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Home My WebLink AboutPA2017-228 Comment 212_05062019_DebbaschFrom: Bernard Debbasch <bernard@medviking.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 4:29 PM To: Zdeba, Benjamin Subject: Newport House development Dear Mr Zdeba, I am writing today to voice my concern about the proposed Newport House development. I am a 20+ year resident of Newport Beach and I am concerned about the safety hazards that this project will unavoidably create. The project is within a couple of feet of the sidewalk and will tower the park where a lot of our children play. Many of them bike or walk through the same streets were the added traffic will cause additional danger to them. In addition the location of the proposed development does not allow for enough parking (I am talking about realistic number of spaces) for the number of units that is planned. That will create an unavoidable overflow into the park area, the street and the adjacent neighborhood. In additional delivery trucks will need to exit backward from the proposed development. This is an added safety hazard. Many delivery companies (I believe that UPS is one of them) DO NOT ALLOW their driver to backup after a delivery. They have these rules for a reason and I think that having a development that forces them to violate a basic safety rule is a dangerous proposition. Finally, I have seen many changes in Newport Beach over the last 20+ years. Some good and some bad. I don’t understand why the city is proposing yet another zoning changes especially when the voters have recently clearly demonstrated that they are against the constantly increased urbanization and development density. It has been said that the port street residents would happily see a development to hide the AT&T central office. I am pretty sure that this statement has not actual back-up. As a technologist I understand the need for technical buildings and cellular antennas. 21 additional units are not going to make the port street life better. To the contrary they may block the cellular signals that we all need! Respectfully, Bernard Debbasch 2300 Port Carlisle Pl.