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Salas, Diana From: kelly.medina@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 11:10 AM To: eComment Subject: Opposition to 2525 N Main proposed plans To Whom It May Concern: I would like to register my opposition to the proposed rezoning of the property at 2525 N. Main St.. I ask you to vote against rezoning and against the developer's present proposal to build a high density apartment building there. The proposed development is located at an already -narrowed strip of Main St., and its projected placement on the lot is too close to the traffic lanes, preventing the possibility of any future widening of that section of the street. This would disallow any future rail lines/trolley going to Main Place to even fit there. Barring your support of maintaining present zoning (which as my ward representative I cannot imagine that you in all conscience would), I ask you NOT to approve the present proposed design. It is too much for such a location, especially since there are so many new developments already in the works within one half mile of it. There are way too many dwellings for such a location so near one-story homes. Its style is completely out of character for the neighborhood. It's too tall, and it's too boxy, lacking any of the architectural beauty or character that our neighborhood has. The proposed extra parking for the Discovery Science Center is also problematic, as I see it. Cars turning into it would have to slow down right in front of cars barreling off of the freeway offramp. Those cars would have to suddenly slam their brakes on, creating potential accidents. Also, people behind them would then easily wind up missing the green light (it's "no turn on red" there-- but many do turn, regardless), and traffic could back up even onto the freeway. In addition, that parking lot's entrance/exit is where people turn right from Edgewood Rd onto Main. They would suddenly have to deal with those entering/exiting, and be hindered from turning --or turn and suddenly have to stop--, causing back-ups for getting out of the neighborhood. Crashes would also likely increase because of little space to visualize cars coming out of the lot. We had similar problems when the bus stop was located there. It was moved North in order to alleviate the problem.