HomeMy WebLinkAboutAlexandra Shaw-Item 6From: Ostashay, Leah
To: Schindler, Aldo; Bernard, Nicole; Yasuda. Erica; Woodward, Carrie; Kendig, David
Cc: Luna. Crystal
Subject: FW: Disposition and Development Agreement with Tustin Legacy Acquisition LLC (Irvine Company) for portions of
disposition areas 213, 2C and 8 at Tustin Legacy
Date: Monday, April 7, 2025 11:37:23 AM
From: Alexandra Shaw <
Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2025 7:34 AM
To: City Council <citycouncil@tustinca.org>
Subject: Disposition and Development Agreement with Tustin Legacy Acquisition LLC (Irvine
Company) for portions of disposition areas 213, 2C and 8 at Tustin Legacy
To the Tustin City Council,
I am a resident of the Landing at Tustin Legacy and am writing to you with regards to the consent
calendar item number 6: "Disposition and Development Agreement with Tustin Legacy
Acquisition LLC (Irvine Company) for portions of disposition areas 213, 2C and 8 at Tustin
Legacy".
I am supportive of this new development and I believe the Irvine Company is capable of
delivering a high -quality project that will be great for the city of Tustin. However, as the most
directly impacted neighbor, I have significant concerns regarding the location of the parking
garage entrance for Building One which is aligned with the existing Flight Way street (see
attached image).
Many future residents of the new development will likely enter their community directly through
our neighborhood - coming from the 55 Freeway, traveling southbound on Barranca, and will be
compelled to make a left turn onto Armstrong Ave and a right turn onto Flight Way in order to
avoid an additional signalized, left turn at Tustin Ranch Road and Compass Avenue (see
attached image). Flight Way is a narrow residential road with parallel parking on both sides.
There is also an increased level of pedestrian traffic from the Alley Grove Promenade that
crosses Flight Way. Pedestrians crossing Flight Way, between parked cars, are often unseen by
motorists.
One of the things that makes our Landing at Tustin Legacy community special is that it is a safe
neighborhood, where children run around playing tag and hide & seek and families walk around
the community throughout the day. In addition, we are home to quite a few new parents who
can frequently be seen taking their babies for strolls. However, the increased traffic flow from
the Tustin Legacy Specific Plan will make this increasingly problematic and create a dangerous
situation.
The garage entrances for buildings 2 through 6 are well located on new streets that are interior
to the proposed development, or in the case of building 6, not in alignment with a proposed
street. While I understand that the locations of the parking garages have been assessed by
traffic specialists and this is a second reading, I still hope the City and the Irvine Company would
consider relocation of the garage entrance. Many of us are new to Tustin and first-time
homeowners who do not understand how City government works, which is why we didn't speak
out at the first reading. Consideration of this design change would go a long way to validate that
we are being heard.
I also would encourage the City to consider engaging with the residents living at Tustin Legacy.
Tustin Legacy is a sizable property that will have a significant impact on the future of Tustin, but
development has been both slow and seems to happen in a vacuum and without public input.
To reiterate, I'm not opposed to the development but would very much appreciate you
considering a design change to relocate the location of the parking garage entrance for Building
One.
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