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Alcala, Abigail From: David Kiwerski WP2AAT < Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2023 8:14 PM To: eComment Subject: Fwd: Item # 17 - Deny the Appeal Dear Santa Ana Planning Commission: It has come to our attention that the vacant lot at the intersection of Tustin Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue is being considered for a gas station site. This would not be a good site for the station for the following reasons: • It would interrupt the flow of traffic: Tustin Avenue narrows to two lanes just past the proposed site and Santa Clara narrows to a single lane traveling east. Adding more cars that will need to enter and exit the station would make merging traffic more dangerous. • The station would intensify the heavy traffic in an already busy intersection. Drivers who are unfamiliar with the intersection and are exiting the Stater Bros. Shopping Center are often unaware of drivers turning right onto Santa Clara Ave. from Tustin Ave., and the same can be said about those drivers making the right-hand turns. There is a history of traffic collisions at that corner. • Hazardous materials are inherent to the operation of service stations. With the number of accidents already mentioned, it would be a risk to businesses and residents alike to add the station. • The service station would increase the amount of traffic students would face traveling to and from school. The presence of a gas station would not only have a negative impact on the preschoolers at Plumfield Preschool, but would also affect students attending SAUSD schools (John Muir Fundamental and Sierra Preparatory Academy) and TUSD schools (Loma Vista, Hewes, Foothill, and Hillcrest). There are also several private schools in the area that could also be impacted by the addition of a filling station at that corner. Many parents elect to have their children walk to school. There are no crossing guards at this intersection, and the addition of traffic moving in an out of a service station would create a higher risk to students. • The relatively recent opening of a doughnut shop and Starbucks sharing the lot with the refurbished liquor store at the same intersection directly affected traffic patterns which would be severely compounded by the service station. Thank you for taking these items under consideration. We respectfully ask that you deny the appeal so that the area will remain safe for commuters, businesses, and residents. David and Pamela Kiwerski WP2AAT "No Microsoft, no Apple, just good old reliable Linux"