HomeMy WebLinkAboutRPT 4 CITIZEN COMPLNT 11-16-87TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAIM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
CITIZEN COMPLAINT - CARFAX AVENUE CUL-DE-SAC
RE C0 MME NDAT I 0H:
That the Tustin City Council authorize either the permanent closure of the
pedestrian gate on Carfax Avenue, or order the complete removal of said gate and
the replacement of the perimeter wall.
BACKGROUND:
At the October 19, 1987 City Council meeting, Councilman Kelly forwarded a copy of
a petition (copy attached) from the residents of Carfax Avenue and Drayton Way to
Staff for review and response. The residents' concerns were as follows:
1. Utilization of Carfax Avenue by tenants and guests of the California
Apartments.
2. Utilization of Carfax Avenue by users of the tennis courts.
3. Noise generated by guests/tenants of the California Apartments in
the late evening and early morning hours that utilize Carfax Avenue
for parking.
4. Litter and debris left by guests/tenants of the California Apartments.
5. Grafitti on walls and sidewalks.
6. Animal waste from apartment dwellers' pets.
7. The use of the small pedestrian gate to provide access to Carfax Avenue.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed these areas of concern and concurs in many instances with the
petitioners. A recap of Staff's findings is as follows:
1. The grafitti had been removed prior to the receipt of the petition along
with the City-wide removals in September.
2. A review of the Community Development Department records/plans indicates that
a pedestrian gate was not on the original apartment plans, nor on the proposed
condominium conversion plans.
The only authorized gate was the fire gate on the Carfax Avenue cul-de-sac that
was to be locked at all times and used only for emergency purposes. This
was-to minimize impacts to the residential neighborhood to the North.
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Citizen Complaint - Carfax Avenue Cul-de-Sac
November 10, 1987
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3. That the California Apartment complex charges for some of the tenant parking
spaces which may be one of the causes of apartment tenant parking on Carfax
Avenue/Drayton Way.
It appears that the permanent closure or removal of the pedestrian gate from the
California Apartment complex to the Carfax Avenue would minimize or eliminate the
petitioners' concerns 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 listed above. It would not eliminate the
use for tennis court parking or the potential for additional grafitti.
Contact was also made with the Police Department regarding the late evening noise
and racing down the street and they indicated they would certainly respond when
called, but it would have to be at the time of the occurrence and not after the
fact.
It is suggested that the California Apartment complex management be contacted and
directed to permanently close/lock said pedestrian gate, or that the pedestrian
gate be entirely removed and the wall replaced.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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We the undersigned, who live on Carfax.and Drayton in the City of Tustin,
are sick and tired of supplying the parking lot for the California Apartment
renters and quest.
Along with the tennis court parking, we are left With no room for
parking our vehicles and those of quests, in front of, or beside our own
homes.
On any given night,, there are 'from ten to forty cars parked on the Carfax
Cul-de-sac, Carfax Drive and Drayton Streets, the weekends being the worst.
There are parties on Friday and Saturday nights that last til foUr. and five
in the morning. The people going to and leaving these parties do not do it
in a qui~t manner. They stand out in the street and talk loudly, car radios
blaring, car engines running and then they race down the street, honking
their horns. The noise and traffic is unbearable.
Besides the heavy traffi~ and party goers, we have to put up with broken
glass, beer bottles and cans, fights, car damage and the latest - foul grafitti
spray painted all over the wall and sidewalk. There has been several instances
of them .parking across driveways, blocking us in or out.
The Cul'-de-sac has turned into a toilet for animal waste from thc apartment
dwellers who continue to allow their animals to defecate here. We have been
told by the managers no animals are allowed in the apartments.
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We, as taxpayers and residents of Tustin are petitioning the city to have
the small walk thru gate that gives them access to our homes and parking, be
-cemented up so that we no longer have to put up with the above problems.
When the apartments were first built, there was no gate for pedestrians to
~t through and there were no traffic and noise problems what so ever. To our
knowledge, a walk through gate was not in the original plans for the California
A~artment complex.. This gate was added to the Complex after a sale of the
property. Therefore, this walk through is a major concern to the residents
of this housing trac. t-. as voting, taxpayers.
The residents in this area were told that they would not be bothered by
the people in' the apartments. The only gate on the cul-de-sac was locked and
was a fire gate only.
Now, we no longer feel safe:
On behalf of'all the residents in this tract of homes, we are asking that
immediate action be taken.
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