HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/25/2018 Item 1, McLean
Goodwin, Heather
From:cc mc lean <ccmslo@att.net>
Sent:Monday, July
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:July 25,, 2018 Planning Commission meeting, Item # 1, 790 Foothill Blvd.
PLEASE FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS & POST ON AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE. THANK YOU.
Planning Commissioners:
Please stop the predatory buildings that are coming to the North part of San Luis Obispo. You
have the power to put the brakes on projects such as this one that are too massive and tall for
the Northern neighborhoods and are taking away views, privacy, sunlight and are not
compatible with the neighborhood with its already over-crowded and strained roads which
threatens the safety, health and welfare of residents.
The parking reduction that is proposed will have severe negative impacts. The result is that
the already over-parked area will not be able to accommodate an increase in parking needs
and will end up parking in residential neighborhoods and shopping centers which are already
crowded with the many customers,employees who do not have parking at their workplace
and the students who park in the Foothill area to avoid Cal Poly's steep parking fees & lack
of adequate parking.
The already horrible traffic in this area will be worsened by the addition of the 790 Foothill
project whose driveways are in a very dangerous locations. This project will be three times
the size of 22 Chorro. The increased traffic will negatively impact the safety of pedestrians,
bicyclists and vehicles. This unacceptable risk needs to be addressed by you.
Please require that drawings be made to scale. The computer renderings of the project are
misleading and give the appearance of plenty of space between the streets and the
apartments and that is not the reality with the reduced setbacks and minimal parking. Take a
look at the developer's other project at 22 Chorro and you'll see how intrusive these projects
are in reality as well as the safety issues.
A project of this size, mass & scale needs to require the use of story poles (or 3D computer
renderings illustrating before and after images) so that residents and City officials can
visualize the true size, mass, siting, density and impacts of a development project. Once
again, 22 Chorro is a shock to most neighbors since the reality of the project does not match
the computer renderings with amply planted mature street trees nor did the drawings show
the dangerous juxtaposition of the 22 Chorro driveway and the Ferrini driveway across
Chorro Street.
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The Foothill/Chorro intersection is already very dangerous and will be more perilous due to
the increased amount of traffic being generated; it's three times the size of 22 Chorro. A real,
up to date traffic and circulation study needs to be done, not merely an extrapolation from out
of date computer data.
As a City commission you have the power to not allow the finagling that happens before and
after the building is finished and signed off. The oversized bedrooms will easily be
partitioned resulting in two times the bedrooms permitted. Please do not be fooled by the
term "privacy screen" that the planners used to bamboozle the ARC Commissioners; the new
term for a wall is evidently a "privacy screen." The City turns a blind eye to such violations
which preys on students and tremendously increases outrageous profits for the
developer. It's time to stand up for our City and its residents. San Luis Obispo residents
deserve protection in terms of our safety, health and welfare over a developer's profits.
Sincerely,
Cheryl McLean
Anholm
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