HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication 2201 East Coast Highway; Corona Del Mar, CAFrom:ALRON7099@aol.com
To:Zdeba, Benjamin
Cc:Crager, Chelsea; Jurjis, Seimone; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff;
Brenner, Joy; O"Neill, William; garen@korkerliquor.com
Subject:Application 2201 East Coast Highway; Corona Del Mar, CA
Date:Wednesday, May 01, 2019 10:19:15 AM
Attachments:5-1-19 NB KORKER LETTER.pdf
Dear Benjamin;
Please see the attached letter concerning the application at 2201 East Coast Highway; Corona Del Mar,
CA
thank you for your attention on this matter.
Sincerely,
Allyson Presta
PV 1984 GP
Ron and Allyson Presta
P.O . Box 7099
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone 949-759-1275
May 1,2019 (US Mail and Email)
Benjamin Zdeba, Associate Planner
City of Newport Beach Planning Department
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Re: Application Union 76 Station at 2201 East Coast Highway; Corona Del Mar, CA
Dear Benjamin;
Thank you so much for talking to me at the Corona Del Mar Annual Town Hall Meeting. As property
owners of the adjacent liquor store property (Korker Liquor) I wish to lodge a formal letter against the
application for replacement of the automotive service station (1,735 square feet) with a new
convenience store (2,400 square feet, with total building of 4,025 square feet) with off sale beer and
wine.
I am concerned about this application for a number of reasons:
1 . That we are in census tract #062701 that permits one (1) ABC off sale (type 21, Liquor, Beer
and Wine) license (Korker has been there since the 1950's) there has already been one PCN
granted to allow an additional off sale type 21 (Liquor, Beer and Wine) double the permitted
allowance, and this application is for another off sale store (type 20 , off sale beer and wine).
2. My tenant, Garen Yekenian, would not survive a reduction of sales volume. The total sales
volume of the store has been relatively flat over the last 15 years at $60,000 per month (with
inflation, this is actually declining sales volume). Garen works the store open to closing and is
supporting his widowed mother (his hours are shorter/number of days less than what is
proposed with this application for the Union 76 Gas Station). Garen is closed on Sundays, in
response to requests from residential neighbors (Papas Liquor is open until 2 am down the
street).
3 . At Korker Liquor, since the Yekenian's have been my tenant (for the last 15 years), there has
not been a call/incident (no sales to minors, no DUI, no code violations, etc.). Statements
about trouble at this location are inflammatory and just plainly not true .
4. The gas station exit/path of travel/radius dimension of 18 feet on the South side seem tight
(from exiting the existing gas pumps vs proposed parking spaces to the coast highway exit.
Over the years, we have had 2 separate "accidents" where gas station customers have "hit the
gas" instead of the brake, and hit the wall at Korker. I see larger vehicles and very tight ingress
and egress.
5. Parking spaces 4 and 5 on the proposed plan are located on and over the existing gas tanks,
proposed parking spaces 6, 7 and H/C 8 could not enter or exit during the delivery process.
How is this going to work for his fuel deliveries?
6. The drawing of second floor "storage space " of 1,500 square feet will become additional office
space, and the entrance is designed for access from the street level, and does not represent
the true parking requirements in the submitted calculation.
7 . I object to the trash being proposed adjacent to Korker's front door, and along the sidewalk of
Coast Highway. This will be dirty, smelly, it will present a hazard for motorists along coast
highway for the trash disposal, and an attractive nuisance for dumping.
8. Does the city of Newport Beach really want two liquor stores next to each other across from
the Corona del Mar Plaza and the entrance to the civic center/library? The city of Newport has
been cognizant of diversity of businesses, and putting 2 liquor stores, literally 20 feet apart
from each other is not a good idea.
9 . What is the plan for loading/unloading of deliveries? This plan puts additional truck loading
and unloading, on coast highway , in front of Korker for this store.
10 . The Union 76 currently has an ATM outside for customer use after 10 pm at night. What kind
of traffic does this invite after hours, and so easy on/off coast highway?
11 .What is the plan for the used cars that he is currently selling at this location? Did he obtain a
CUP for these car sales with his dealership license? Is that also part of the new application?
The last ad of Hamid's I saw on Craig's List was for a used 2016 Mercedes Sprinter for sale,
showed its location at 2201 E. Coast Highway, Corona Del Mar, and I have the listing and
pictures of it on site at the station.
12. The proposed architecture is very modern and out of character for the Corona del Mar
community
Thank you for your attention on this matter.
Sincerely,
Allyson Presta
cc:Email to : bzdeba@newportbeachca .gov
Chelsea Crager, Associate Planner ccrager@newportbeachca .gov (assigned to this application)
Seimone Jurjis, community development director sjuqis@newportbeachca .gov
Diane Dixon , Mayor dd ixon@newportbeachca gov
Brad Avery , Councilman bavery@newportbeachcagov
Marshall Duffield, Councilman dduffie ld@newportbeachca.gov
Kevin Muldoon, Councilman kmuldoon@newportbeachca .go v
Jeff Herdman , Councilman jherdman@newportbeachca gov
Joy Brenner, Councilwoman joy@newportbeachcagov
Will O'Neill , Mayor Pro Tem woneill@newportbeachcagov
Garen Yekenian ga ren@korkerIiQuor.com