HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 98-14; Thompson/Tabata; Tentative Map (CT) (130)January 29, 2002
Mayor Bud Lewis
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
RE: Standard Pacific Development Project-Thompson/Tabada Site
Dear Mayor Lewis:
We of the Spinnaker Hill community have been trying to keep the
existing Daisy Avenue (one of our two primary egresses) from
becoming a de facto collector street for 18 months. This may well
happen with the traffic proposed to be funneled onto it from
nearly 300 new units that the developer is trying to place on
Daisy through Rose. We have provided ovaer 200 signed petitions,
written letters and spoken to the Planning Commission on this
project.
While we obviously prefer that Rose remain closed, we have
cooperated by suggesting alternatives drawn up by a Spinnaker
Hill resident and transportation professional, Joseph H. Hull,
Registered Civil Engineer CA #45807.
Of those alternatives, only one — changing the direction of the
"C" Street cul-de-sac is being recommended by the Planning
Commission, which performed its review mission admirably in
reviewing the project.
However, we are far from satisfied. We want the City Council to
additionally mandate the raised median portion described in Mr.
Hull's alternative. This overriding of the Planning Commission's
recommendations, in combination with the "C" cul-de-sac reversal,
would reduce the additional traffic load generated by the new
project using Daisy Avenue by about half and provide a more
balanced street system.
You will note that we have not protested the relocation of the
affordable housing units from the more upscale Mariner's Point.
We understand it has to go somewhere. And you will note that we
have not gone raging to the media about this project.
But we really have a problem with the advancement of DEVELOPER
PROPERTY RIGHTS VS RESIDENT PROPERTY RIGHTS in this instance. We
implore you to give us the raised median.
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We feel very much like the residents of Ridgecrest in your own
neighborhood, Mr. Mayor, who appreciated the work of the Planning
Commission, but wanted an override to further protect their
property values. We at Spinnaker Hill want the Council to further
protect our street safety and investments. Give us the raised
median, please!
Thanks very much for your kind consideration.
yours
Kennedy
Ct.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 431-1660
jlk@sunfeatures.com
cc: City Council Members Ann Kulchin, Matt Hall, Julianne
Nygaard, Ramona Finnila, Iflarlsbad Planning Commission