HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 224a_05062019_MoneyFrom: Jill Money <jilltmoney@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 8:49 PM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: Oppose 4302 Ford Road — from 1842 Port Barmouth
We own three homes in the Port Streets. We are writing this letter individually on behalf of each
property:
Dear Ben/City Planners/City of Newport Beach,
As a Port Street resident since 1974 and homeowners since 1990, we are very much against the
proposed 4302 Ford Road development project.
Our concerns are primarily
#1 Safety and the city potential liability
#2 Impedes the use and enjoyment of the park
#3 High density
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.
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.
The application to the city of Newport Beach includes a zoning change to 21
Multi-Units with 63 bedrooms. At the end of the 2-year construction period
is when we will find out its future zoning and is the then current owner
will be offering as apartments, for sale condos, or "rent only" condos.
We are very concerned about the safety risk to our children and the major
impairment of our ability to use and enjoy the park!
We urge the City to vote against this proposed devlopment. The best use for this space would be
an additional park for our growing community.
Respectfully submitted,
Jill and Chris Money
Owners - 1842 Port Barmouth Place
Newport Beach