CORRESPONDENCE - 75E (GENERAL COMMENTS)

Home Browse Search

September 4, 2018 Submitted via email to skelaher(o).santa-ana.ora and via USPS Selena Kelaher, Associate Planner City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency PO BOX 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702 Re: Magnolia at the Park (now known as Addington) Multi -Family Residential Project Draft Environmental Impact Report State Clearinghouse Number: 2018021031 City of Santa Ana: DP No, 2017-34 Ms. Kelaher, This letter contains my comments regarding the draft Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") for the proposed Magnolia at the Park (Addington) project at 2525 N. Main Street (generally referred to hereafter as "Magnolia" or "the project'). I am a 20 -year resident of the Park Santiago neighborhood ('Park Santiago") and have lived and worked in the area since 1973. 1 am unequivocally opposed to any rezoning of the parcel located at 2525 N. Main Street from Professional Administration Office to Specific Development. The size and scale of Magnolia is unsuited for this location due to the density, height of the buildings, scale of the project, immediate adjacency to a neighborhood comprised solely of historic single-family residences, and the increase in traffic that the project will bring. Additionally, due to its close proximity to the freeway, for health and safety reasons the parcel is not appropriate for a residential development. 25525 N. Main Street must remain zoned as Professional, as it has long been. No Rezoning. No General Plan Amendment. No Apartments. Despite my unwavering objection to any rezoning of the parcel, the following comments address specific areas of concern. 3.0 Project Description 3.6 Proiect Characteristics. Construction Activities The draft EIR indicates Magnolia would be completed in a time period exceeding one year and construction activities would occur Monday through Saturday, 7:00am-8:00pm. This would be a significant disruption to the peace and quiet of adjacent homes and would result in unacceptable noise and activity levels, particularly on evenings and weekends. The proposed mitigation measure indicated in N01-3 is inadequate, considering the extremely close adjacency to single-family residences on the east side of the project. Construction activities should be limited to Monday through Friday, 7:00am-5:O0pm, regardless of the outcome of this project review. Although construction noise is permissible by Santa Ana Municipal Code for the hours indicated in the EIR, the sheer size and lengthy duration of this project, and its immediate adjacency to single-family residences, warrants further restrictions on the days and hours of construction.