
and city staff, with wanton disregard for the wants and opinions of our city's residents, which by the way are your
constituents.
I urge your unanimous denial of this project with direction to the applicant to present a project that complies with our City's
Community Design Guidelines and Historic Preservation Guidelines.
Thank you.
John Grady
San Luis Obispo, CA
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