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COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED REGARDING THE
FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEM:
Zoning Text Amendment No. 15-003
(Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan Update)
Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
Friday, April 17, 2015 2:06 PM
Medel, Rosemary; Villasenor, Jennifer
FW: 17811 Beach Blvd and the BECSP
FYI
Jane James
City of Huntington Beach
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
714-536-5596
[email protected]
www.huntingtonbeachca.gov
From: Peter Blied [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:26 PM
To: Planning Commission
Cc: Peter Blied
Subject: 17811 Beach Blvd and the BECSP
Dear Commission Members,
Thank you first and foremost for serving the City of HB as Commissioners. I am keenly aware that it is a significant role
and responsibility that you all share. I also wanted to thank you for your support for the proposed changes to the draft text
amendment that will allow small commercial projects to proceed without the burden of a new 30 foot setback requirement.
I will of course be attending and presenting at the pending CC meeting in May, but I wanted to pause along the way and
recognize your reasoned and much-appreciated support on behalf of both Western Bay, LLC, and Coast to Coast
Commercial, LLC, the area franchisee for Sonic Corp. We are jointly driving our project forward to finally rid the City of
the current unsightly mess at the site.
I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Warmest Regards,
Peter J. Blied
North County Consulting
714.262.0651
pblied04(yahoo.com
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Medel, Rosemary
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Hess, Scott
Thursday, April 16, 2015 7:46 AM
Medel, Rosemary
Villasenor, Jennifer
Fw: Beach-Edinger Corridor High Density Housing
For RCA
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From: Maury Jessner <mjessner(averizon.net >
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:24 PM
Subject: Beach-Edinger Corridor High Density Housing
Dear Planning Commission,
As a property owner and full time resident of Huntington Beach I am voicing my opposition to high
density housing in our city. notwithstanding empirical evidence, I have noticed a dramatic increase in
traffic along Goldenwest St. and Beach Blvd. I'm also concerned about the demand and negative
impact on our city infrastructure such as our sewer system. I don't think it was designed for the
increased pressure that will be placed on it. In addition and at present most importantly, The city
government is asking us to conserve water. What kind of message is sent when the plan is to
increase water consumption with promoting the influx of more residents. Are we being asked to
conserve so the developers can benefit? I hope not! For this reason alone I am against ANY new
housing in the city. Take the example of Cambria, CA that has had a moratorium on new construction
and the issuance of new water meters for several years because of drought conditions there. They
get it! If we continue with the current growth plan I for one could not take conserving water seriously.
Sincerely,
Maury Jessner
6841 Vista Del Sol Dr.
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Medel, Rosemary
James, Jane
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06 PM
Demers, Judy
FW: High Density Development
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Jane James
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714-536-5596
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From: Gino 3. Bruno [mailto:gbrunoPsocal.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:17 PM
Cc: CITY COUNCIL
Subject: High Density Development
TO: PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, HUNTINGTON BEACH
I urge you to SLOW the continuing insanity of high density development that has gone on, and might in the
future go on, here in our Huntington Beach.
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Limit density to no more than 25 units per acre;
Limit the maximum number of new units to not more than 2,100;
Limit height to not more than three stories;
Require new traffic studies for any new development; and
Require at least a 30' setback from the street or sidewalk, whichever is closer to the structure.
Thank you.
Gino J. Bruno
Huntington Beach
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Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
Demers, Judy
FW: Please stop this apartment building nightmare!
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
[email protected]
From: Julie Ford [mailto:fordsljt©gmail.com ]
Subject: Please stop this apartment building nightmare!
Planning Commission:
I am not sure how this whole situation got so out of control.. .but it has. The number of apartment buildings in
Huntington Beach must stop. The density especially on Edinger is a traffic nightmare. PLEASE STOP the
insanity!!
I have never written to request anything from the city but the quality of this city will drastically decline if this is
allowed to continue.
Julie Ford
16941 Edgewater Lane
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Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
Demers, Judy
FW: Poor Planning High Density
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
jiames@surfcity-hliorg
From: toughnana©aol.com [mailto:toughnana©aol.com ]
Subject: Poor Planning High Density
To Whom it may concern:
I am writing this e-mail to explain how upset I am with regard to our High Density Development.
This Planning Commission has destroyed the wonderful landscape of a small town community with large Cement High
Density Apartments. Our beautiful landscape only gone and never to be replaced.
1.Did the Citizens of Huntington Beach vote on this. Please reduce the Max Amount of Development to 2100
with no exceptions.
2. If these apartments must be built there should be no more than 25 units per acre.
What this City needs is businesses, which would result in Revenue and taxes to offset the demand of amenities
that will be needed to maintain those ugly Cement Apartments.
Why? wasn't the the Citizens of this City notified about these agreements with the developers.
I am appalled and disgusted that I have to resort to writing an E-Mail to beg our Planning Commission to think twice
before continuing on this destructive path bent on destroying our beautiful City.
Thanking you in advance for your Consideration.
Mrs. Theresa Andreasen
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Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
Demers, Judy
FW: We need to slow down our population growth for our Quality of Life!
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
jiames@surfcity-hb,org
wwwiluntingtonbeachca.gov
From: Howard McNamara [mailto:[email protected]]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: We need to slow down our population growth for our Quality of Life!
To whom it may concern,
My name is Howard and I have live here my whole life of 52 years and believe in our cities past and for its
future. I must say the amount of growth to our residential population on the corridors of Beach Blvd, and also
that on Edinger Ave, is alarming.
Traffic has already been growing on these corridors to a concerning level. With these new development Traffic
will dramatically increase with existing projects. Our infrastructure is already strained and this growth will have
a negative effect on the community I know and love.
I wonder about....
Do we have enough parking for this increase in population?
What happened to the open space we have been known for?
We had very few building above two to three floors. Should we keep the limits for residential to these previous
standards?
With all this commercial growth, where are the jobs we need here for our residents?
Do we know how we are going to handle this increase in traffic requirements and flow?
These are just the thought of an individual that loves our area and HATE to see the rapid growth we have been
experiencing the past few years.
Our quality of life here in HB is the think that is being reduced.
I hope you hear this message and keep that in mind as we plan for the future of Huntington Beach,
Howard McNamara
Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
Demers, Judy
FW: BECSP
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
[email protected]
www.huntingtonbeachca.goy
From: qillsbkmcgaol.com [mailto:[email protected]]
Subject: Fwd: BECSP
Subject: BECSP
To whom it may concern,
As citizens that have lived in this community for 23 years and as business owners that have operated in this city
for 29 years, we ask the following:
Reduce MAND (Max Amount of New Development) to 2,100. No exceptions.
• Define density per acre at no more than 25 units per acre.
• Abundant Parking
• Open space, open space!
• Limit height to three stories
• Commercial focus. No more apartments. We need jobs!
• Require Conditional Use Permit with Planning Commission review
• Project traffic studies
• Plans available for public to review.
All this new building impacts our community in a very negative way. We live and own a business near Edinger
and Springdale and the traffic trying to drive to Beach Blvd is terrible. There are too many apartments in
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too small of an area and along with all the shopping/businesses in the same area, it has ruined the experience
of shopping/dining at Bella Terra. And, now there are more, it doesn't seem that any Conditional Use Permits
were even considered for the parking necessary for both the apartments and the shopping center. The
corner of Beach and Edinger was already a high traffic area and effects the stores and restaurants on Beach
as well. It is changing our community from a very nice place to live, to work, to shop, to dine, to enjoy to a
heavy traffic, too crowded and not worth the trouble of trying to get anywhere place.
Please consider our requests at the upcoming meetings. The city needs businesses and families to thrive and
we think we need improvements and new ventures but at what expense? Thank you very much for your
consideration.
Sincerly,
Robert and Kellie Gillespie
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Medel, Rosemary
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Demers, Judy
FW: Our wonderful city is turning into a Traffic riden nightmare!
Jane James
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2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
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From: Deby Pierce [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:20 AM
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: Our wonderful city is turning into a Traffic riden nightmare!
Can you please stop all this madness! The new development in our city is
horrible. I'm waiting at signals, can't find parking, and these tall buildings
feel like I'm living somewhere other than where I was brought up.
Why not do what the citizens want? It feels like you snuck all these
buildings in on us. Please find a way to us up to date and make plans
available for all to see and express opinions on.
I miss our quaint Huntington Beach,
Deby Pierce
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.youravonxom/debypierce
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Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:34 AM
FW: No more high density housing!
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
iirril(@surfcitv-hb.org
Original Message
From: Cindy Ribeiro [mailto:cribeirokgusd.us]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 8:04 PM
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: No more high density housing!
Hello,
I am all for making HB better. I welcome the new shops and restaurants. I am fine with single
family homes, though I wish the lots were larger than 4000 square feet. I don't welcome five
story apartment complexes that are going to make traffic worse than it is and make HB unable
to sustain standards of living. More people means more issues for police and fire, who are
already stretched thin. More people means more crime. More accidents. Roads that were not
used as frequently are used more because the major roads are packed.
My family and I will be voting against anyone for high density housing. I will be sharing
those sentiments with family, friends, and anyone who will listen.
Enough is enough. Building all these complexes at the same time is a horrific idea because
you can't analyze the impact before another one starts accepting residents.
Thank you for your time,
Cindy Ribeiro
HB resident
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FW: HD Density Housing Projects
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
[email protected]
From: surfcitychick @dslextreme.com [mailto:[email protected]]
Subject: HD Density Housing Projects
BB Planning Commissioner Kalmick;
HB Planning Commissioners; and HB Council Member Posey;
How many Residents in the City of Huntington Beach - in Opposition to all the High Density and
HUD Housing Projects around the BECSP - does it take for you to grasp, that the Citizens of
Huntington Beach have SPOKEN and DO NOT WANT anymore HD PROJECTS RUBBER
STAMPED with YOUR APPROVAL??
My family bought their home in the City of Huntington Beach 55 + years ago and have witnessed
many considerable changes throughout the years. It is a complete JOKE to pretend, that at anytime
during the last few years - Traffic has Decreased all! Anyone with two eyes can clearly see that
Traffic has INCREASED Dramatically and we know because we've had a front seat to witness it
all.
Then there is the Parking Issue with all these Monstrous Projects. Not one of these projects has
enough of the required parking to allow for the Occupancy Ratio. Its pretty simple for someone
with even Average Intelligence to figure out and Very Poor Planning on the part of all of our
previous Planning Commissioners and City Council Leaders.
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some of the traffic flow., but adding 15.000 cars to tho corridors as well as C.95tC0 :5 going to be a nightmare.
While Como is in the least worst Vace it cotild go in north HB. it destroys the idea of loatworkiplay For Bela
Terra phase rt. This is jlist going to add thwe traffic and peop9e to an alrea.dy tasted ir,..r.astrtictore. We need to
work with businesses down .ttie coin:Aix:I to MAW Sufe that we'r. -.1.: etet going to hue the disjointed
hotipepcidge that is BoAch Bd. Tight now..
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Yes, Enough is Enough already! We now have an AGENDA 21 HIGH
DENSITY NIGHTMARE and DISASTER in wait - up and down Gothard
Street! Edinger Avenue and up and down Beach Blvd to PCH. The
Citizens of Huntington Beach have clearly made their voices heard. Now
the question is. . . Are you actually listening to the People? Or better yet.
. . Commissioner Kalmick and Councilman Posey . . . Would either of you
or the Developers ever live in one of these High Density Sardine Cans or
is that beneath you and just for everyone else?
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If you refuse to listen to the Residents of HB, we can arrange for your departure in the next
Election
Just Say NO to HD in HB!
Sincerely,
SurfCityChick
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Medel, Rosemary
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Jane James
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714-536-5596
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From: Nolan Reda [mailto:[email protected]]
To: Planning Commission; CITY COUNCIL
Subject: BECSP
To the City Council and Planning Committee of Hunington Beach:
My name is Nolan Reda and I am 21 years old. I was born and raised here in HB and I love my city! Seeing the changes
that are being made to my home are not the direction I would have ever thought would come here. I have learned some
about what's going on with the building being built and realize I need to speak up if I'm going to see my city stay my city.
I know that if I'm going to buy a home here it's probably going to have to start with a small condo, so why are so many
apartments going in? Why not build condos that my generation will be able to buy?
The apartments that have gone up don't even feel like the HB I know. If I wanted to live there (but I don't) where would I
be able to take my dog? There is no grass, no where for her to do her business. Why are we building places for people
who only want to live here temporarily? Why not incentivize homes? And these buildings are too high blocking out the
sun. Why not keep them to 3 stories max?
work in Costa Mesa and I don't get it. I'd love to work in HB, but the commercial area is being built up with apartments.
Why? Don't we need the revenue and taxes these businesses bring in? Don't we need the jobs here?
see the building at Beach and Ellis and wonder who's ignorant idea was that? It's ugly and who would want to live on a
busy intersection like that? Who is going to shop there when it doesn't even appear to be parking enough for whomever
is going to live there? It's hard to see around it and who is going to get sued when an accident occurs?
[ know you are making decisions right now that will impact my hometown forever. Please stop this high density. It doesn't
belong in our quiet beach city.
Best Regards,
Nolan Reda
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Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
FW: STOP BUILDING HOUSING IN TRAFFIC AREAS IN
SCIENCE!!!
- NOT ROCKET
Jane James
Planning Manager
2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
[email protected]
From: Kent van Straalen [mailto:[email protected]]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: STOP BUILDING HOUSING IN TRAFFIC AREAS IN Hgliiiii - NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!
Hello Planning Commission,
I don't think it takes someone with connected brain cells to realize that putting the overly expensive Elan
apartment complex on the city's busiest THREE WAY intersection (beach/ellis/main) was a good idea. I follow
HBPD's facebook page and beach blvd alone has had so many dui accidents with other cars and bicyclists and
is such a crowded and accident prone area already, why would you guys build such a tall, and ugly building
here? Our city has had such an increase in hit and run incidents with many people getting hit on PCH and
Beach blvd. Give me 5 reasons why this complex would benefit the city? How does one get an enjoy out of
living there with a balcony that can see jack in the box and the gas station across the street? Someone even
crashed into the uncompleted complex today and firetrucks and police cars were all blocking Ellis already. This
area is way too congested and I feel this will bring a huge negative impact towards the city.
Social Media Comments From TODAY:
From the angle of the ambulance it looks like downtown LA. I can only imagine the amount of traffic these apartments are going to bring
to our city! I lived in HB all my life and grew up about 1/4 mile away, this whole project is a bummer to me.
Even if the Seacliff Center were struggling - which it isn't - that wouldn't justify building this huge building on a busy intersection, with a
minimal setback. Any car accident, drunk driver, or driver suffering a medical emergency could easily end up in the front window of the
ground floor. Unsafe and stupid.
I'm not sure why this was legal in the first place! A fire or any kind of emergency will shut the entire lane down because the street is the
only access, there isn't any room for building barriers.
Wow. I haven't been to HB for couple of years, but grew up here. If that apt building isn't the ugliest monstrosity that I have ever seen.
How in the world was this approved? Where will everyone park? So sad what HB has come to. Ugly ugly
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I wonder how this building was granted a permit, permission to be built right next to the sidewalk, which is very close to the street. I
don't see a parkway. If there is an accident, a car can end up inside this building.
Oh my gosh, I totally thought this was a picture of NY for some reason. Hopefully now they will think about moving any future high
density further from the street because accidents DO happen!
I work in the complex right next door and was JUST talking to customers about how long it would be before a car crashed into that
building!! Amazing...let's just hope that when, not if, but when this happens again, the employees of the storefronts are well away from
the windows
Residents are very active on social media and want to be included in ALL FUTURE residential building
decisions. I feel like from reading the blogs, NO RESIDENTS were happy with this choice except those on the
committee who I'm sure altered all the surveys prior to construction. No one in their right mind would want to
have all of those apartments there. PLEASE do us a favor and conduct legitimate surveys with involved
residents or let us know at all future meetings what ideas have been proposed to the city. This is Huntington
Beach, NOT LOS ANGELES or Hollywood; where these types of buildings are common and traffic is already
horrible. Think of what is best for the people of the city more than the amount of what will go into your
wallets!
Thank you!
-Kent van Straalen
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Medel, Rosemary
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Jane James
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714-536-5596
ijamesPsurfcity-hb.org
Original Message
From: Gabrielle Miller [mailto:designingdiva3Picloud.com]
Subject: High Density Developemnt in Huntington Beach
I have lived in the city of Huntington Beach for over 40 years. I am writing to
express my dislike of the new High Density housing popping up throughout our city. I do not
like the traffic congestion on the Edinger Corrido and fear it will only get worse.. Pease
vote to stop anymore projects from getting started. I wish project in the pipeline could be
stopped as well.
Thanks for your time,
Gabrielle Miller
16291 Saratoga Lane
Huntington Beach Ca 92649
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James, Jane
FW: Tonight's Meeting (High Density)
Jane James
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714-536-5596
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From: Tom Ugland [mailto:[email protected]]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: Tonight's Meeting (High Density)
We need to STOP building. Please no more HD in HB.
It's not working.
Thomas A. Ugland, Paralegal
C. Tucker Cheadle, A Law Corporation
1000 0,y:1 1 .. ,:reet, Suite 100
Ca 01193 92660
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Jane James
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From: Elsa Lizarzaburu [mailto:elsaliz©verizon.net ]
Subject: HB Against HD
Dear members of Huntington Beach Planning Commission:
Please, please, please STOP the madness. No more high density buildings in Huntington Beach. I am not against building homes for
future Huntington Beach residents, but must we cram apartments they way it is happening now? I think not. We could build in a way
that is respectful of the existing community. These concrete boxes that are going up all over Huntington Beach are just not ok. You
don't see any open space or landscaping around them. I am sure there's not much if any green areas within the monstrosity. I must
admit that when I saw the first apartment building by Bella Terra I thought it was a nice addition to the center. I didn't realize that the
project was going to keep growing until there is no space left for anything and now they are going to build more units across the street
on the south west corner of Edinger and Gohard?
Additionally, the traffic and parking situations are already awful over there, what is going to happen when all those apartments and
businesses are occupied? I was really happy when the Costco opened in Huntington Beach but now I hate going there. There's never
any parking. Parking in the parking structure is not practical when you go to Costco, you have to lug a heavy cart all the way over there
and maybe even take the elevator to whatever floor you were able to find parking on.. .just not practical. I have already started to avoid
the area and I guess I will go back to the Cypress Costco for my shopping.
Please, listen to the community and stop the madness.
Sincerely,
Elsa Lizarzaburu
4735 Rey Dr.
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Jane James
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From: Nina Chapman [mailto:[email protected]]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: High Density development
Please accept this email as my strong opposition to the development of any more high density housing units in Huntington
Beach, especially on Beach Blvd. and on Edinger Blvd. near Bella Terra.The accident today at the Elan Apartments,
which aren't even occupied yet, is no doubt the first of many. Who made the decision to approve a residential high density
housing development in that area? Especially the part about no set-back from that incredibly busy intersection. NO
MORE!!!
Nina Chapman
17101 Springdale #113
HB, CA 92649
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Medel, Rosemary
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James, Jane
FW: The 12 Steps from HB's HDD Bricks to tasteful MDD!
Jane James
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2000 Main Street
714-536-5596
jjamesPsurfcity-hb.org
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: The 12 Steps from HB's HDD Bricks to tasteful MDDI
The 12 Steps from HB's HDD Bricks to tasteful MDD!
Recommended changes to BECSP!
1. Setbacks - 30' min back from sidewalk, must include trees & greenbelt!
2. Height - 3 stories max!
3. Units/acre - Define @ 25/acre! Like Costa Mesa MDD, not HDD!
4. Parking/unit. - 2 min spots/unit, +1 more per ea. bedroom! +.5 for Guests (not .25)!
5. All projects require Conditional Use Permits (CUP) that provides for CC/PC/resident review, NO more
auto-approval!
6. Commercial focus. No more apartments. We need jobs!
7. Add a Transparency Box on all plans up for a CC vote - List Top 10 data points - Units/acre, Beds/acre,
Setback in feet, Parking/unit, Height, etc.! (so we can find the units/acre to compare to other projects
already built)!
8. MAX # of units - Reduce to 1700!
9. Each new project requires a CURRENT (not 2008) traffic study!
10. Broken/jagged roof lines - Just say no to HDD BRICKS (see Elan Apts)!
11. lncentivise Condos not Apts. Skin-in-the-game stability over transiency!
12. Analyse the assumption: Is HDD really adding revenue $ to pay for city payroll & pensions, OR is it,
after we pay for ALL extra cops/fire/streets/infrastructure/school expansion/etc... a NET LOSS???
Keep HB suburban, and leave the urban HiRise prisons for LA!
The Monstrosity (Elan Apts) we have NOW!
Give us the 3 story NB/Irvine MDD with 30' greenbelt setback of grass & trees!
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It was old, then old peeps
ON HB GETTING OLD: I like Erik Peterson's point of view w/Mission Viejo
died, now lots of new families again! It's called the cycle of life, not manipulation of an aging population!
HB used to always be young! Now 56% are still under 45. Once young, older now, to be young again!
ON CoC WHEELER'S, "ONLY WAY TO MANAGE GROWTH IS BY GOING VERTICAL": WE say how
much growth we want and how high , NOT the CoC ! And what WE say is MDD instead of HDD!
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME! So don't build it and they won't!
If in 1909 Henry E Huntington had Ed Manning decree only one house per acre, and one story high, and
all the CCs after did not change it, that is what we'd have today!
And in 100 years, NB & LB can be 250 stories high, and HB still can be 25 units/acre, 3 story high, with
30' greenbelt setbacks!
Please make it happen, and no more excuses, JUST DO IT!
Bruce Wareh
92648
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From: Lana [mailto:[email protected]]
Subject: High Density Housing
To the Planning Commission Members;
I know this panel is not the one that was set in 2010 when high density housing was allowed in Huntington Beach,
however, I implore you NOT to allow any more high density building in our city!
Not only are the structures esthetically overwhelming, I have a tremendous concern for the infrastructure of our city and
the load it puts on our resources. The drought alone is of great concern, with the numerous structures, and obvious water
use the structures will require. Our streets are taxed with so many travelers already, and now we have added even more
congestion and frustration. I am on the Northeast side of the city. I not only avoid beach Boulevard, but most of downtown
because of the trouble to reach the area.
Some time ago $30,000 was spent to look at a better way to make our city pleasing, and not the "Block Wall City" it was
apparently getting a reputation for being. I will gladly take a block wall, rather than what seems like an entire block of a
building! At that time I thought it ridiculous because what matters is what is inside those block walls; neighbors, friends,
and a real community of people. A front door next to another will not provide a community feeling.
I recognize this is not the bedroom community my parents moved to in 1969, but it in no way resembles a real community
look at all!
Please, NO MORE high density construction until we know the full impact of what has tragically been done already!
Regards,
Lana Miller
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From: Joseph mastropaolo [mailto:jamastropaoloPgmail.com]
Subject: High density slums.
Members of the City Council, my name is Joseph Mastropaolo. I have been a resident of HB for
49 years. My precinct is 32285.
I urge you Mme Mayor and all of you honorable City Council members to vote against
the100% low-income publicly subsidized housing. HB has lost 4,000 jobs, and the many
professionals employed by those jobs. HB is contracting, not growing. There is no housing
shortage. There is a glut of overbuilt high density housing with no working jobs to afford
them. And that is the formula for slums with the increases in riots, scams, stolen elections,
prostitution, drunkenness, assaults, rapes, murders, kidnappings, human trafficking, drugs,
epidemic diseases, mental disorders, filth, and 30 mattresses on the floors of one-room high
density apartments. Slums kill cities by killing the residents. The employed flee, property
values plummet, and the unemployed squatters move in and destroy further the city and its
infrastructure. What once was a wholesome town for work and raising a family spirals quickly
into a stinking sinking mess.
For 200 years that has been the pattern. And what I suggest is that HB give credit now
by constructing a monument with the names and affiliations of those presently working hard to
make HB the slum capital of Orange County. Let's give a commission to an artist to reproduce
a typical scene from the slums photographically shown in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob
Riis. Then let's collect the names and affix them to the monument. Chief amongst them should
be those voting for more high density slum housing. The Five Points neighborhood in NYC
became "the WORLD'S most notorious slum." We have a Five Points in HB. Do we want our Five
Points to also become the world's most notorious slum? No thank you. Shut down the future
slums NOW.
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From: Gabriela Menendez [mailto:[email protected]]
Subject: NO to high density
I've been a resident of Huntington Beach for 14 years now. I chose to live on this city since I moved to
the United States.
I have seen the changes since the high density buildings started popping up.
PLEASE STOP.
Unless you start building the infrastructure necessary to support those apartments, you are failing
your city by allowing this.
Thank you for your attention.
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From: amy von freymann <[email protected] >
Date: April 14, 2015 at 3:08:17 PM PDT
To: <[email protected] >, <agendacomment(a)surfcity-hb.org >
Subject: The direction & consequences of recent HB development
The character of Huntington Beach is changing in a very unpleasant manner. The long shadows
from hulking buildings darken once sunny boulevards. The mountain views are blocked out.
Ocean breezes carry the smell of exhaust now. There are entire parts of the city considered, "no
go" zones by the current residents. Instead of feeling excitement about a new restaurant or store
opening to patronize, there is dread about logistics. This a community built around outdoor
activities and open space. We simply do not have the infrastructure in place to handle this sudden
increase in population density.It is not being properly planned or executed. And it's ugly. And
that is a valid complaint. This needs to stop. The course must be changed. The people have
spoken. And they are not happy.
Thank you for your time.
Signed,
A long term resident & VOTER
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Subject: Huntington Beach high density development
Hello — As a homeowner and resident of Huntington Beach since 1964 I very
concerned for the high density development. These new developments in Bella
Terra our completely out of character for our town and has a negative impact on
our county.
Please stop the madness I am opposed to this and you should be too.
**The Edinger and Beach Blvd Frwy entrance has become a complete nightmare.
And only getting worse.
I have to use this every morning for my commute to Irvine.
Thank You,
Jim Sena
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To Whom it May Concern,
Please do what you can to stop the continued building in our city. This is horrible. I am
a life long resident and do not want this! There is already too much traffic, the schools
are full and the current residents deserve more services, rather than bringing in more
residents, who will drain our resources even further.
Thank You,
Joelle McNamara
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Hello,
I am a Huntington Beach resident and have never written to you before. I realize that you can't just
complain about things and not do anything about them, so I am taking this opportunity to write to you and
let you know how I feel about the development decisions that have been made here in Huntington Beach.
I think that the developments at Bella Terra and Beach and Ellis are atrocious. I can't believe that it was
approved to build such MASSIVE eyesores with no consideration to leaving a setback between
the building and the street. They are huge, massive rectangular behemoths and are totally out of place.
Beyond that, the additional traffic and parking concerns that they have and will create are affecting all of
the residents of Huntington Beach.
Beach and Ellis is an intersection that I drive through regularly. It is always crowded. Now, there are all
of these apartments - expensive apartments, that have been allotted less than two spaces per unit. I can
only imagine where the overflow parking will be taking place. This morning, there was a car that drove
right into the side of the building. Rumor has it that the business that will be located there is a childcare
center. I don't even need to explain any further why this is such a poor idea. I recognize that these
buildings are already there. Please, for future buildings, consider focusing on businesses and no more of
these massive apartment complexes. $3,400 for a 2 bedroom apartment with a view of a liquor store is
hardly affordable and desirable housing. If you must build more apartments, please consider reducing
the height maximum, mandating green space/ setbacks, and increasing the parking allotment.
I can think of so many wonderful businesses that would be a wonderful addition to this city before I would
add more apartments. I drive through HB and pass a shopping center like the Michael's on Edinger, and I
love how they have updated it - it looks nice, there is plenty of parking. Then I look across the street at
the blocks and clocks of apartments and just cringe. I am not anti development, I am anti crazy
development. This isn't downtown Los Angeles. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Sincerely,
Sharla Hinkey
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Planning Commission Members,
I am writing this note regarding Zoning Text Amendment No. 15-003 (BECSP Amendment). My
neighborhood is already ruined by the building of the 6 story monster on Beach and Ellis. With
274 units going in and one parking space per unit, my neighborhood will soon be filled up with
cars parked in front of my house. So I am supporting the rest of HB residents by asking you to
reduce the number of new units to 2,100 vs 4,500, require setbacks and all the other
recommendations that go along with adding all these new apartments.
Thank you for your consideration,
Steve Farnsworth
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Cc: Planning Commission; City Council Erik Peterson; Sullivan, Dave; Hardy, Jill; CITY COUNCIL; Hess, Scott; Hopkins,
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City Council, Planning Commission and City Attorney,
It's already happening?
With easement and setbacks of High Density being such a disputed issue in this community the city will be "on
the hook" when this happens!
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From: Ron Sterud [mailto:ronsterud©yahoo.com ]
To: Planning Commission; CITY COUNCIL
Subject: Amend BECSP!
Greetings,
I am unable to attend tonight's Public Hearing but I would like to go on record to say absolutely NO
CHANGE on the 2,100 MAND....we must stop and reassess!
In addition to MAND being at 2100 until BECSP has been completely reviewed, I also would like to
encourage you to adopt the following:
- Define density per acre at no more than 25 units per acre (current BECSP has no limit.. .as it is
"formed based"!)
- Parking - minimum 2 spots per unit, plus 1 for each additional bedroom
- Setback from street - minimum 30 ft.
- establish a mandatory greenbelt and open space
- Limit height to 3 stories
- lncentivize "Commercial" revitalization along Beach & Edinger... .no more apartments, no condos, no
multi use...Commercial only!!!
- All projects must require Conditional Use Permit and be reviewed by Planning Commission
- Each new project should require a traffic study
- Transparency - all projects should have a summary of plans available for the public to review
(including units/acre)
- No more "box" shapes! All projects should have varied roof lines (high/low)
- End the practice of creating "Specific Plans" that establish rules unto themselves that don't apply to
other areas in town or building codes.
Thank you for your service and for taking a moment to read this email.
Blessings,
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Life Long HB resident, 2nd generation HB Native, and our family is celebrating our 101st year in HB
this year.
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Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: High Density Housing
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring new jobs and industry to our community before you build any more housing.
We need good paying jobs, not more mouths to feed.
Pe.4prie Nieten
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From: Ashley Meier [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:16 AM
To: Planning Commission; Agenda Comment; CITY COUNCIL
Subject: High Density in H.B.
I first want to thank Erik Peterson for his love of this city. He gets the big picture. He listens and he actually cares. Erik
will always have my vote.
Huntington Beach is a great city. That is why I am fighting to keep our great city. It is time to stop giving in and selling
out this city under false claims. Let me explain what I mean by false claims. There seems to be an underlying fear that
HB is stagnate, that it is not growing and we need to "build it". First, HB is not stagnate. This is the best city ever. You
know it, I know it. That is why council members fight for a seat. That is why citizens of HB are so upset. We all live in
this city. If you any one of you on the planning commission have listened, overheard, eavesdropped on conversations
you will know that EVERYONE is upset about the way this city is going. The only ones who are for High Density are those
who have their hand in the cookie jar. Why do they not care about what a building looks like, or the impact it will have
on traffic, or the neighbors? Why is there a blatant disregard for our city? Where does it come from? This city will
never fail. However, the way the council members have chosen to change this city is really sad. Really, really, really
sad. Why would you spend so much money to revitalize the Edinger corridor, a business region, with
get this, NO
BUSINESSES? One more thing.... You want people to live where they work.... OH yeah, you forgot to build businesses for
them to work at! Apartments are not the answer. Especially HD apartments.
What we are asking for is for you to stop and take a look. What is the rush in overbuilding our city? Once those buildings
are up, they don't come down. You can't just change your mind and use an eraser to fix it. The horrible building on
Beach /Ellis will be there for my lifetime. It will be there for everyone's lifetime. We don't need more apartments. We
need great, lasting businesses that are HB appropriate. Business that make people want to shop, eat, visit and BUY...
That is the key. You want to revitalize this "dying", "stagnate" city, build great shopping, great restaurants, attractions.
However, don't misunderstand what this means. Main street is a perfect example. It is only a couple stories tall, with
great restaurants, bars, the pier. Parking is still questionable, on the weekends where lots are full, and people are forced
to park in residential areas. You see, it does not need to be live Venice for HB to thrive. But, with stores, restaurants,
bars, etc... you need adequate parking. Parking will make or break an attraction. People think about going to Bella
Terra, and they don't. Because of the parking. You crammed so many stores, thinking people will walk, ride a bike, or
take public transportation. California residents will never walk, ride a bike or take the bus in lieu of driving. Bella Terra
would be amazing if driving up Beach, trying to turn left on Edinger, then into the parking was s0000 much better, but it
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is just terrible. And, all those people turning left at Edinger from Beach, cause so much traffic. I drive Beach Blvd every
day, this is not a myth. Bella Terra and the traffic around it is horrible. Someone didn't not think it through.
We need to take a different approach. From the inside out. If a person is overweight, they need to look at their eating
habits first and exercise. Find out why they are overeating or not exercising. Not a crash diet. A crash diet works for a
few days, then is messes with your metabolism. Now you are starving, and you binge eat. Now you are overeating again
and you have messed up your metabolism.... The Council members have taken a "crash diet" approach to the city. Just
hurry up and build stuff, who cares! What the citizens of HB want is to take a closer look, from the inside. What is really
happening and why. Do we need to build more houses, more condo's, more restaurants, more malls? If we do, why?
Crash diet apartments are not the answer. They are a very small, temporary solution. Not a long time, solution. Except,
the overweight person can always, lose the weight. We can't lose the "weight" of these buildings. They will be on our
hips, our butt and our bellies forever.
Let's start by fixing this city from the inside. Do we have enough police, fire, water, sewer, infrastructure to handle what
we have now? If we add 50,000 people, how much will we need to add more police, fire, water sewer and
infrastructure? Is it possible for our city to handle all these people? You shouldn't worry about that impacts later... It
needs to be solved first. Next, ok, yes infrastructure can handle another 50,000 people. So, we will have more children.
Do we have room in our schools for 5,000 more kids? No? Do we build more schools? Yes, ok. Next step, traffic. Can our
roads handle all these people? What about rush hour in the mornings and afternoons? Traffic is so much worse than
Michael Posey believes. He lives in a fantasy world. This is really upsetting. You have thousands of people saying traffic
is terrible and parking is awful, and you have just ONE person saying, no. What about the weekends with everybody
going to the beach? Wow, we sure have a lot of people visiting the beach. They will need to park somewhere and use
the bathrooms. Oh, and somewhere to throw their trash away. Do we have enough parking? Absolutely NOT. Lets make
sure we have enough parking. Then the roads don't get clogged up because people can just park, not sit and wait for a
spot. Do we have traffic? Yes, do we have adequate trashcans and bathrooms for ALL the visitors? NO. This all needs to
be figured out before more buildings are built. Wouldn't it be great if everyone took mass transit? Great, where is it? I
am not taking those gross city buses. As a woman, I WILL not be taking public transportation. EVER. Maybe a cab. That is
it. A good trolley or something needs to be built first. If you want people to take that kind of transportation, it needs to
be available. Not a carrot in front of the cart... All this talk to get us out of our cars and into public transportation. Ok,
then where is it? Where is this public transportation you speak of. You can mean the buses we currently have. If I were
to take that bus and go to Bella Terra, it would take hours. Now that we have taken care of the infrastructure, the
schools, the traffic, the public transportation, the parking, the bathrooms, the trashcans, etc.. now it is time to "think"
about building. Building long lasting families that can say they have lived in HB for 40, 50, 60 years.
I will keep this short, we want the buildings to be condos or homes. This will bring people who care about HB and want
to stay. Too many apartments, you get a lower class of people who don't care. They don't care about working hard to
save up and buy a home in HB, they don't care about their neighbors, their neighborhood, the city. Any future
apartments need to be 25 people per acre, height limit 3 stories, with set backs, greenbelts, trees adequate parking, and
a current, correct traffic review. A 3 bedroom apartment needs to have at least 4 to 5 parking spaces, and an additional
one for guest. Whoever thinks 'A a parking space, is a parking space, has lost their mind. I have never met a half a
person before.... Have you?
Most people are angry with the Beach/Ellis apartments. They are ugly, massive, not set back, have caused a blind spot
to turn onto beach, will cause accidents when people are trying to turn onto beach. It will be a nightmare. It makes our
city look like New York. It is really sad. Our city is a beautiful, sprawling beach city. Beach cities don't have tall buildings,
neon signs, massive apartments. They are laid back and easy going.
One last thing, the prices for these apartments are absolutely ridiculous. There is no way to afford these apartments. If
you are spending that much money on an apartment, then you should be buying a home. We all know that eventually,
these apartments will never be filled to capacity, the rent will decrease and it will turn into Section 8 housing. If your
rent should be 31% of your gross income, then a $1,800 apartment would mean you are making $6000 gross a month.
Anyone making that money should buy a home. A smart person should not be spending that much on an apartment.
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We want people to save up money and buy a house. Property taxes are huge, and this is a great part of the income for
HB. Why would you not want to increase revenue?
Again, please stop and reflect. Once these buildings are up, they are pretty much up forever. Please don't ruin our city.
We don't want to be like New York, or LA, or Venice or Santa Monica. If I did, I would live there. I want to live where its
laid back, by the beach. Why would anyone want anything different?
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From: Paula Baird [mailto: pcbaird©yerizon.net ]
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33 PM
Subject: Beach/Edinger corridor
I am very disheartened to see the irresponsible building going on in our town. I do understand that
cities change over the course of time, but sometimes they change in a very bad way, and we are
headed in that direction. Author John Grisham described irresponsible building like this in one of
his books as "thoughtless chaos". The buildings are complete eyesores, have no easement, and as
many people as possible are crammed into small parcels.
I've heard some say we have an aging population in Huntington Beach and need more housing for
younger people. I have news for you.. .the younger people do not WANT to live here. Yes, we have
beautiful beaches, but the average working person visits the beach what, 5 or 10 times a year? That
leaves the other 355 days of the year in the not so beautiful rest of the city, complete with
congested streets, high rises and lack of landscaping, not to mention a downtown that is not family
friendly. And right now the city is filled with a bunch of angry, frustrated people. My young adult
children have both purchased homes in south Orange County and paid the same amount for their
homes they would have in HB. They are enjoying less crowded streets, good schools and beautiful
surroundings. Why would they want to come back to HB? In my opinion, we are turning into an
ugly, unsightly city, and if I were purchasing again, I would not want to be here.
Another concern in infrastructure. How is our infrastructure going to support the onslaught of new
residents coming into the city? What about water consumption? We are asked to conserve, yet we
are burdening the city with more people, which means more water usage.
The reasons some council members give for building thousands of apartments are so lame, I know I
am not the only one that is highly suspect of the motives of some council members and planning
commissioners and their relationship with developers.
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Paula Baird
Huntington Beach
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From: Keith.Bohr [mailto:keith.bohrPgmail.com]
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Subject: Re: Agenda Item: B3 Zoning Text Amendment No. 15-003
Looks great thx!
Thank you,
Keith Bohr, Broker
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Huntington Beach, CA. 92648
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Attached please find a letter from Mr. McKenna regarding the above
referenced Agenda item for the Planning Meeting to be held on April
14, 2015. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free
to contact me.
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> Michele
> Michele Joo
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Medel, Rosemary
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Jane James
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From: Jeanene Jones [mailto:joncrymanPaol.com]
Subject: BECSP
Hello,
I am a resident of Huntington Beach and would like to request that you consider the following:
• Reduce MAND (Max Amount of New Development) to 2,100. No exceptions.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Respectfully,
Jeanene Jones
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Original Message
From: Nancy Paradiso [mailto:officePscalacs.org]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: High Density Development in Huntington Beach
Dear Planning Commission:
I moved to Huntington Beach in 1999 from the South Bay. One of the reasons we moved here was
because there was less density here. I understood that there would be development in the
Bella Terra area that would include a multi-story building. I didn't know about the amount
of apartments that wold be going into this small area. The same on Ellis and Beach. Traffic
is bad now. When all those people move in, it will be ridiculous. Don't even try to go to
Bella Terra on a weekend now.
Huntington Beach is a BEACH community - not a big city. We want to preserve the beach
environment. This amount of development is not consistent with the character of our town.
don't want to live in a big city.
In addition, considering the drought that California is facing, where is the infrastructure
for this many new people in our town going to come from?
I am pleading with you to cut the new developments scheduled for our area.
This is so out of hand right now and half of them haven't even been built yet. As a citizen
of this beautiful town, my family and I area totally against new development in Huntington
Beach.
Your truly,
Nancy Paradiso
16722 Robert Lane
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Medel, Rosemary
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From: Janice Ugland [mailto:januglandCaaol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 10:37 AM
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: BECSP
Dear Planning Commission and City Council,
It's your friendly neighbor and activist asking you to please enact hopeful change to the
Beach/Edinger Corridor Specific Plan (BECSP).
The majority of residents are highly concerned about high density development in
Huntington Beach. It is our town to help shape so please listen to your neighbors in the
decisions that you face going forward. Let our voices guide the change against this type of
development that's totally out of character for our town and will (and is) negatively impact
our quality of life. Thank you, kindly.
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Always,
Janice E. Ugland
52-year Huntington Beach Resident
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From: Susan Schaefer [mailto:scschaefer©socal.mcom]
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: Changes in Huntington Beach
I understand that there must be a balance between commerce, housing, open space, and all the other components that
make a city. However, I see the balance shifting in favor of high density project and high population projects. Traffic on
Edinger/Beach and south on Beach becoming impossible and more projects in these areas are in the plans. Please
consider our "quality of life" in Huntington Beach, not just the "quantity of life". Susan Schaefer
Property owner at 8661 Parker Circle, 92647 and resident of 35 years
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Jane James
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From: Debbie [mailto:gofffamily1©yerizon.net ]
Subject: NO MORE APARTMENTS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH!!
Please stop building APARTMENTS .....We have enough apartments... .You can choose to build
Condo' s.....PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP....In ten years, what are all of these apartments going to look like,
Maybe the ugly and updated apartments on the corner of Warner and Edwards. .....
of the apartments.....we want pride of ownership in Huntington Beach!!1
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building all
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Subject: high density in HB
You have been given all the reasons why members of our community are up in arms. We realize you weren't all
there when all this building was approved, but please do what you can to stop any more development.
Thank you,
Cathy L. Wagner
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From: Burnel Patterson [nnailto:bpatterson©socal.rr.com ]
Subject: restrict High Density Housing
Dear Planning Commissioners,
I would like to urge you to create further restrictions on the high density housing that is going on in our city.
There should be less density per acre.
There should more dedicated parking per development. That is dedicated for that particular development- not
shared/overlapping parking with another structure.
Increase the setbacks and have more landscaping. This can be attractive, drought tolerant plantings.
Heights should be limited to 3 stories. Architecture should be attractive rather than box-like boring. Make this
city look good.
All projects subject to well publicized public review.
Much more emphasis on commercial development that can produce well paying jobs rather that fast food,
service industry minimum wage jobs.
Additional parkspace must be provided with each residential development. Why this was not done with the
Edinger/Gothard monstrosity should almost be considered criminal.
I urge you to please pay attention to the suggestions of the good citizens of Huntington Beach. We all love our
community and want it to remain a great place to live.
Sincerely,
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Burnel Patterson
Huntington Beach
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From: Andy Templeton [mailto:andy©atempletonphoto.com ]
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:54 AM
Cc: Agenda Comment
Subject: Beach and Edinger
My name is Andy Templeton. My wife and I have just paid off our house near Goldenest and McFadden. We have been here for 20 years.
I am also a small business owner in Huntington Beach. I like to shop locally. But the high density housing near Bella Terra is changing that. I can not
image how bad it will be if/when those apartments fill up.
We now shop at the Costco in Cypress
We go to the movies in Orange or Metro Point.
At Bella Terra I stopped shopping at Staples, Whole Foods and REI.
I won't go to Barns and Nobel or Cost Plus.
We won't eat at the restaurants in the area,
Kings, Chronic Taco, Cheesecake factory, Islands, California Pizza Kitchen, Macaroni Grill, B.J.s Pei Wei.
I would shop three times a week at the Farmers Market on Gothard. Not anymore.
I was using Union Bank on Beach just south of Edinger. I moved to a different bank in a different town a few years ago.
I don't think I will ever drive down Edinger again.
This isn't the little town of Mayberry. Huntington Beach will continue to grow. But PLEASE when making decisions about the future of this city
consider more then the bottom line.
Thank you,
Andy Templeton
Andy Templeton Photography
714 747-0556
[email protected] (Email)
www.atempletonphoto.corn (website)
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Planning Commission
Fikes, Cathy; Dombo, Johanna; CITY COUNCIL
More apartments?
AGENDA COMMENT
I just wanted to voice my dismay in the horrendous amount of apartments being built in Huntington Beach.
The increase in traffic has become quite noticeable, and the apartments are appallingly ugly. What breaks my
heart is my kids, along with many other kids I know in their late 20's, early 30's, are purchasing homes but not
in Huntington Beach. If they are staying in California, they are moving to South County. Why? According to my
daughter (who just purchased a home in Mission Viejo), if she has to pay a lot of money for a home, she may
as well live where she is surrounded by streets and thoroughfares that are well planned, where there are nice
looking buildings, and lots of trees and landscaping all over town. There are definitely building codes, and it
shows. She also mentioned downtown as a place "we won't frequent anymore due to the rowdy
atmosphere".
I know I m not alone being sad and frustrated that our kids are moving away. But in all honesty, I don't blame
them.
Paula Baird
Huntington Beach
www.avast.com
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revised BECSP 2016 traffic forecast analysis
sr39-beach-blvd-volumes-revised.pdf
AGENDA COMMENT
Dear city council members and planning commissioners,
A few weeks ago I released an analysis of
projections for the year 2016 compared to
analysis found that 5 out of 7 comparable
traffic volumes already exceeded by 2013,
Beach-Edinger Corridors Specific Plan EIR traffic
Caltrans traffic counts for 2010-2013. That
segments of Beach Blvd had their 2016 projected
according to the Caltrans data.
Last week I exchanged a series of emails with HB Transportation Manager Bob Stachelski. He
was able to track down and contact the relevant Caltrans person to better understand the
source of the Caltrans data. It turns out that data was only counted for a few days at a few
intersections in 2002 and 2009, and had been projected forward into 2010-2013 by using
assumed growth factors. Mr.
Stachelski and I both agree that the data quality is poor. I therefore withdraw my earlier
analysis that was based on that data.
Mr. Stachelski was able to provide me with city-collected traffic counts for a number of days
during the 2012-2014 time period. See attached for my revised analysis comparing that data
against the BECSP 2016 forecasts for Beach Blvd Average Daily Traffic (ADT) for various road
segments and AM/PM peak hour turning movements for various intersections.
Page one of my revised analysis shows 24 hour road segment counts only exceeding the 2016
forecast at Yorktown to Garfield, but only by 2.8%.
Subsequent pages show various peak hour turning movement exceedances at a number of
intersections, but I acknowledge the impossibility of predicting those accurately, and the
extra vehicles are unlikely to impact intersection Level of Service (LOS) when distributed
over the entire peak hour. Note that in no case did the total of all of the turning movements
for an intersection exceed the 2016 total.
But I want to offer two important caveats about my revised analysis.
The first caveat is that the city-collected counts only reflect a single snapshot in time
without any context to know whether traffic conditions on the measured day were "average" or
not, whereas the BECSP 2016 forecasts are for "average" traffic. So it is a bit of an applesto-orange comparison, but it was done with more contemporary data of much higher quality than
my earlier analysis.
The second caveat is that the BECSP 2016 forecast was based on trip generation from ALL of
the land uses allowed by the specific plan being built by 2016 (with acknowledgement that
full build-out will likely occur beyond 2016). The most recent city counts collected in 2014
only reflect occupancy of The Residences at Bella Terra. Projects that came online after that
(Beach and Ocean at Beach & Adams) plus projects still under construction will cause
additional increase in traffic counts. Therefore the 2014 counts with little headroom
compared to the 2016 counts may soon exceed those 2016 counts. But time will have to tell
with additional traffic counts conducted after MAND build-out.
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Sincerely,
Mark Bixby (former city planning commissioner)
17451 Hillgate Ln
Huntington Beach, CA 92649-4707
714-625-0876
[email protected]
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2013-2014 volumes provided by HB Transportation Manager Bob Stachelski
BECSP 2016 traffic volume data from Fig 4.13-5 of http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/planning/BE_Sec4-13_Transportation-Traffic_000.pdf
all 2013-2014 volumes are for the entire measured day; all 2016 forecasts are Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Beach - Indianapolis to Adams
Tue 3/4/2014
2016
28792
31400
Beach - Yorktown to Garfield
Thu 3/6/2014
2016
45647
44400
Beach - Ellis to Talbert
Thu 8/1/2013
2016
56824
59000
Beach - Talbert to Slater
Tue 3/11/2014
2016
55989
59200
Beach - Slater to Warner
Wed 10/16/2013
Tue 3/11/2014
2016
61959
59861
63400
Beach - Warner to Heil
Wed 10/16/2013
2016
63882
65400
Beach - Heil to Edinger
Tue 3/11/2014
2016
67831
75000
Beach - Center to McFadden
Thu 3/13/2014
2016
76191
86000
2012-2014 peak hour traffic counts provided by HB Transportation Manager Bob Stachelski
2016 BECSP DEIR peak hour projections sourced from Appendix C of http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/planning/07_AppF1_TrafficReport.pdf
EBL = EastBound Left
EBT = EastBound Thru
EBR = EastBound Right
WBL = WestBound Left
WBT = WestBound Thru
WBR = WestBound Right
NBL = NorthBound Left
NBT = NorthBound Thru
NBR = NorthBound Right
SBL = SouthBound Left
SBT = SouthBound Thru
SBR = SouthBound Right
Beach & Edinger - AM Peak
Thu 2/6/2014
2016
EBL
196
228
EBT
716
855
EBR
87
171
WBL
130
92
WBT
489
320
WBR
251
307
NBL
113
152
NBT
1354
2100
NBR
246
455
SBL
473
614
SBT
2242
2486
SBR
466
418
Total
6763
8198
EBL
314
360
EBT
751
726
EBR
286
345
WBL
183
250
WBT
600
648
WBR
164
282
NBL
368
551
NBT
1562
2455
NBR
406
606
SBL
369
385
SBT
2369
2537
SBR
538
827
Total
7910
9972
EBL
148
193
EBT
208
553
EBR
145
234
WBL
26
52
WBT
109
306
WBR
84
76
NBL
50
153
NBT
1456
2321
NBR
12
27
SBL
31
78
SBT
1642
2577
SBR
75
312
Total
3986
6882
EBL
219
282
EBT
273
406
EBR
142
182
WBL
42
56
WBT
266
347
WBR
148
124
NBL
151
217
NBT
2342
2668
NBR
43
51
SBL
112
163
SBT
1414
2568
SBR
114
262
Total
5266
7326
EBT
1139
1232
EBR
164
151
WBL
192
318
WBT
738
725
WBR
79
68
NBL
137
190
NBT
1272
1450
NBR
128
192
SBL
336
282
SBT
1855
1856
SBR
249
292
Total
6525
7088
Beach & Edinger - PM Peak
Thu 2/6/2014
2016
Beach & Heil - AM Peak
Tue 2/11/2014
2016
Beach & Heil - PM Peak
Tue 2/11/2014
2016
Beach & Warner - AM Peak
Wed 10/16/2013
2016
EBL
236
332
Beach & Warner - PM Peak
Wed 10/16/2013
2016
EBL
343
446
EBT
931
1084
EBR
187
271
WBL
157
322
WBT
982
1178
WBR
201
263
NBL
298
355
NBT
1818
2417
NBR
164
266
SBL
222
283
SBT
1759
2073
SBR
349
490
Total
7411
9448
EBL
130
182
EBT
706
790
EBR
155
205
WBL
83
136
WBT
363
511
WBR
112
92
NBL
123
162
NBT
1358
1562
NBR
49
106
SBL
195
224
SBT
1699
2049
SBR
153
228
Total
5126
6247
EBL
218
217
EBT
454
676
EBR
168
205
WBL
115
166
WBT
622
599
WBR
204
207
NBL
225
239
NBT
2066
2152
NBR
72
138
SBL
141
188
SBT
1663
1887
SBR
168
200
Total
6116
6874
EBT
352
447
EBR
113
176
WBL
142
232
WBT
312
429
WBR
128
165
NBL
132
291
NBT
1272
1569
NBR
135
220
SBL
310
297
SBT
1728
1794
SBR
143
191
Total
4861
5908
EBT
370
581
EBR
115
178
WBL
224
308
WBT
502
513
WBR
240
379
NBL
164
217
NBT
1531
2110
NBR
123
306
SBL
263
323
SBT
1661
2160
SBR
110
159
Total
5444
7439
EBT
554
603
EBR
182
230
WBL
95
114
WBT
334
369
WBR
125
134
NBL
76
174
NBT
1032
1303
NBR
68
87
SBL
119
225
SBT
1148
1246
SBR
94
112
Total
4043
4789
EBT
436
546
EBR
132
283
WBL
112
219
WBT
386
611
WBR
110
152
NBL
215
315
NBT
1441
1723
NBR
86
151
SBL
118
240
SBT
1360
1586
SBR
179
191
Total
4728
6310
Beach & Slater - AM Peak
Thu 2/20/2014
2016
Beach & Slater - PM Peak
Thu 2/20/2014
2016
Beach & Talbert - AM Peak
Wed 10/3/2012
2016
EBL
94
97
Beach & Talbert - PM Peak
Wed 10/3/2012
2016
EBL
141
205
Beach & Garfield - AM Peak
Thu 3/13/2014
2016
EBL
216
192
Beach & Garfield - PM Peak
Thu 3/13/2014
2016
EBL
153
293
Beach & Yorktown - AM Peak
Wed 3/12/2014
2016
EBL
145
155
EBT
473
527
EBR
175
225
WBL
125
145
WBT
423
408
WBR
117
117
NBL
73
137
NBT
882
1134
NBR
80
153
SBL
83
103
SBT
1098
1187
SBR
75
118
Total
3749
4409
EBT
380
548
EBR
130
104
WBL
103
148
WBT
373
547
WBR
116
149
NBL
216
237
NBT
1539
1785
NBR
150
214
SBL
84
196
SBT
1236
1456
SBR
139
155
Total
4635
5731
EBT
608
1072
EBR
99
51
WBL
94
80
WBT
357
500
WBR
214
285
NBL
62
78
NBT
728
802
NBR
218
317
SBL
324
328
SBT
872
1006
SBR
92
80
Total
3786
4812
EBT
401
650
EBR
69
55
WBL
181
262
WBT
706
972
WBR
321
448
NBL
127
222
NBT
968
1122
NBR
118
172
SBL
306
357
SBT
962
1157
SBR
134
168
Total
4399
5746
EBT
211
238
EBR
39
33
WBL
24
44
WBT
90
147
WBR
145
232
NBL
10
13
NBT
595
707
NBR
60
126
SBL
163
241
SBT
771
902
SBR
25
38
Total
2238
2917
EBT
127
102
EBR
23
26
WBL
32
46
WBT
126
194
WBR
146
150
NBL
32
12
NBT
965
1068
NBR
29
56
SBL
149
190
SBT
871
958
SBR
81
90
Total
2661
2981
Beach & Yorktown - PM Peak
Wed 3/12/2014
2016
EBL
169
192
Beach & Adams - AM Peak
Thu 3/13/2014
2016
EBL
118
213
Beach & Adams - PM Peak
Thu 3/13/2014
2016
EBL
106
161
Beach & indianapolis - AM Peak
Thu 2/20/2014
2016
EBL
105
196
Beach & Indianapolis - PM Peak
Thu 2/20/2014
2016
EBL
80
89
Beach & Atlanta - AM Peak
Wed 2/19/2014
2016
EBL
95
151
EBT
322
653
EBR
25
65
WBL
37
80
WBT
288
449
WBR
191
264
NBL
14
17
NBT
332
406
NBR
69
65
SBL
286
277
SBT
498
639
SBR
94
139
Total
2251
3205
EBL
99
173
EBT
320
463
EBR
29
31
WBL
58
40
WBT
337
695
WBR
210
291
NBL
108
81
NBT
756
923
NBR
95
97
SBL
416
400
SBT
381
518
SBR
110
138
Total
2919
3850
EBL
92
100
EBT
1697
2116
EBR
1
10
WBL
6
20
WBT
648
860
WBR
198
279
NBL
5
20
NBT
0
20
NBR
14
10
SBL
456
557
SBT
20
40
SBR
124
175
Total
3261
4207
EBL
163
230
EBT
847
1202
EBR
3
10
WBL
3
30
WBT
1515
1813
WBR
584
844
NBL
6
10
NBT
8
50
NBR
3
20
SBL
233
312
SBT
10
40
SBR
143
201
Total
3518
4762
Beach & Atlanta - PM Peak
Wed 2/19/2014
2016
Beach & PCH - AM Peak
Tue 2/18/2014
2016
Beach & PCH - PM Peak
Tue 2/18/2014
2016
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BECSP traffic projections for 2016 already well exceeded by 2013
sr39-beach-blvd-traffic-counts.pdf
Dear planning commissioners (Cc: city council),
Proposed revisions to the Beach-Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (BECSP) are now before you
for consideration. While this overall reduced intensity will reduce environmental impacts
compared to the original BECSP vision, staff's assessment that no further CEQA review is
necessary may be incorrect.
Recently I compared the 2009 BECSP EIR traffic volume projections for 2016 against Caltrans
data for Beach Blvd for the period 2010-2013 (the most recent available data). The attached
PDF shows the results of comparing these two data sets in both tabular and graph form. We see
that for five out of seven Caltrans measurement locations on Beach Blvd, the traffic volumes
predicted by BECSP for
2016 have already been exceeded in 2013, almost two years ago, in some cases by a substantial
margin. Please note that it only takes a difference of 3,000 vehicles per average day to add
up to one million vehicles per year.
So why does this matter?
The BECSP EIR projected impacts based on baseline traffic counts plus ambient traffic growth
plus cumulative project impacts. From this, anticipated deficiencies were identified and
future improvements planned to mitigate impacts with funding obtained through "fair share"
traffic impact fees. But as of the 2013 Caltrans time period, none of the so-far approved
high-density residential apartment complexes had been occupied, so it looks like the BECSP
EIR started from an unrealistically low traffic baseline and/or assumed growth rate. If you
add cumulative impacts to an unrealistically low baseline, you end up with unrealistic
underestimated cumulative impacts.
With the EIR understating the impacts, you can't adequately plan for mitigation measures.
Additional intersections not previously identified in the prior EIR may suffer from
significant Level of Service (LOS) impacts. Intersections identified in the EIR as being
deficient may require greater mitigation effort to fix. This increased mitigation will
require a greater amount of "fair share"
traffic impact fee money to fund the work. And unless you do additional CEQA review from 2015
traffic baseline counts, you won't properly be able to assess how much mitigation will be
required. The 2009 EIR has been proven to be factually incorrect in its projections for 2016
and should no longer be relied upon for BECSP traffic impact analysis.
At a minimum, I urge you to direct staff to provide you with the latest city-collected
traffic counts available for both Beach Blvd and Edinger and to compare them to the 2016
forecast in the 2009 EIR. The Caltrans data I used is nearly two years stale, and no
comparison for Edinger has been done at all.
During the time I served on the planning commission from 2011 through 2014, I voted on a
great many projects on faith that traffic studies were accurate and that we were using good
foresight and planning to identify impacts and mitigate for them. That faith has been shaken.
It's important to take a closer look at this issue in case the standard traffic study
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methodologies used by the city and/or the local city traffic model contains errors or
projects forward from invalid assumptions on a recurring basis.
Sincerely,
Mark Bixby
17451 Hillgate Ln
Huntington Beach, CA 92649-4707
714-625-0876
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SR39 Beach Blvd traffic volume data sourced from http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/
BECSP 2016 traffic volume data from Fig 4.13-5 of http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/planning/BE_Sec4-13_Transportation-Traffic_000.pdf
"AADT" = Annual Average Daily Traffic; "Ahead" = Caltrans-speak for north of the intersection; "Back" = south of the intersection
Beach & PCH
27000
2010 2011
2012
2013
Ahead AADT
26000 26000 28500 29200
Ahead BECSP 2016
18000 18000 18000 18000
AADT
22000
—Ahead BECSP 2016
17000
2010
2011
2012
2013
Beach & Adams
2010
2011
2012
2013
Back AADT
33000
32000
32100
32600
Ahead AADT
43000
42000
42100
42500
Back BECSP 2016
31400
31400
31400
31400
Ahead BECSP 2016
44200
44200
44200
44200
2010 2011
2012
2013
61000 61600
61600
61700
Beach & Main/Ellis
Back AADT
-0-Ahead AADT
36000
65000 64500
64600
65000
Back BECSP 2016
51000 51000
51000
51000
Ahead BECSP 2016
59000 59000
59000
59000
-
60000
BECSP 2016
--.Ahead BECSP 2016
31000
65000
Ahead MDT
•••••••Back AADT
41000
2010
2011
2012
2013
•
•
•
•
-$-Back AADT
-0-Ahead AADT
55000
Back BECSP 2016
.—Ahead BECSP 2016
50000
2010
2011
2012
2013
Beach & Talbert
2010 2011
2012
2013
64600
65000
Back AADT
65000 64500
Ahead AADT
70000 66000
66200
66500
Back BECSP 2016
59000 59000
59000
59000
Ahead BECSP 2016
59200 59200
59200
59200
2010 2011
2012
2013
68000
111
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•
____A•
63000
-*-Back AADT
-0-Ahead AADT
—
-
58000
2010
2011
2012
Back BECSP 2016
BECSP 2016
2013
Beach & Slater
69000
Back MDT
70000 66000
66200
66500
Ahead AADT
70000 69000
69000
69500
Back BECSP 2016
59200 59200
59200
59200
Ahead BECSP 2016
63400 63400
63400
63400
Beach & Warner
AADT
-II-Ahead AADT
64000
—.Back BECSP 2016
.•--Ahead BECSP 2016 I
59000
2010
2011
2012
2013
73000
71000
2010
2011
2012
2013
Back AADT
70000
69500
69500
69300
Ahead AADT
72000
71500
71500
71900
Back BECSP 2016
63400
63400
63400
63400
Ahead BECSP 2016
65400
65400
65400
65400
.-Back AADT
69000
-MI-Ahead AADT
67000
—
65000
Back BECSP 2016
—.Ahead BECSP 2016
63000
2010
2011
2012
2013
Beach & 405
86000
2010 2011
2012
2013
Back AADT
72000 78000
79000
79500
Ahead AADT
77000 83000
83000
83500
Back BECSP 2016
86000 86000
86000
86000
Ahead BECSP 2016
86700 86700
86700
86700
-0-Back AADT
81000
-4-Ahead AADT
76000
71000
2010
2011
2012
2013
—
Back BECSP 2016
—
Ahead BECSP 2016
Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc.
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
March 24, 2015
Chair Dan Kalmick
Planning Commission Members
2000 Main Street
PRESIDENT
JOAN MARCUS-COLVIN
THE NEW HOME COMPANY
VICE PRESIDENT
JIM YATES
RANCHO MISSION VIEJO
Re: Comments on Beach and Edinger Corridor Specific Plan Amendments
Dear Chair Kalmick and Planning Commission Members,
On behalf of our membership, I would like to communicate our
recommendations for the proposed Beach and Edinger Corridor Specific Plan
Amendments. We would like to thank city staff for their outreach to our
Organization and for their hard work on this issue.
The Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County
Chapter (B1A/OC) is a non-profit trade association of nearly 1,000 companies
employing over 100,000 people affiliated with the home building industry. The
Orange County Chapter represents the largest member base within BIA
Southern California. Our mission is to champion housing as the foundation of
vibrant and sustainable communities.
The purpose of the Beach and Edinger Corridor Specific Plan is to enhance and
maximize the potential of this major thoroughfare. However, if the proposed
amendments are approved, this once clear vision for growth and change may
not accomplish the goals of its intended purpose. Therefore, we propose the
following recommendations:
TREASURER
PHIL BODEM
TAYLOR MORRISON
SECRETARY
MIKE GARTLAN
KB HOME
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
DONNA KELLY
LENNAR
TRADE CONTRACTOR V.P
ALAN BOUDREAU
BOUDREAU PIPELINE CORPORATION
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
MARK HIMMELSTEIN
NEWMEYER & DILLION, LLP
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
MIKE MCMILLEN
TRI POINTE HOMES
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
SCOTT STARKEY
STARKEY COMMUNICATIONS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICHAEL BALSAMO
1. Reduce building heights to 4 story maximum.
BIA Recommendation - allow CUP to deviate.
2. Reduce the maximum amount of net new development (MAND)
to 2100 units. BIA Recommendation — allow MAND to remain at
3,000 units. Being that 1,900 units have already been approved by
the City, establishing the MAND at 2,100 is effectively a
moratorium on the Beach/ Edinger Specific Plan. It is important to
note that the EIR for the Specific Plan allows for up to 4,400 units.
Additionally, the City has upcoming specific traffic improvements
planned for Beach Boulevard. Additionally, the modifications to
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the Specific Plan proposed at this time will mitigate any aesthetic
concerns that have been expressed about previous projects within
the plan area.
3. Apply the coastal zone parking requirements to all residential
projects. BIA Recommendation —Apply the Coastal Zone "Guest
Parking" requirements to all residential projects. Requiring two
parking spaces for a one bedroom apartment or three dedicated
spaces for a two bedroom apartment is an overreach and is not inline with urban living principles. The challenge in multi-family
projects is most often associated with inadequate guest parking.
Providing more guest parking will alleviate the concern related to
parking demand spilling over to offsite locations.
4. Require all residential projects to have retail/commercial uses at
street level (allow CUP to deviate). BIA Recommendation Use
the word encourage rather than require. The viability and
appropriateness of ground floor retail is dependent on project
specific circumstances. For retail to be successful, there must be
appropriate access and parking available along with residential
density significant enough to create demand. By making this a
requirement, it can become a constraint to any change in the area.
Beach Boulevard is already heavily concentrated with retail.
Creating more residential uses will have a positive impact on the
success of existing retail in the area.
—
As always, we remain a resource to the City on important issues that are
related to the wellbeing of our local communities. Thank you for your
time and thoughtful consideration.
Sincerely,
Michael Balsamo
Chief Executive Officer
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I am very concerned about all the new curb to curb apartment complexes that are being built here in our
city! The traffic and congestion in the surrounding area of places like the Bella Terra / Costco vicinity has
increased dramatically. It can only get much worse since construction is not even completed yet. We
have to now consider shopping outside HB at places like CostCo like we used to do. to avoid the mass in
that area. It can only get much worse as these places start to fill up and many people have more that one
car.
It is very disturbing to see how this new construction is changing the look of or city. Driving by one looks
like these buildings have even eliminated the sidewalks between the building and the street At one corner
on Beach it is now difficult to even see around the corner at the intersection with the building so close to
the street!
For years we have had lots of development with very high density in our residential tracts with the narrow
streets like at SummerLane but what is happening here will be a terrible determent to our city for many
many years t come. Most likely HB will never be the same
I plead with each one of you to not allow any more maxed out BOX type building to continue. What you
have allowed already will certainly change the quality of life in HB forever!
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AGENDA COMMENT
I am in favor of a total moratorium on HD units, including those in pipeline; (unless we have a legal commitment.)
Before any more units are allowed, studies and changes need to be made, to afford better setbacks, more parking,
and less density. 100 plus units per acre is just crazy! Also work harder to find investors for owner occupied units.
PLEASE, no more apartments!
Anne Hinkey
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I am totally in favor of attached items!
- Reduce MAND (Max Amount of New Development) to 2,100.... No Exceptions... until BECSP has been completely
reviewed.
- Define density per acre at no more than 25 units per acre (current BECSP has no limit.. .as it is "formed based"!)
- Parking - minimum 2 spots per unit, plus 1 for each additional bedroom
-S etback from street - minimum 30 ft.
- Greenbelt and open space
- Limit height to 3 stories
- Incentivize "Commercial" revitilation along Beach & Edinger. ...no more apartments!
- All projects must require Conditional Use Permit and be reviewed by Planning Commission
- Each new project should require a traffic study
- lncentifize "condos" and "homes"
- Transparency - all projects should have a summary of plans available for the public to review (including units/acre)
- No more "box" shapes! All projects should have varied roof lines (high/low)
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Planning Commission
Agenda Comment; Fikes, Cathy; Dombo, Johanna; CITY COUNCIL
HDD in HB - positive question
AGENDA COMMENT
Hello,
I was in a thread on Facebook HB open community forum. The discussion went on about the new constructions at Bella
Tera and Ellis/beach, after the fact complaining. I tried to move it forward into today. Asking the question how can we
make HB a better place to attract positive attitudes to move into and sustain the new mega complexes? I was asked to
email you my post so, I am, I pasted my post below
I agree no HDD in HB, and the current projects seem bad, and without good management could quickly turn into to
slums /negative neighbors and, they are here now, being built we cannot change this. What can we, as a community do
to help prevent the negative from happening?
Can the investors of these large complexes invest in the rundown strip malls throughout the city ? Revitalize them with
more current, community friendly business, suggest coffee shops/cafe s, even chain restaurants that can afford to serve
fresh food. And why does there need to be a bar(drug hub) on every corner, is this going to be the selling /renting point
the new mega complexes turn into weekly
to all the new residents of HB, it's a big party town like lake havasu 7
rentals or hotels?
How can we keep our cement block wall lined community a great place to live, or more to point attract great attitudes
young and old to move into and sustain these new mega complexes that have been forced upon us
Thank you, for taking the time to read this
I do believe that are a lot opportunities forming to improve HB , I don't know how to help or get involved any
suggestions would be great
Thx
Brett House
HB home owner and resident
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Too much building not enough thought
AGENDA COMMENT
Dear City Planning Commission:
Please reconsider the proposed apartments and extensive commercial building off of
Beach Blvd and Edinger. Aren't single family houses better and giver the city more tax
base? All of this construction of apartments and commercial under- neath- to be more
European like and more dense will hurt and undermine the City and it will not be
'Surf City' but "Congested City" as the slogan.
Where is the traffic going to go the streets are not wide enough for major increases in
population. Do infrastructure first and then build.
Sincerely,
3-To (Ty Hutchins
Holly Hutchins
Owner 617 Frankfort Avenue HB 92649
949 833-3200 FAX 949 833-0738
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High Density
AGENDA COMMENT
Hi,
I would like to say that the last place we need to be building is on the area of Gothard and Edinger.
As it is the traffic has gotten so much worse on Edinger that it is hard to get to the freeway. Plus the apartments that
Are being built kitty corner to that space isn't even filled yet and the traffic will get even denser.
We are having water shortage problems now without adding a lot more people. Where will we get the water for them to
flush
their toilets, wash their clothes and dishes. I think you are looking at the revenue this will bring in and not looking at the
practical
Side of things. Besides, do you even know if those apartments will all be rented. In Bella Terra, it is starting to become a
problem to find a
Parking place. On Edinger the apartments there park on Plymouth Ln. It has now been made a parking permit area
because the owners
Couldn't even find a place to park or for their company to park. I am sure that the apartment renters will start to park in
Bella Terra's
Parking lots as well. You will lose revenue when people can't find a place to park to shop.
The crime rate is going up in our area with so many break ins. This will increase with so many people living on top of
each other. As well as
Other crimes.
My husband and I are totally against you building more condos or apartments in that area.
Thank you,
Jim and Jenice Keeler
15822 Plymouth Ln.
Huntington Beach
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Agenda Comment
Mary Khouri, a Huntington Beach resident residing at 16687 Viewpoint, called and wanted to express her
disappointment with high-density development in Huntington Beach.
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Iris Kwiatek [[email protected] ]
CITY COUNCIL
Development on Beach and Ellis
Attention: Council Members
As a loyal resident of Huntington Beach for the last twenty one years I felt compelled to express my concerns.
The fresh sea air and open expansive feeling of the area is what attracted me to this city. Recently I had the
opportunity to attend a few City Council meetings as well as a Planning Commission session. I appreciate the
need to accommodate new residence and make the best use of the land that is available. However, the
structures that are being built on the corner of Beach and Ellis are quite simply overwhelming for the size of
the lot. They are far too close to the street and to one another. This is not the "highest and best use" of the
property. Although, they are not yet completed one is already able to see that they are destined to become a
blight. When someone is considering a move to Huntington Beach they are likely looking for the opportunity
to experience healthy living. This has not been a consideration when designing these buildings. They are too
close to the street to avoid exhaust fumes and to one another to allow for air to freely flow between them.
I ask that you reconsider this project and it's design. More apartments of this type are not what is needed in
this city. Do however consider further commercial revitalization along Beach Blvd. That is what the city truly
needs as well as incentivizing the construction of condos and homes in other areas of the city. The
demographics of the city does not call for more small, unattractive boxes to be built for twenty something's
with no ability to pay the rents that are being asked. They will ultimately be forced to double up creating an
unbearable living situation for everyone. Additionally, the parking that has been allotted is not adequate and
should be increased to avoid the issues that are already being experienced by the tenants in the structures at
Edinger and Gothard. Traffic studies need to be done as safety should have been foremost, but it does not
appear to have been the case. In closing I stress the need to rethink High Density for Huntington Beach. This
is not in the best interest of the residence of the city.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my concerns,
Iris Kwiatek
714-585-4272
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Len Lichter
Bldg Mgr/Rental Information
Suite 101
Surf City Planning commission/ City coincil
Mutual Plaza Office Buildin
1711 I Beach Blvd H.B. CA 92647
lenlichter@g
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I am concerned with the high rise apartments bein
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Office/Cell Ph. (714) 841
concern is when units are built so close to front prop
e
property, best example is the Wind River office build
ing just North of the Cnevrolei
Dealer. I own an office building on Beach Blvd next
door to Chilies or about seventy feet
North of Cypress St. I would propose starting out
with two stories and then step it up to
three then four stories, this will give some visibility
to existing buildings along side of the
high rise plus give it some character rather than look
like a big box.
I have owned this office building from day one
and maintain it in very good condition and
enjoy a
good relationship with my neighbors. Please
give this some consideration as it will give
a much
better look to the Blvd rather then look like
a Street of boxes.
Thank you
Len Lichter
owner of 17111 Beach Blvd. since 1975
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Donovan Mattson, an HB resident since 1965, left a voicemail with the City Clerk describing his disappointment with
high-density development in Huntington Beach. Mr. Mattson can be reached at (714) 891-3178.
Robin Estanislau, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
2000 Main Street
(714) 536-5405
[email protected]
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HDD-Final DecisionsNote
AGENDA COMMENT
Carol Morris
4601 Via Vista Cir.
RE: High Density Development in Huntington Beach
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing as a lifetime resident of Huntington Beach to protest high density construction in our city and to share some thoughts
with you how I believe future projects ought to be handled. I am extremely disappointed in the structure that is being completed at
Gothard and Edinger and do not believe that it will benefit our city in any way. There are already complaints being shared by
residents living in this complex who are paying extremely high rents. I foresee an empty structure in the future.
My thoughts on HDD:
1. Units/acre - 25/acre MAX! Like Costa Mesa MDD (moderate density), not HDD!
2. The 30' setback needs to require a greenbelt & trees. They can be low water native, or even artificial. Think
Irvine/NB MDD!
3. Please delete this line: "(allow CUP to deviate)." Under no circumstance is less than a 30' setback from Beach
Blvd. acceptable!
4. Height - 3 stories maximum!
5. Reduce the residential MAND (MAX # of units to build in plan) to 1000 units!
6. Each new project needs to require a CURRENT (not 2008) traffic study!
7. Incentivise Condos, NOT apartments! We need to take away the apartment incentive. Encourage residency over
transiency.
8. Think deeply and analyse this assumption: Is HOD really adding revenue to pay for payroll & pensions, OR is it,
after we pay for ALL extra cops/fire/streets/infrastructure/school expansion/etc..., a NET LOSS???
It really appears that the politics and money that goes along with politics have interfered with what the citizens of our
community really want for our city. There are PLENTY of homes and condos for sale,lease, and rent. There are
many apartments for rent. We have MANY schools in our city. Building more housing DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
We need to preserve the open spaces that we still have for future generations to enjoy. We need to revitalize
business areas with new businesses and services.
Thank you for your consideration of my deeply felt and well-thought out concerns and beliefs.
Sincerely,
Carol Morris
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Anthony Palumbo [[email protected] ]
Monday, March 30, 2015 12:33 PM
Planning Commission
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Beach - Edinger High Density
Dear Sirs/Madams:
specific corridor adjustment approved by the
I am writing to show my support for the lower density in the Beach-Edinger
them. The lower density will match the
city council. The council reflected the concerns of the citizens that elected
development to the existing
of the citizens moved to this city. Traffic in
infrastructure and maintain the quality of life that was a major reasons many
massive increase that was proposed. Already
the area of Edinger and Beach is very congested and cannot support the
lished. I avoid going to this part of town
there are parking issues in this area before all development has been accomp
the weekends.
because of the traffic and congestion on weekdays and is even worse on
city and its citizens not to enrich real estate
The city should be managing its growth for the benefit of the future of the
their projects cause. I moved to Huntington
developers who will not be here in the city to cope with the congestion
want to become another congested city such
Beach many years ago because of the quality of life in this city and do not
as Los Angeles.
to lower the amount of residential units to
Please vote to approve the adjustment to the Beach-Edinger Specific Plan
, Increase front yard setbacks to 30 feet
2100, apply coastal zone parking requirements for all residential projects
above the third story and require all
minimum (allow CUP to deviate) and require 10-foot upper story setbacks
(allow CUP to deviate);
residential projects to have retail/commercial uses at street level
Respectfully;
Anthony Palumbo
6602 Kilda Circle
(714) 274-5018
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CITY COUNCIL
Plannining Commission Meeting dated March 24, 2015
March 25, 2015
Mayor Hardy
Mayor Pro Tempore Jim Katapodis
Council Member Dave Sullivan
Council Member Barbara Delgleize
Council Member Billy O'Connell
Council Member Erik Peterson
Council Member Mike Posey
First, let me say that I am encouraged by the direction of the new City Council. You may not always vote in the direction I
would like. But I truly know that you see your constituents as partners in determining public policy. That is refreshing
and appreciated.
That said, do votes mean nothing? I realize that is a bit sensational. And perhaps I am not fully aware as to how things in
our city government work. I'll admit I'm a bit of a Johnny-come-lately, but I do learn quickly. And what I see is a bit
disheartening.
Wasn't there a vote recently in favor of changes to the BECSP? And did not that vote include a new MAND of 2,100? I
swear I thought that was the case. So you might imagine my surprise and frustration when I attended the Planning
Commission study session and hear Billy O'Connell's appointee, Bill Crowe, quietly suggest that perhaps they should
consider a higher MAND for a lower density level. Excuse me, but did I hear him suggesting they take a position in direct
opposition to your votes? How can that be?
But, after hearing two speakers from the developer position suggest the exact same thing and actually name the exact
same number of 3,000 as the new MAND, I began to smell a rat. Could it be the developers lobbied Mr. Crowe to
perhaps circumvent the council vote?
I hope all of you actually did hear all the speakers at the meeting. Your constituents were nearly 100% in favor of the
changes you eventually did vote in. I object to the end run tactic that the developers and Mr. Crowe are trying to make. I
urge you to stand firmly to the changes you voted in. As you may be aware, I posted this development on HBCF last
night. As you may imagine, the outrage was immediate and intense. We the people are not planning to back off our
original stance and we will hold you accountable to do the same.
Further, towards the end of the study session, Planning Commissioner Lyn Semeta made a suggestion that we should
consider incentivizing the construction of condominium complexes. I would second that suggestion.
Lastly, let's strengthen one of our primary business corridors with businesses. That will bring a long term source of
revenue for our city.
Thank you for listening and keep up the good work!
Best regards,
Rob Pool
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Agenda Comment
Monday, April 27, 2015 12:52 PM
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Zoning Text Amendment No. 15-003
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Albert E Ross
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tedross0077(a_yahoo.com
Comments
Having attended the prior HB Planning Commission Mtg on 4/14/15 dealing with this measure
and the mixed discussion I am alarmed at the lack of analytics that seem to missing from the
factual support for the arbitrary establishment of the recommended 2100 MAND. I would strongly
recommend that the Council refer to the HB Master plan limits of 35 units per acre instead of
picking #s out of the air! At least this number has some prior validation. Before any further
development is authorized perhaps a more in-depth study of the impact to infrastructure
demands in the future needs (water, traffic, off-street parking and supporting infrastructure
sewers etc.) to be addressed
Dombo, Johanna
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Ray Scrafield [[email protected] ]
Planning Commission; Agenda Comment
BECSP repair
AGENDA COMMENT
Attention all members of both council/commission: Please,
please do something positive to repair the damage that has
already been done to our fair city. And also please do something
to stop all the over-building. My wife Barbara and I do so much
appreciate the temporary moratorium that is in place right now
but it needs to be extended further into the future so that
cooler heads can prevail. The last thing we need here in
Huntington Beach is MORE people to clog up what was already a
terrible situation as far as traffic goes. Once all the
apartments are filled it will be traffic gridlock on all the main
arteries. I don't know what the previous city councils were
thinking but it has got to stop. Please, do the right thing and
put a stop to all the nightmare-ish building.
Thank you for your service,
Ray and Barbara Scrafield
16444 Bolsa Chica St. #108
H.B. 92649
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Estanislau, Robin
Posey, Mike
Agenda Comment
RE: Public Comments on Council Agenda Items
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Fred,
Thank you for your comments, you are a most welcome voice of reason. We will be voting on this issue at the May 4th
City Council meeting. Perhaps you would like to address the Council and audience during the public comments portion
of the meeting.
Mike Posey
Huntington Beach City Councilmember
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AGENDA COMMENT
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Apartments on Beach Blvd
Name
Fred Singer
Email
[email protected]
Comments
I support allowing developers to build apartments and high density housing, if that's what the
market wants. To the NIMBYs: Where will your children live? Do you want to drive to Lancaster to
see your grandkids? To "conservatives": Does your support for free markets and property rights
end when someone wants to use his property to build apartments? I am not familiar with all
aspects of the "plan"; there should be no public subsidy of these new apartments, but otherwise
let the market do its thing.
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Ed Straub [[email protected] ]
Monday, April 06, 2015 12:26 PM
CITY COUNCIL
Main to Ellis Intersection
21-B City CouncifEt. fir
Vote
Street.
not to dose access to Ellis Street at %lain
name is Edw. E. Strau6, I have lived at 20732 %fission Lane, near Atlanta and
Newland streets since 1967. I have voted in every election.
I depend on the west hound access from Newfisnd to Gothard, along Ellis, two to four
time a day.
I depend on the east hound access from Gothard to Newkmd, along Ellis, two to four
times a day.
-ore the
This means that I must left turnfrom Ellis to Main and rush to cross Beach 6
crosswakcounter runs down and the signal - changes from green to yellow. ghat is 10 seconds.
ma..timum.
The 274 unit Elan 6uil2ting has underground parking which only has access to Ellis street
on the Worth sick and may6e Beach Blvd on the West side.
The Beach View Villa, Cow income, apartments at 8102 Ellis Only has access to Ellis on
the Worth and Beach Blvd on the West sick.
pro6a6fy cause 500 or more vehicles to enter Ellis,
These two apartment compkes
hoth east hound and west hound each morning.
These two comple.xes will - likewise need to receive those same vehicles in the evening from
east and west houndEflis.
This does not account for the vehicles leaving and - entering these two compkxes during
non-commuting hours.
qfie singk fane 'Ellis street is a major commuting ktne, both East
6ound and West 6ound
Those of us now needing the access through the Main Street-Beach Blvd intersection to
travel along Ellis must find an alternate route.
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The o6vious route, going West on Etas is to turn kft on to Beach from Ellis, proceed to
Delaware, turn right on Delaware to Ellis,
Turn left on Ellis from 'Delaware, proceed to Gothard This wilt eventually require a
traffic signal" at Ellis and Delaware where there is only a Stop sign now.
This route will not reduce the traffic pro6kms at the single file entrance to the Elan
6uilding at the Etis street entrance.
What was the Transportation Manager thinking when the
ccision was made?
Truly
Edw. E. Strau6
Cell (714)334-4448
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Crose Eais to Main,
Estanislau, Robin
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Gary Tarkington [[email protected] ]
Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:25 AM
Agenda Comment
Your Tuesday meeting
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High
AGENDA COMMENT
I am a long time resident of Huntington Beach formally from Santa Monica. I HATE to see what is happening
to our city. please consider the following on the decisions that you make...
• Commercial focus. No more apartments. We need jobs and water!
Ann Tarkington
9032 Annik Drive
Huntington Beach,
CA. 92646
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Sandy Thigpen [[email protected]]
Sunday, March 29, 2015 7:43 PM
Planning Commission; Agenda Comment
HDD In HB
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Dear Planning Commissioners and City Council Members,
I am sending this email as I am unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting and unsure of my ability to attend the City Council meeting. This is an
incredibly heated issue for many reasons. First, I understand that the massive amount of recent and current projects were approved and have been a done deal
for many years. As a long time resident and business owner in HB, I am very concerned about the long term ramifications of High Density Projects and the
seemingly lack of planning that was done prior to the recent builds. It is mind boggling to drive down Beach Boulevard and enter the Beach-Edinger
Corridor. Whatever studies were done prior to these developments being approved, could have never adequately stated the level of total mayhem that exists
when attempting to navigate in any direction in the corridor area. This area is in total gridlock 12 hours a day Monday through Friday and even worse on the
weekends.
As a business owner located in the Beach-Edinger Corridor area, I am constantly asked by my customers "WHAT HAPPENED?" Then, I patiently listen
while they express their sentiments this is a nightmare, the amount of road rage they encountered, the extended time it took them to get to our appointment,
etc. and inevitably I am asked are you going to stay at this location?" Followed by we need to discuss an alternate meeting location..." These are long
time customers that until recently, enjoyed meeting at my office. The amount of time I spend trying to explain an issue that has NO good explanation is mind
numbing. Finally I explain "this is my home, I want to stay and I am taking an active role in my community to be prevent future projects of this size, with the
lack of impact studies that have happened in the past." That said, it is my intention as an HB resident and business owner to see that the citizens of this city
are heard and the Planning Commission and City Council take into account what the residents of HB want.
The following is a list of items that I would like to see the Planning Commission and City Council keep in mind when making future decisions
with respect to HDD:
1) With High Density Developement comes High Density Infrastructure Impact. In turn a high level of responsibility to the current
residents. Each new project needs to require a CURRENT (not 20081 traffic study.
2) It is possible to have Moderate Density Developement with the units/acre at 25/acre. Everything in moderation.
3) An acceptable setback of 30' with an a greenbelt that keeps a drought tolerant theme. There is a specific line is the current plan that
reads "allow CUP to deviate". This statement has allowed for the- sidewalk next to a five story building scenario. This is an unacceptable
practice and should be eliminated.
4) Keep the MAND at 1,700 so the a full study of the BECSP can be completed. Based on the history of development in the area, it appears
to be intended for commercial use. The "mixed use" seems a bit unbalanced.
5) A three story maximum height limit for future projects.
6) Reduce/Eliminate the incentives to apartment developers. Instead, look for developers that are willing to build condominium complexes that
provide stability.
Finally, I ask you to revisit the the issue that seems to have become an HOD mantra- "HOD adds revenue." When you look at the overall
picture and take into account the additional costs for first responder's, infrastructure to accommodate the additional residents, additional school
classrooms, etc. Are we actually generating revenue? This needs to be studied as well. A shift is needed to return our community to an
environment that people want to come and visit, live and work.
Thank you,
Sandy
Sandy Thigpen
Patient Advocate
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Esparza, Patty
Troxell USA - Ron Troxell [[email protected]]
Thursday, April 02, 2015 10:10 AM
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Planning Commission; Fikes, Cathy; Dombo, Johanna; CITY COUNCIL
HB SAN QUENTIN DE BELLA TERRA
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MB SAN QUENTIN DE BELLA TERRA?
A 14 STORY going in at S/E corner of Bch-Edinger ? Where does it end!
Units/acre - 25/acre MAX! Like Costa Mesa MDD (moderate density), not HDD!
The 30' setback needs to require a greenbelt & trees. They can be low water native, or even artificial. Think Irvine/NB MDD!
And you need to delete this line, "(allow CUP to deviate)" as under no circumstance is less than a 30' setback from Beach Blvd
acceptable!
Height - 3 stories max!
Reduce the residential MAND (MAX # of units to build in plan) to 1700 units!
Each new project needs to require a CURRENT (not 2008) traffic study!
Condos, NOT Apts! Need to take away the apt incentive. Skin-in-the-game stability over transiency
Is HDD really adding revenue $ to pay for payroll & pensions, OR is it, after we pay for ALL extra
cops/fife/streets/infrastructure/school expansion/etc..., a NET LOSS?
Ron Troxell
18392 Enterprise Lane
Te: 714-847-0880
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Cell 714.733.3042
Esparza, Patty
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High density
AGENDA COMMENT
Gentlemen,
as a long time "imported" resident I see the city I love slipping into the same nightmare "ghetto
times in Holland.
to be" I have seen so many
and double story family homes.
Right now, in Holland (the Hague) they are tearing the HDD down to replace it with single
concept for disaster.
This so wanted HDD that HB is creating, has been proven over the years that it is the perfect
It will be a 24 hour traffic jam
First of all, where will all those people work? Have you looked at the roads coming into HB?
especially when Nightmare #1 opens, Pacific City.
Pleae be unAmerican, look at other countries where this has failed. Here, HB, it is done out
What else can it be??
It will add to the cost of Police, fire department, schools, emergency, hospitals you name
PLEASE STOP THIS AND STOP IT NOW!
Thank you
Bram van Steen bergen
908 Alabama Street
Huntington beach
(714) 642-1658
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of greed and bribes for a few.
it. This is degress not progress!
Estanislau, Robin
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Geri von Freymann [[email protected] ]
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High density development
AGENDA COMMENT
As a long time homeowner resident of Huntington Beach, I have become disheartened and disillusioned with
the direction this city has taken. Gone are the beautiful open spaces and ocean views visible whether traveling
by car or bicycle or walking. Instead we are confronted with more noise, noxious fumes, congested roadways
and by ugly high walled crammed living accomodations. This has to end. Remember what quality of life means
and put an end to haphazard construction without regard to the people who make up this community.
Geri von Freymann
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Cathy Wagner [[email protected]]
Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:38 AM
Agenda Comment
Re High Density in the Bella Terra corridor
AGENDA COMMENT
We drive down Gothard to Costco twice a week. We are watching the employees working at break-neck speed. Are
they attempting to finalize these projects before the community has their say?
It's all bad, except for the developers. The noise, the traffic, emissions - once these buildings are fully occupied, how will
any of us get around Edinger, Center, Gothard, Beach Blvd, etc.?
I am writing to ask you to do everything you can to stop building AND do not approve any more of these buildings that
will may look haggard in 20 years.
Another point: people who are retiring now are being forced out of Huntington Beach. Young people can't afford the
housing. HB will become a destination for the wealth. We are leaving in two years upon retirement. We spent all of our
lives here, shopped local to put our dollars back into this grand city and are now being pushed out. There is a tiny 2/1
house for rent down the street for $2,700. Who will pay that for rent? People who make a lot of money, not retirees on
a fixed income.
Our city leaders must be wealthy. It's all out of control.
Cathy Wagner
www.avast.com
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