HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 190_05062019_KaylaniFrom: Tarek Kaylani <tkaylani@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 1:04 PM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: safety hazard issues for the proposed Newport House development
(Apt/Condo project) at 4302 Ford Road
Hi,
I am sending this email to voice my concerns about the safety hazard issues for the proposed
Apt/condo project at 4302 Ford Rd.
My concerns can be summarized as follows:
The exit/entrance has cars exiting from the underground parking garage, up a ramp with
extremely limited visibility. The plan is dangerous to pedestrians, bikers and children accessing
the bike lanes or sidewalk at that particular entrance at the end of the ramp.
The building is within a couple feet of the sidewalk and the 3-stories will tower over the park
where our kids are playing. This is a primary pedestrian sidewalk and bicycle route for the kids
going to and from CDM/OLQA. The city park will surely be used by the over 25+ parking places
that the project lacks. Going from the city park lot though the pool area will cut the distance in
half to the elevators compared to even the closet street parking making option too tempting for
tenants and moving vans that will not fit on the property.
Delivery trucks (which already have limited visibility) must exit backwards, while going uphill,
in an almost 90-degree turn, and over the sidewalk and bike path! Once on Ford Road, trucks
will be facing in the wrong direction, and then will have to maneuver perhaps up to 4 times to
reach a 180-degree direction. This is even harder to do as the radius to the park entrance is
greatly reduced when cars are parked on the Ford Road. This will be dangerous to children
accessing the park via the sidewalk and unsuspecting bikes on the bike path.
Thanks,
Tarek Kaylani
1733 Port Barmouth Place
Newport Beach, CA 92660