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From: <MBBJenkins@ao).com>
To: <council@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>
Date- Wed, Jan 30, 2002 8:01 AM
Subject: STANDARD PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT-THOMPSON/TABADA SITE
Dear Carlsbad City Council,
As a resident of the Spinnaker Hill community, and the father of a young
child, I most strongly support the measures outlined below for mitigating the
impact of n6w housing developments on Daisy Avenue automobile traffic.
Traffic is already too heavy and cars generally travel too fast on Daisy and
I anticipate these conditions to worsen should Rose Ave be connected to Daisy
in conjunction with the Thompson/Tabata project.
Please consider the alternatives provided to keep Spinnaker Hill as safe as
possible for families and their children.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs Brent Jenkins
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January 28, 2002
Mayor Bud Lewis
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Re: Standard Pacific Development Project-Thompson/Tabata Site
Dear Mayor Lewis:
This letter is to provide information in support of the recent action of the
City Planning Commission regarding the proposed Standard Pacific development
known as Thompson/Tabata project. The public hearing for the project was in
November 2001 and the Planning Commission took action on the project in
December 2001.
The Spinnaker Hill community has been concerned during the development of
this project, primarily due to the proposed connection of Rose Drive to
existing Daisy Avenue and the resulting traffic from the project. We have
discussed these concerns with City staff, Standard Pacific, and provided
comments to the Planning Commission during the public hearing for the
project. In order to alleviate some of the additional traffic that would use
Daisy Avenue, several alternatives were developed. These alternatives, and
in particular, Modified Alternative 3, were presented to the Planning
Commission. A copy of this alternative is attached for your use. The
project, as previously proposed, would have added an estimated 760 trips to
Daisy Avenue, which currently carries about 2000 trips per day.
The Planning Commission considered the two features of Modified Alternative
3. These features are changing the direction of the "C" Street cul-de-sac and
adding a raised median at the south end of "B" Street. We were very pleased
that the Planning Commission discussed this alternative in detail and
listened to the concerns of the community. The Planning Commission did an
excellent job in analyzing the proposed project and impacts and ultimately
decided to recommend the modification to the direction of the "C" Street
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cul-de-sac. We strongly support the Planning Commission in this
recommendation.
In addition, we are requesting that the City Council consider the raised
median portion of the alternative. These features in combination would
reduce the additional traffic from the proposed project using Daisy Avenue by
approximately 50% and provide a more balanced local street system. With
these features in place the traffic on Daisy Avenue would be about 2400 trips
per day and about 1800 trips per day on Rose Drive.
We would like to again recognize the skill of the Planning Commission in
reviewing this project. We also greatly appreciate your further
consideration of this alternative to create a project that is a good fit for
the existing community. Should you have any questions please feel free to
contact us at (760) 438-2719.
Sincerely,
Mary R. Hull Joseph R. Hull, Registered Civil Engineer CA #45807
c: City Council Members Ramona Finnila, Ann Kulchin, Julianne Nygaard, Matt
Hall
Carlsbad Planning Commission
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