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Orozco, Norma From: Jill < Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 2:48 PM To: eComment Subject: Overlay proposal for Elks Club parcel To whom it may concern; I am writing to give some comments on the proposal for the 600+ units to be built on the parcel known as the Elks. I can not make the Tuesday meeting and only just received the notice at my home last week. I currently own the property aqt 207 Wright, Santa Ana. I am a realtor by trade and feel this proposal will greatly damage the current property values in the area for single family homes. We currently are struggling with parking issues that I tried to address to the city with no help. So first why do I oppose? I love the idea of the street car and wish it would go further down 4th or 1 St street to the freeway. I do not like the high density coming in to the neighborhood with no infrastructure to support it. You are allowing for 1200 parking spots for the 600 units (2 per site),but nothing for the commercial use. Also in this area we have many multiple households with 2-6 people with automobiles. Where will these people park? Where will these people shop, get outside (no parks in area), and have recreation? You recently allowed the high density units on First St. and Cabrillo which still have not fully sold. If they and these do not sell will they become rentals? Did Santa Ana not learn from the Grisett era of high density building? All those apartments in Santa Ana which brought blight to the neighborhoods. If you in addition put up another high density building on 4th St at Cabrillo that will bring about 8,000 people in to a square mile area. There is a small park there but it is already over crowded. I petitioned for permit parking 2 years ago on Wright St. The section closest to the Mayors home received the permits, my area did not. There are many absentee landlords and multiple family units. I have parking for my area but the other homes do not. We are getting overflow from the apartments on Lyon and First Street. Also there are transient motor homes parking on Palm St. regularly. I also petitioned for Palm but was told that since there was a commercial building there we could not go permit. That property has a large parking lot and does not use street parking. We are riddled with trash, beer bottles. people urinating in our yards, etc. What will happen when you have 1800 people with 1200 parking spots. They will come to our areas also and over whelm the residential neighborhood. All of this will decrease our values and bring crime into our area. I was told the Zoo wanted that area for a parking lot, why not sell it to them and make a better use of the property for something that is really needed. Sincerely, Jill Spencer Broker Todays Real Estate O