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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Alan Fuller < <br />Sent: <br />Monday, February 11, 2019 2:07 PM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />2525 Main St <br />February 11,2018 <br />Regarding 2525 Main Street Project <br />Response to Presentation of Minh Thai at February 5, 2018 Council Meeting <br />The staff report of other high density projects in Santa Ana that have been approved are not relevant to 2525 Main Street <br />because those other projects are not in a neighborhood of 1,200 single family homes as in this case. These other projects <br />are not appropriate president. <br />500 apartments in Park Santiago is "not in character with the neighborhood" because of the density. Similarly, the height <br />of the 2525 Main St project is out of character with the neighborhood of single family residences and comparison of the <br />height to the other approved projects is meaningless for the same reason. It is not possible to shield an 8 story complex <br />behind a few trees. <br />Access to the project is hard to rationalize. A 496 apartment complex with parking for as many as 1,000 cars with only <br />one point of access and that point only allowing North bound travel on Main Street is irresponsible. The on -ramps to the <br />5 freeway are to the south of the project, so 1,000 cars that want to use the 5 freeway, will have to make a U-turn on Main <br />St. at Walkie Way or further up Main St.or use Memory Lane to Broadway. The Cumulative Impact section in the staff <br />report indicates that the "MainStreet/Santa Clara/1-5 on-ramp is unsatisfactory . South bound cars, returning to the <br />project, will have to make a U-turn at Edgewood and cross to the right hand lane to enter. In evening rush hour those <br />lanes could already be full of North bound cars exiting the 5 Freeway. he single access and resulting congestion will <br />surely result in many residents of 2525 Main finding it much easier to cut thm Park Santiago to the project by using Santa <br />Clara to Santiago to Edgewood for a right turn onto Main Street. <br />In the staff report, it is noted that the 2525 Main St development is "not in character with the neighborhood". Staff <br />indicates this is the same problem as other high density projects, that is, high density projects do not belong in a <br />neighborhood such as Park Santiago. It remains not in character. <br />The Economic Analysis was for the 517 unit project, which is now 476, but the amounts have not been adjusted to reflect <br />the reduction in size. While the analysis shows a positive impact from this project, there are 7 other high density projects <br />with over 3,000 units that will benefit the city funds. Sunshine meetings have been held for the Main Place Mall <br />Transformation with up to an addditional 1,900 residential units and for 2700 N. Main with 247 units. Neither of these <br />developments have nearby homes to be impacted and appear to be a much better plan for Santa Ana to transform the Main <br />Place mall. <br />The Planning Commission voted not to approve the 2525 Main St development. This developer has had two of the high <br />density projects approved where single family neighborhoods were not impacted. This parcel should be a low density <br />housing development. <br />
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