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<br /> <br /> <br />Joan Todisco <br /> <br />Santa Ana, CA 92704 <br /> <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Planning Commission <br />20 Civic Center Drive <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />September 7, 2019 <br />Re: CUP for Proposed Project of Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />I am a home-owner, impacted by this proposed project, and I wish to go on record as to my <br />opposition to this project. I have attended most of the previous meetings with the Church and <br />listened to the parishioners talking about their spirituality and their education, without ever <br />mentioning any benefit to the residents being impacted by their expansion. I am as educated, <br />or more so, than any of these people. This is irrelevant to the issues at hand. This site will <br />always be too small for this church. Expansion can happen here ONLY if they intrude into our <br />neighborhood. <br />Yes, they need a place to congregate. BUT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE! The proposed plan is just <br />the beginning; I have seen their MASTER PLAN. If taken to fruition, our life style will be <br />destroyed along with our property values. With the current size of their congregation, parking <br />is already hopelessly out of control. We, the residents, have always feared an emergency, such <br />as a fire in the neighborhood when cars are parked on both sides of these narrow streets during <br />church activities. WE DID HAVE A FIRE RECENTLY - thankfully it was on a weekday and the <br />streets were open because 5 fire trucks responded and filled the streets. If this was during <br />church activity, likely that building would have burned down because of lack of access to it. The <br />Fire Chief advised us to notify The Safety Commission to change the layout of the street <br />markings and paint the curbs red to prohibit parking on the street curve. Thankfully the City of <br />Santa Ana responded and this much has been improved. <br />Expected benefits here are completely one-sided. There is nothing in this for the neighborhood <br />but more aggravation. The architecture is completely out of character for the neighborhood. <br />The enormous arches that already exist are lit up at night, glaring into the surroundings. The <br />new project will be in the same design but closer to our homes. <br />If expansion is so important to the church, they need to build it off-site. Provide the school, <br />social hall and parking that they so badly need in an open area that will allow for future