2 - PUBLIC COMMENTS_200 N MAIN STREET

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From:Oliver Stahel To:eComment Subject:Historical Commission Re: 200 N Main St. Date:Thursday, April 04, 2019 2:39:38 PM Attachments:Limited Parking Space Option Agreement.pdf Mitigated Negative Declaration.pdf Mitigated Negative Declaration public comments.pdf Dear Members, I am an owner and resident in the Santa Ana lofts adjacent to 200 N Main. I object to any development or changes in relation to the parking lot due to the fact that this is were the owners, residents, employees and guests of the 86 lofts based on CUP 2001-28 currently park. Additionally the owners, guests and tenants of the adjacent studios/ lofts on 2nd St also park in this lot. CUP 2001- 28 allowed for the construction of 86 lofts in 3 phases and included the parking lot in question as part of construction in 2001. The Mitigated Negative Declaration (attached) states on pg 54 section F that the 86 units were to be studios and thus 1.5 parking spaces per unit were sufficient (some units have 1 car garages, some 2 car garages) CUP 2001-28 further goes on to allow for no more than 2 “sleeping areas” to be built (bed rooms) in direct contradiction to the environmental impact report Re; parking impacts Additionally and specifically mentioned in the Mitigated Negative Declaration public comments (attached) pages 6-7 were the understanding that each of the 86 units in the development would have the right (entitlement) to lease one parking space in the City owned structure on the corner of 3rd and Broadway. The city council directed that a parking option agreement be put into place, however what was actually put into place was the (attached) doc, “Limited Parking Space Option Agreement” which expired Jan 1 2005, more than 5 years prior to the development/ construction of phase 3. Currently the structure prohibits overnight parking in its monthly contract and there was a waiting list of 40 people to get a monthly pass in said structure as of two weeks ago. Also the city plans to demolish the structure and redevelop it with less parking. By the time phase 3 of the development is built in 2010/2011 the builder has now made and sold 3 bedroom units. So what we have now is a situation where we have 3 bedroom 2,200 square foot townhouses/ lofts with 1 parking space. What I find interesting is according that the City charter Sec. 41-647. - Utilizing conditional use permits, variances, minor exceptions; time limits, extensions. Conditional use permits expire after 2 years unless extended by the city council for no more than an additional 3 years, which means phase 3 was built illegally using a bogus environmental impact report and a conditional use permit that