HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrad Losey (Item 12) From: Losey,Brad
To: City Clerk
Cc:
Subject: Citizen Comments-Public Hearing Aug 17,2021 re:VTTM 17822
Date: Wednesday,August 11,2021 11:00:26 AM
Ms. Yasuda,
Please convey the following comments to the City Council regarding the proposed project at 13751
& 13841 Red Hill Avenue.
Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers,
I urge to NOT APPROVE the addendum to the RHAS FPEIR for this project. The project fails to
address the increasing pressure on the limited parking within the city. The density of 137 residential
units is not adequately serviced by 227 parking spaces. This is less than two on-site parking spaces
per resident. With several spaces likely to be encumbered by dedication to visitor parking, short
term drop-off/pick-ups, electrical vehicles, disabled parking, reserved spaces for the retail space,
etc. The parking available to the 137 residential units will likely be closer to 175 or less. This is
totally inadequate.
With the continual rising cost of homes and the economic pressures, it is certain that these homes
will largely be purchased by two-earner families. The parking demands need to be adequately
addressed with a MINIMUM of 2 unencumbered on-site parking stalls per home with an additional
30%of parking stalls required to address the encumbrances listed above. In light of the recent
COVID-19 crises, it is apparent that public transportation cannot be relied upon as a permanent
solution for commuting. Vehicle Trips per Day are certain to increase over the Pre-COVID levels
when businesses fully open. I predict that there will be a reluctance to use public transportation by
most commuters.
Without adequate on-site parking, and with the limited available street parking in this already
crowded area of the city, the result will be unauthorized parking in the commercial center across
Red Hill Avenue. With this, the incidents of jaywalking and vehicle/pedestrian accidents will
increase. There is no indication that housing costs will decrease in the future, increasing the
number of vehicle commuters/residents in these homes in the future. This project needs to
consider the future impacts as well as the existing situation.
I urge you to reject this proposal and condition the developer to design the project with a minimum
of 2.3 parking places per residence.
Respectfully,
Brad Losey, Registered Civil Engineer