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This is written to the Planning Commission
Concerni.ng the development planned for 545 Hig�era Street
This development planned for 545 Hi�.iera Street extends clear through to
Marsh Street. There is no bui.ldi.ng spread out this length in this part of
town. I live right next to this planned building. It would be right on my
driveway line and living inside of my home every day and in the dining
room I would see a 4 story wa11 lining my property to Marsh Street. This
is my office. My Master List Robert Pollard Home was built in 1876 and is
the oldest wood structure in the city of San Luis Obispo that has not been
moved.
Jan Marx, our previous Mayor said that during her time in office a
situation just like this arose on Court Street. She and the Council stopped
that development from being built by writing important GUIDELINES for
the City to use in all new developments. They are sti.11 to be used.
I attended two Hearings with the Architectural Review Commission
and the Guidelines were never used to evaluate this too large building.
This 545 Higtiera project does not belong next to a little historic home
where it looms right over it completely. New buildings on that site are
supposed to blend into the area with beauty and occupants must be quiet.
Guidelines say that no new development is to compromise the privacy of
the occupants of 535 Higuera Street next door. There would be on the
floors 2 to 4 56 studio apartments with each having recessed wi.ndows
which make a11 the party noise louder any hour of the day or night—with
balconies also handy to throw beer cans against my house or into my yard.
From every window on this side the occupants could easily see clear
through my house in every room as I have many windows to enjoy the
warmth and beauty of sunshine. They could see through my cottage and
garage and all parts of my yard.
These Guidelines were written to protect little people li.ke me and so I beg
you please use them to deny this too big bui.lding from being built.
Someone
else can clesign a smaller and much more beautiful design that I and
everyone else would really appreciate. This is a disgrace for the City of
San
Luis Obispo--my special home for 85 years and my fa.mily over 100 years
right in this same house. It will never be sold and is in a Legal Trust and
will
be here forever for people to study the history of San Luis Obispo which I
have in metal files.
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This document is written by Jean A. Ma.rtin, M.A. <��
A school teacher for 39 Ye s dealicated by God's Grace to helpu�.g
peaple have a better life.
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545 Hi era Street Development
Water Table Measurement S mer 2018
The previous owner of 545 Higuera Street had pl s ta build one long
bu�.lding made up of three stary 1 condo ° 'ums that only the
wealthy could ford. They looked like New York Town Houses. They were
very ruce loo ° g.
Last S er c e the last step before the actual bui.l ° g beg wYuch is
to measure the water table. TYus block was under m shes ye s ago
a�nd so every project has to have the water table measured as the very last
step. Never had I seen this operation c ried out before. Men brought in a
truck d it opened toward my fence. Men walked up a r p and worked
by a tall desk v�rith big sheets of tabulations. The par ° g lat was emptied
as a n ber of inen made holes in the p king surface d then went down
with inst ents to measure the water table. It took several days.
ter a few days I asked next doar what was found out. They said they had
to notify the owner that the water table was so high that the 1 d would not
hold the weight af this 3 story buil ° g. The owner ° ediately sold to
. Ju °ns. Then right away the new owner went to the City and filed
the u3.tent of bui.lding a new development 4 stories high.
This whole thing does not m e sense. If the ground c ot hold a 3 story
btulding then it cert ° y c ot hald a 4 story building.
THIS OLE 4 STORY PRO CT S TO BE T NED DO .
Written by Jean A. M tuz, M.A.
Owner of 535 Hi era Street
Raght next door to tYus project which does not belong in this block. It does
not blend in as we are one and two story buil ° gs.
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