HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/11/2018 Item 2, George
Tonikian, Victoria
From:Vijay George <vageorge@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Re: Planning Commission agenda – North Broad rezoning
To whom it may concern, I am writing again regarding possible development of the open area adjacent to
cerro san luis along broad street (land owned by the Bressi family and given to the Catholic church as I
understand it).
I am unable to make it but my wife will be again attending meeting tomorrow to get details about what the
city is planning. I am concerned about the current area being zoned R1 that is adjacent to a creek, as well as
the remainder of this area. It is unclear to me what any of this land is currently zoned, but I and many others
feel very strongly that it should not be developed.
This is currently open land with a single trail that allows hiking access. I and my family have seen numerous
animals - coyote/jackal, deer, rabbits, numerous birds, etc. both along the creek and in the grassland. It is a
travesty to develop this land when so much wildlife currently use it and the trail present allows for citizens to
access.
I fully realize that development occurs as the city grows, but developing this open area adjacent to the Cerro
San Luis open space and restricting the space of all of the wildlife there is excessive. There are numerous other
areas that could be developed.
Ideally this land could be purchased by a land conservancy to absolutely prevent any development. In the
interim, it should not be re-zoned in a manner that alows development. Frankly this land is special to the
character of the city (it is the mountain the city is named after!) and used by innumerable animals.
Vijay George
Resident of San Luis Obispo
On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 1:59 PM Vijay George <vageorge@gmail.com> wrote:
To whom it may concern, I am writing regarding possible development of the open area adjacent to cerro san luis along
broad street.
My wife will be attending the meeting tomorrow to get details about what the city is planning, but I am concerned
about the current area zoned R1 (which I assume there are plans to build on) which is adjacent to a creek, as well as the
remainder of this area.
This is currently open land with a single trail that allows hiking access. I and my family have seen numerous animals -
coyote/jackal, deer, rabbits, numerous birds, etc. both along the creek and in the grassland. It is a travesty to develop
this land when so much wildlife currently use it and the trail present allows for citizens to access.
I fully realize that development occurs as the city grows, but developing this open area adjacent to the Cerro San Luis
open space and restricting the space of all of the wildlife there is excessive.
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At the very least, if the city insists on developing the land north of the creek than the remainder of the land should be
given a designation that prevents any future development. Ideally, none of this open space would be developed.
Thanks for your time,
Vijay George
Resident of San Luis Obispo
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