HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 217_05062019_SaberFrom: Dave Saber <davesaber1@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 6:04 PM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: 4302 Ford Road Project
Dear Mr. Zdeba,
I'm a 7-year Newport Beach resident residing in the Harbor View housing development, at 1972
Port Seabourne Way, and am the owner of a duly locally licensed healthcare industry consulting
business which I conduct here in the city.
I'm writing to express my objection to the rezoning of property at the corner of Ford Road and
MacArthur, as well as to the current development plan. I believe the development poses a
number of safety and quality of life issues for residents of our neighborhood, and surrounding
neighborhoods.
The building location plan 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.
Right at the entrance to the park is the project’s hazardous design. 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.
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.
Thank you for your consideration,
Dave Saber
1972 Port Seabourne Way
Newport Beach