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ATTACHMENT 7 PUBLIC COMMENTS SEPTEMBER 4 TO SEPTEMBER 15 ---PAGE BREAK--- - C HHE=@; I?H 86- 113/!04 2 34 00634 2 "!34 %$#"!5BMC F@=!.EJ B?K; G>"!7J ; BDJ I!/G??A September 12, 2014 E L X ; J W RW 5 R]b ? J W J P N [ 5 R]b X O 7 U5 N [[R]X * ) 0 1 ) E J W B J K UX 3 _ N 7 U5 N [[R]X % 5 3 1 - . , ) Re: Comments on the Traffic Analysis for the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan 6 N J [ ? [ ; J W RW % < X W Ub [N L N W ]Ub W X ]RL N M RW ]Q N ? 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AY PY_XN SX ^RS] WO]]KQO& 7ROMUON Lc 5G< % aaa&K`Q&MYW GO\]SYX2 ' GS\_] 8K^KLK]O2 % COVOK]O 8K^O2 BKQO ) ---PAGE BREAK--- Melanie Mintz (Planning Director) San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan 10890 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 94530 September 5, 2014 Dear Ms. Mintz, I would like this letter to be submitted as a matter of public record and for inclusion in the City Council packet. I am writing to let you, and the planning commission, know how distressed I am about your proposals for San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito in general, and especially about the increase of traffic and congestion that you are proposing for Central Ave. I ask the planning group to please pay more attention to the quality of life in El Cerrito and the surrounding communities. It looks as though the creators of this plan are more interested in creating more high density housing, more congestion and more income for the city at the expense of the people who have invested their hard earned money in buying property here because it offers a pleasant living environment where there is a sense of space, light and openness. I live in the Richmond Annex and use San Pablo as my main route for nearly all of my shopping expeditions. I go north to Target and Safeway and I go south to EC Plaza, Berkeley, and Oakland. It would be a severe annoyance to have to travel to any of these places at 25 MPH. For what purpose? Pedestrians can cross safely at lights and crosswalks. Please keep the speed limit at a perfectly reasonable 30mph which is a safe driving speed for traffic and for pedestrians and bicyclists as well. Please do not create a plan that makes us feel small and insignificant with a sense of being boxed-in and overwhelmed by tall apartment buildings that are built with no additional setback from the curb (as in Oakland). The buildings block the light, the views and generally degrade the whole feeling of spaciousness that residents of El Cerrito currently enjoy. The buildings that would be created following your 'form-based codes' are intrusive, obnoxious and ugly. It's hard to imagine that you would welcome such buildings into your midst. Also these building are too high - please restrict the height to 3 stories (35') with a large setback for all buildings along the San Pablo corridor. The idea of allowing (and actually promoting?) spot development is very bad idea. Here are some more proposals that I strongly oppose. 1) Large bus platforms 2) Center divides on this busy thoroughfare. ---PAGE BREAK--- 3) Built-in Planters for trees or Bulb outs for trees (Please do not re-create the mess that has been created on Fairmount Ave where I can no longer park for something as simple and necessary as going to the post office Those 2 car parking spaces in between the bulb- outs are VERY hard to get in to and hard to get out of, as well as blocking the flow of traffic.. Just keep the whole curb area available for parking!! 4) The bike lane issue needs to be more fully addressed. I would like to hear more input from the bicycling community on this. 5) The proposed high density building project for the large empty lot on Central Ave is beyond insanity. Why on earth would you create a plan to INCREASE traffic on a well known and much distressed route that is already an acknowledged problem? 6) I ask you to consider air quality as well as an already overstressed infrastructure (police, water, streets). 7) Noise and pollution. Please consider the health of the residents in the areas of Central Ave. 8) And so much more. I hope this lets you know that the neighbors and the users of the San Pablo Avenue corridor are VERY CONCERNED about your plan and eager to discuss it further with you. Sincerely Ms Margaret Child (Supported by her husband Mr Carroll Butterfield. 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neighborhood. I am a long-time resident of Panama Avenue in the Richmond Annex. We enjoy streets that are currently not used as alternate routes for the major arteries of traffic in the area. The SPASP plan would threaten this benefit that we currently have. We enjoy relatively clean air and are not surrounded by an urban landscape of highrises that ultimately makes the streets unsafe and encourages crime. And the proposed SPASP plan clearly threatens our quality of life in this regard. The SPASP project proposes changes that would directly impact the quality of life in Richmond Annex. Urbanization of San Pablo Avenue throughout El Cerrito is an unwelcome and incorrect approach to development in this area. We enjoy a relatively high quality of life in Richmond Annex with views of the El Cerrito and surrounding hills. We value our views of the El Cerrito, Albany, and Berkeley hills, and we vehemently object to the proposed 5 and 6 storied buildings under consideration. If this is allowed, the entire historical character of our neighborhood will be lost, as well as our views. I object to the use of form-based codes that provide a quick and dirty development without any regard for the historical characteristics of our area as well as complete disregard for the aesthetics of the space and (quality of life) of residents. I support historical preservation of the area between Central and Fairmount and all areas that border Richmond Annex. Iam especially concerned about the proposed development because it creates a high-density zone that cannot be supported by current roads: Central Avenue is an already overwhelmed and chaotic street to the freeway that cannot support the amount of traffic currently found there. It is also dangerous because of the high density: cars, people, bikes, buses, all sharing a very limited public road and limited space. This plan is for the quick buck of the developers and has nothing to offer the current residents. The SPASP is short-sighted and should be stopped. This plan will produce an over-built, over-developed area that will forever change the character of the Richmond Annex. Stop these developers. I'm sure they do not live here. Save the Annex. Sincerely, Stanley Jupp 5619 Panama Ave Richmond Annex, CA 94804 ---PAGE BREAK--- -AA 1;FCD85G! 09BE9?69C .9>5@<9 .<@EH 0/+0/ 7A@79C@D 8N R^ FX F TK FSI KTW NS YMJ 4NY^ +01215 (44! ?WJXNIJSY $664.1-7/6! AY%# 5Q 43 E0 60 5RFNQ0 UMNQNU2?<;$(%HTR 09;=;A 276?7C63G" -E=G 0/ !><3F3?3E89#=G?59+5;$7=#57BB;D@$53$EC! !>3BGCA@?6+C458=@43=$?7D! 10,10 5@?57B?C 8N 9 FR FS 5Q WJXNIJSHJ 9 FR MF[NSL \NYM A?3A? 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The idea of denying parking allocation for new residents and businesses in order to promote the use of public transportation is unrealistic. Even those who now use BART for work, have cars for use when they cannot use BART: e.g. going to Tahoe or the coast or shopping that is not available from BART. And people from other areas are not going to shop at businesses along San Pablo if they cannot park. The CS Figure 12. Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities Map shows plans for bicycle paths on Ohlone Greenway and Kearney Street. This, in addition to the sharrows and bike lanes proposed on San Pablo, makes three parallel bike paths within three or four blocks of each other. The Ohlone Greenway already exists and is being upgraded. The others plans are superfluous. The SPASP would be fine in a utopian world where a community was being planned from the start. But it is not well thought out for a community that is already in existence. Mary Yaholkovsky ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, Thank you for the opportunity to voice my opinion as a home owner in the Richmond Annex. My name is Lynell Clutts and I live on Tehama Avenue. When traffic is backed up on K!91 or there is an accident, the traffic moves from the freeway to San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. After 4:00 pm traffic is ridiculous in this area already. has become a through way for cars coming off the freeway at Ectnuqp then turning up Tehama. The cars coming from Uejokfv!Ncpg-!cross onto Tehama in the opposite direction. Cars have to stop and pull over to the side of the road so the other car/cars can go by. Tehama is too narrow for this to continue. Located on the corner of Tehama and San Pablo is the Smog Tester, there are also 2 auto body shops on either side. There are cars parked everywhere on Tehama Avenue. This new plan would cause major problems in the city of El Cerrito and the Richmond Annex. And didn't some of our neighbors in the Annex buy their homes with a view? I know their homes probably cost $50,000 or more, just for the view, I know if I had a view I wouldn't want the City of El Cerrito stealing it from me. I've already had a water pipe break from the street to my house. Due to age. Many Annex homes were built in the 1940's. Adding more stress on our infrastructure would cause even more damage to our already damaged and cracked streets and old pipes. This must not happen to El Cerrito and the Richmond Annex. 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It is no accident that I have lived here so long just as it is not an accident that the area I live in has continued over time to be a live-able community centered neighborhood. We need to continue to find ways to nurture the parts that make this such a stable and desirable area to live ,work and feel connected. I feel the surrounding area of Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany is a model of what people want and what works for a healthy community. I am sure I do not know all the issues you must have to struggle with in order to manage this project. I watched the struggle to create the New EC Shopping center. The community was engaged and it took years to put it together. Neighborhoods were concerned about not loosing the parts we love about our neighborhoods We feared Tall buildings that block views and give you a boxed in jail like existence. I am concerned as well about this happening now. Even if it is not my house that has a Tall commercial structure erected close to my property line I am concerned for my neighbors if it happens to them. Building apartment buildings that house more people also bring cars to our neighborhood roads. At the present time we already have traffic problems on Central and many other intersections. Mid street pedestrian crossings that become hazards when the roads are crowed with cars and it becomes impossible to see from side to side. Whatever the motivations are to continue to try to increase the height of buildings, increase apartment buildings (people and cars, rezone), accommodate More people and cars please consider what we loose as a community and as neighbors. + 4;<1 0;9E? ?4596 + -8 59 ?41 I want balance. What has made my community one worth living in is worth bringing with us into the future. We need balance. If the community needs more time to digest and give input to this project please make sure that happens. There are many in the community that have know knowledge of the plans you are making. As you must know decisions of this sort will have to be lived with for a long time and will also dictate the future in many ways. Lets make sure that our future plans do not harm what we value in the present. Judy Barron 5716 Santa Cruz Ave. Richmond, Ca. 94804 [EMAIL REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz: I live in the Richmond Annex and I recently was made aware of the High Density proposal El Cerrito was entertaining. I had lived in San Francisco many years before moving to East Bay and had been pleasantly surprise by the MQ=HEPU KB HEREJC DANA EJ PDA -JJAT' 2 @KJXP PDEJG PDA NAOE@AJPO KB /H .ANNEPK =NA LNAL=NA@ BKN SD=P High Density means: When I use to live in the city, parking was impossible. I use to come home and find my driveway would be blocked with a car in front of it. This would require calling the police. There would be the sound of car doors slamming and cars being moved all during the night. I would sleep with a fan on to drown out the noise. Traffic would slow to a crawl as you inched slowly to your destination. If you decided to take a bus, it might pass you by since it was already full. For El Cerrito and Richmond Annex it would mean: 1. Bart is already crowded in the morning. Chances are, your train will pull up and it is already critical mass and you would have to wait for the next one. That is already happening at Embarcadero Station in the city. 2. Have you seen the morning commute traffic? Can you imagine adding 20,000 more citizens to the area and watch them add to the I-80 commute? 3. Imagine Central Avenue coming to a stand still. It already is a crawl during busy times. I imagine we will have an increase in road rage and accidents. 4. We are already in drought and straining LIMITED resources. Why add more water users? Eventually they will ration us down to 3 flushes a day and 4 glasses of water! Talk about Quality of living impact. @KJXP GJKS =>KQP /H .ANNEPK >QP 2OJXP 5E?DIKJ@ 6=JEP=NU =HNA=@U ?D=Nging a fee for hauling garbage they @KJXP D=RA NKKI BKN JKS, 7DA ?KOPO CAP L=OOA@ PK PDA DKIAKSJANO' 6. Imagine walking around the neighborhood and being walled in by concrete and tall buildings. 2 HERA EJ 5E?DIKJ@ 2XI =HNA=@U OAAEJC OKIA KB PDA ABBA?PO KB @ARAHKLIAJP' 2 HERA JA=N /H .ANNEPKXO JAS Annex Heath Food Store. Their employees & customers park over on our street and now you can rarely park in front of your own house. I watched my neighbor drive around the block and ended up parking around the corner and walking back with his groceries and baby stroller in tow. We have a neighbor who turned his attic into 3 additional bedrooms and he has a family living in his accessory building in his backyard. They have no parking since their house is enlargA@ JKS @KAOJXP D=RA = @NERAS=U' All the people on this property park o the street ( 4-5 cars?!) so the other neighbors are parking on other streets. The family in the accessory building hang their underwear on a clothing line off our fence and have a loud TV on at night. So much for quietly gazing at the stars. Also, speaking of development, have you walked down San Pablo lately? There much be 8-10 massage parlors within a 10 block radius. They all come with various other services(reflexology, acupuncture ,etc.)I would be interested to know how they all have customers in that close proximity . I always liked this area and now wondering if I made the right decision when I hear of a high density proposal. I was looking at property in Lafayette and Concord and also Petaluma 15 years ago and chose Richmond Annex. I OAA EB UKQ @KJXP =?PQ=HHU HERA EJ PDA S=O QOEJC EP =O =J EJRAOPIAJP SEPD PDA EJPAJP PK I=GA IKJAU PD=P UKQ SKQH@ S=JP @AJOEPU' 7DAJ UKQ SKQH@JXP D=RA PK @A=H SEPD PDA ARANyday frustrations. I really do enjoy my neighborhood and am sorry to hear it may be impacted even more. 3=U>A EP EO = CKK@ OQCCAOPEKJ PK I=GA EP = DEOPKNE? @EOPNE?P" 2OJXP PDANA = ?KIIEPPAA PD=P NAOA=N?DAO PDA N=PEK KB resources to the amount of population? Thank you for your kind attention, Weir ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I don't understand why you are proposing a plan which will increase the density of San Pablo Ave. If your proposal is implemented, life in this area will become more congested and more difficult to navigate. It will have major effects on parking, aesthetics, noise pollution and the city's infrastructure will be over burdened and inadequate. As one example, Central Ave which is already challenging to enter the Highway 80 exit would become a major congestion. There are too many others to out line here. The only positive aspect of the plan would go into developer's pockets. Please don't approve this plan for the sake of all of us who live here. Barbara Llanes ---PAGE BREAK--- September 11, 2014 Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I am writing to let you, and the planning commission, know how distressed I am about your proposals for San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito in general, and especially about the increase of traffic and congestion that you are proposing for Central Ave. I ask the planning group to please pay more attention to the quality of life in El Cerrito and the surrounding communities. It looks as though the creators of this plan are more interested in creating more high density housing, more congestion and more income for the city at the expense of the people who have invested their hard earned money in buying property here because it offers a pleasant living environment where there is a sense of space, light and openness. I live in the Richmond Annex and use San Pablo as my main route for nearly all of my shopping expeditions. I go north to Target and Safeway and I go south to EC Plaza, Berkeley, and Oakland. It would be a severe annoyance to have to travel to any of these places at 25 MPH. For what purpose? Pedestrians can cross safely at lights and crosswalks. Please keep the speed limit at a perfectly reasonable 30mph which is a safe driving speed for traffic and for pedestrians and bicyclists as well. Please do not create a plan that makes us feel small and insignificant with a sense of being boxed-in and overwhelmed by tall apartment buildings that are built with no additional setback from the curb (as in Oakland). The buildings block the light, the views and generally degrade the whole feeling of spaciousness that residents of El Cerrito currently enjoy. The buildings that would be created following your 'form-based codes' are intrusive, obnoxious and ugly. It's hard to imagine that you would welcome such buildings into your midst. Also these building are too high - please restrict the height to 3 stories (35') with a large setback for all buildings along the San Pablo corridor. The idea of allowing (and actually promoting?) spot development is very bad idea. Here are some more proposals that I strongly oppose. 1) Large bus platforms 2) Center divides on this busy thoroughfare. 3) Built-in Planters for trees or Bulb outs for trees (Please do not re-create the mess that has been created on Fairmount Ave where I can no longer park for something as simple and necessary as going to the post office Those 2 car parking spaces in between the bulb-outs are VERY hard to get in to and hard to get out of, as well as blocking the flow of traffic.. Just keep the whole curb area available for parking!! 4) The bike lane issue needs to be more fully addressed. I would like to hear more input from the bicycling community on this. 5) The proposed high density building project for the large empty lot on Central Ave is beyond insanity. Why on earth would you create a plan to INCREASE traffic on a well known and much distressed route that is already an acknowledged problem? 6) I ask you to consider air quality as well as an already overstressed infrastructure (police, water, streets). 7) Noise and pollution. Please consider the health of the residents in the areas of Central Ave. 8) And so much more. I hope this lets you know that the neighbors and the users of the San Pablo Avenue corridor are VERY CONCERNED about your plan and eager to discuss it further with you. Sincerely Ms Margaret Child (Supported by her husband Mr. Carroll Butterfield. Residents and property owners in the Richmond Annex.) ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I am writing in regards to the proposed San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. I also read about The proposed plan on NextDoor.com. High density Housing? NO. Why? For one thing I live it every day. The house behind me on 4=J=I= D=O = VNA?NA=PEKJ=H QJEPW KJ PDAEN LNKLANPU BNKI LNAREKQO KSJANO KB XYZ Construction Company. -BPAN IQ?D V>=PPHAW& .EPU KB 5E?DIKJ@ PKH@ PDAI PK @ACQP EP& DKSARAN they foreclosed before that happened. The new owner restores everything including a water heater. .EPU KB 5E?DIKJ@ O=UO PD=PXO KG BKN = VNA?NA=PEKJ=H QJEPW' 9A PAHH ?EPU KB 5E?DIKJ@ LAKLHA =NA HEREJC PDANA PDAU O=U PDA KSJANO say no one is. However, we see people night and day, so we are double density right here and it is HORRIBLE! The illegal people can be showboats and are loud. Is that fair to us tax payers? NO. -HOK& PDA DKQOA KJ 4=J=I= ?KJRANPA@ PDA =PPE? PK >A@NKKIO& OK PD=PXO = *-bedroom house. AGAIN, at least 5 cars, plus the illegal recreational unit cars and NO parking. I lived in San Francisco for 11 years, so I again know what high density is like. It is crowded with tons of people and no parking. You rarely get a seat at your favorite restaurants, bars, movie theaters, and the grocery store lines are killer. There are just too many people and not enough resources. Lets talk about resources. What aboQP S=PAN, 2O =J AJRENKJIAJP=H EIL=?P >AEJC @KJA, 9A ?=JXP ARAJ take care ourselves and you want to add tons of more apartments? Where is the water coming from? What about BART? Bart is already over crowded. Will Bart accommodate that many more people? I seriously doubt it. What about the Plaza? Have you ever shopped and parked there on a few days before a holiday? GOOD LUCK! What is that going to be like with all these additional cars and people? I say NO to high density. I like what little space I have with trees and the parking I get every once in a while in front of my house .(after Panama people leave with at least 5 of their cars and the Health Food store is closed on San Pablo.) Thank you for reading. Sincerely, Stacey Weir ---PAGE BREAK--- Subject: High density development on San Pablo Avenue Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I just read about the plan to allow high-density development along San Pablo Avenue in my neighborhood. I find the idea alarming because of the drastic change it would bring to the area. Five- and six-story buildings would not fit with the character of the neighborhood and they would spoil views and overwhelm existing buildings. Traffic and parking are already bad enough, so the higher density would cause even more problems with congestion. Massive building projects would also have negative environmental impact. My understanding is that current rules for the midtown area already allow for reasonable growth with three-story buildings. That is sufficient. Please do not allow this new plan to go forward. Best regards, Barbara Boster 1828 Mendocino St. Richmond, CA 94804 ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear Planning Director & El Cerrito City Council, I'm writing to express my opposition to the (SPASP). Our town is unique with a mix of architecture & commercial structures. The high density proposed for San Pablo Avenue & for Central Avenue is not appropriate. If residents wanted to live in a 65' urban neighborhood, we would move to downtown Berkeley, Oakland, or San Francisco. Housing is certainly needed but, surely, can be constructed in keeping with the volume & height of existing structures & in keeping with the "flavor" of our neighborhood. The plan will also interject a huge number of new residents. That may be a plus for the bottom line of our neighborhood merchants, but the infrastructure, parking, schools, green spaces have not been constructed with that volume of residents in mind. I believe such overcrowding will cause shoppers to take their business out of our neighborhood because of the overcrowding & lack of parking. I urge you to scale back this plan, & think ahead about how to increase amount of housing available without compromising the existing experience of living in the neighborhood. Feel free to contact me: Mollyanne Brewer ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, This letter is in response to a flyer I received regarding the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan that is in the works for the Richmond Annex area and El Cerrito. I recently purchased a home in the city of El Cerrito, and I am strongly opposed to this proposed development plan. My family purchased a home in El Cerrito because it offered a safe desirable location for our family, free of excessive over development, traffic congestion, and large scale urban disruptions. Having large scale high density buildings along the San Pablo Ave line would distort the wonderful image of this fine city, lead to even more crime, air/sound quality issues, blocked views, and various other environmental and social disruptions. The thousands of city residents impacted by this development would be highly displeased, and it could lead to an overall degradation of the quality of life that all residents of El Cerrito enjoy. I am strongly opposed to this plan in its current form, and implore the city council to act against implementing the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (SPASP). Thank you, Fernando Parajon Resident of El Cerrito 1240 Norvell Ave, El Cerrito ---PAGE BREAK--- CT 6Q 4NY^ FSI =NSY_1 ; MF[J F\FWJ TK YMJ UWTUTXJI IJ[JQTURJSY FY 2[J( NS 6Q 2Y GJXY& YMJ XN_J TK YMJ UWTOJHY RZHM YTT FSI \NQQ YMJ FSI 2SI& YT YMJ 2SSJ] FWJ RFOTW KQF\X FSI NS YMJ UWTOJHY#X UQFSX FSI HTIJ 2QXT& YMJ GZNQINSL NS YMJ UWTUTXJI BFS @FGQT 2[J( @QFS XJJR YT GJ TZY TK KTW F CMJ XN_J& FSI NS YMJ @QFS \NQQ NRUFHY FSI IJLWFIJ TZW TK QNKJ FSI TS YMJ 2X F WJXNIJSY TK YMJ G^ UWTOJHYX& ; FR [JW^ XHTUJ( \TWP YT WJ[NXJ YMJ UWTUTXJI MNLM FSI KTWR'GFXJI HTIJX YT YMJ NRUFHYX TS FSI YMFY \TZQI GJ ^TZ( AFSITQUM 3ZXM ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz: My home is located on the 5600 block of Alameda Avenue in Richmond Annex, two blocks from San Pablo Avenue. I understand that El Cerrito's proposed SPASP (San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan) will increase residential density along San Pablo Avenue which will automatically increase the traffic traveling thereon. For the past several years driving on San Pablo Avenue in the morning en route to work in Berkeley I have faced gridlock traffic. Moving to Richmond Avenue did not help as that route south also becomes bumper to bumper. It seems to me irrational to increase residential density with resultant traffic increase. Please rethink your proposed Plan. I understand further that in the Plan height of proposed buildings along San Pablo will be increased from the current height levels. As a consequence my area of the Annex will be sandwiched between high buildings and the freeway-- claustrophobic at least with very bad air flow. Our Richmond Annex Neighborhood Council has some excellent ideas for alternatives to El Cerrito's Plan. Example is the Vital Bldg's height at Orchard--a perfect fit for its lot. Please review RANC's suggestions for change of SPASP with your City Council. Sincerely, Vogel, Richmond Annex ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, Or better known as SPASM. ItYs a Plan to develop San Pablo Avenue from Richmond Annex to Albany border with complexes 65 to 85 ft high, decrease the avenue from 4 lanes to 2 lanes with bike and bus paths taking up the other 2 former lanes. Parking is to be provided for the apartments is to be 1 space per apartment. The council said " to encourage people to get out of their cars". Part of the plan is to line Central Avenue as well. Link to SPASP: www.el-cerrito.org/SPASP to read I oppose this redevelopment plan as it is NOT well thought through! San Pablo Avenue is a State Highway 123. In El Cerrito, it functions as a major overflow for traffic when the Freeway 80 is congested. Freeway 80 is well known to have almost daily congestion during commute hours, traffic then diverts to San Pablo and also to Richmond and all other minor arterials, thus making them also highly congested, noise and pollution following, not to mention, increased accident potential. The plan to line Central avenue with apartment complexes is insane! The street is already a nightmare of stopped traffic that I try my best to avoid at all times. Just the addition of only one car per family in addition to the regular traffic using the street to access the freeway and local destinations, boggles my mind and gives me a headache! Parking on San Pablo is not the best; even now, I can't find a close place to attend the Cerrito Theater. Replacing the current buildings with new apartment complexes will take years and years of huge construction machines, NOISE, dirt, dust, etc! Barbara Sholtz ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I am an El Cerrito residence since 1986. I am having following concerns with SPASP project: 1. Central Ave.: It is one of the busiest streets in El Cerrito due to access to freeway 80. If there is no better planning with the flow of traffic with State, Richmond and El Cerrito, the traffic will get grid lock during commuting hours (as it is already now). 2. San Pablo Ave. reducing speed limit from 30 to 25mph and adding bike lanes: San Pablo Ave is a heavy traffic street. The proposed lower speed and bike lane does not make sense when compound with the reduction of parking space along San Pablo Ave with the in between build-in planter parking (Very hard to park in and get out. University Ave. and Fairmont Ave. are good examples). The planter on the parking lane reduce the parking space and make the street looks crowded). Ohlone Green way is already a good bike lane along San Pablo Ave. , why make another 2 lanes to further reduce the traffic capacity of San Pablo Ave. ? 3. 7DANA =NA MQEPA OKIA AILPU OPKNA H=J@ EJ /H .ANNEPK ' 2J KN@AN PK EJ?NA=OA .EPU EJ?KIA& ODKQH@JXP ?EPU better revive the under used area before working on areas which have no problem right now and create a new set of issues? City managers and staffs come and go, but residence like me is staying for a long time. Long term impact is my main concern. Philip Koo, PE, MCSE President PLK2 Associates, Inc. 950 Liberty St., El Cerrito , CA 94530 ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I oppose SPASP. San Pablo corridor should continue to be beautified and transformed into a community, family, and tourist friendly area. It seemed that you were on the right track, and now you are proposing ruining the developing beauty of this area. Why not make money by hiring an advertising agency to promote the area and its surrounding beauty areas, including the Richmond Annex, walking routes, bay trails, close to all areas in the Bay Area, etc? We have a wonderful business in the The Natural Food Store and Annex Food Court, as an example of one successful and people-oriented businesses. Promote these types of businesses. Next, get rid of all the so-called "massage and adult" businesses along the San Pablo corridor, and if this means working with Richmond to do this, then that is where your attention should be focused. Also, in regard to car dealerships and other businesses, require them to paint their businesses in earth-tones and keep their businesses cleared of weeds and other debris, which will attract and bring in consumers, instead of some of the ugly painted buildings and messy properties (and empty lots) which are now along the SP Ave corridor. A CLEAN CITY DETERS VAGRANTS. Believe me, consumers do not want to shop where there are vagrants and unkempt businesses in areas where people want to shop. DO NOT allow high density, reduced rear setbacks, reduced parking requirements and other suggestions of SPASP, along the entire San Pablo Corridor in El Cerrito or in Richmond and Richmond Annex areas. STOP SPASP, WE NEED HISTORICAL PRESERVATION, LESS TRAFFIC CONGESTION, HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY FOCUS, REDUCTION IN NOISE POLLUTION & ODORS (NOT AN INCREASE). Excessive development will burden already undermanned city services, such as police, fire and public works. It will also put a strain on the infrastructure, such as water, sewer and streets. Thank you for your time and attention and to considering the negative impact SPASP will have on both our business and on our residential communities and neighborhoods. Virginia Velasquez-Cruz ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I am writing to state my concerns about the San Pablo Ave Specific Plan. Allowing the development of this area with buildings 5 and 6 stories tall along Richmond Annex up to Albany is not good for our community. We do not want huge 55-85 ft high / 200-300 ft long buildings such as those that would be possible under this plan. This type of development will overburden the area with traffic and cars seeking a place to park within the neighborhoods. The conduit streets to the 80 and 580 freeways are already a problem. Furthermore, these are the same conduits used by our fire department and police in an emergency. Tall buildings will block out light and views for existing residents. This will not create an environment of community and openness but a sense of being blocked in. I don't see that any resident nearby will gain from this type of development. It is the developers and those who are involved with developers who will benefit to the detriment of our neighborhood and sense of community. McMillan ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I would also like to ask a question. I am not a geologist nor a seismologist, but I wonder about the fault lines that run through our region and how the added pressure of such high structures might affect them. Is it possible that greater weight per square footage of surface area might increase earth quakes locally? 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Here are my concerns, although they may not be in order of urgency. 1. San Pablo Ave is a major thoroughfare. It was in use before the highways were built and is still used as an alternate route whenever the highways are coping with accidents or slow downs. It is also the major thoroughfare to get from one end of El Cerrito to the other. When I am driving an errand in town, I use that street, and, if the parking is available, will often make an extra stop to check in at one of the small shops along the Avenue. Anything that would add to the congestion or make parking more sparse than it is already is to be avoided. Even one high rise, Even one more 6 family dwelling will make an impact. To offer up nearly the entire length of El Cerrito to such an increase in density would be totally fkucuvtqwu to the existing commerce, the fluid travel of our citizens and the entire northern east bay, at busy highway times. 2. It is absolutely uncalled for to allow buildings in our city that are as huge as the proposed allowances. I can only see that as motivated by greed, by a desire to bring money into the city with no regard for the quality of life of the existing citizens. Many residents living uphill of San Pablo Ave. count on their views of the bay or the homes on this side of the bay to enrich their experience in El Cerrito. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge and some lovely views, even though I live only 2 blocks East of San Pablo. Not only will my enjoyment of sunsets, weather watching, and stars be withered to the distance of 2 blocks, but the value of my property will drop considerably. It would be significant enough for me to put my home on the market if this height allowance is permitted. That way, I might realize my investment before it is lessened. I abhor the idea of moving out of El Cerrito, but if my views are obstructed, the traffic is congested, and the neighborhoods are altered so measurably in human and auto density, it would not be the city I fell in love with, anyway. Please consider a more moderate measure. Even offering a double density to what is permitted now would have a large impact on the quality of our lives, but we can adjust to something like that. Keep ?41 41534? 8-C58@8 B45/4 5> & ' stories, and will be annoying, if allowed everywhere, but at 71->? 5? 5>9E? 8->>5A1 59 =17-?5;9 ?41 ;2 /;88@95?D% Thank you for your time, Arlin Robins 513 Lexington Ave. El Cerrito ---PAGE BREAK--- September 11, 2014 El Cerrito City Council members Melanie Mintz, Planning Director 10890 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA 94530 Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz: These are my comments for the San Pablo Ave. Specific Plan and EIR. Aesthetics ?KPO 6H 4BMMFOKYN >BNOEBOF@N CMKI NP?PM?>J OK PM?>J( El Cerrito residents love its suburban aesthetic. They appreciate nice views, short buildings, plentiful parking and a more laid-back, restful lifestyle. They live here to be away from stress-inducing visuals, such as traffic congestion, parked cars lining every street, and dense population. They will not be happy when they discover your urbanization plans. Cultural and Historic Resources The SPASP goals include creating a sense of place and community. Among the most important characteristics of a place or a community is its heritage and history. The City recognized this when it recently laid pavers in the sidewalks of the downtown area, describing the early days of El Cerrito. Many buildings from this era are still in use today. 5KJYO AFNOPM? OEBI( Buildings built before 1930 are of cultural and historic importance and NEKPHA ?B >N > OBNO>IBJO OK 6H 4BMMFOKYN OEFN FN BNpecially true of buildings on San Pablo Ave. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Global Climate Change Plan Bay Area forecasts 1450 new jobs in El Cerrito between 2010-2040. =ET OEB 6H 4BMMFOK >J@EKM the amount of allowable new housing units to the number of new jobs created within its border, in order to reduce its carbon footprint. After all, walking is better for the planet than one hour daily BART commutes (or car trips). Land Use and Planning The SPASP will result in poor city planning. Empirical evidence suggests that ground-floor commercial parcels in multi-story mixed-use buildings do not perform well on San Pablo Ave. The City acknowledges this by NL>@B'X CFMNO MBNFABJOF>H REF@E ?B H>OBM OK @KIIBM@F>H >MB>N( Yet this begs the question, why displace commercial buildings by constructing residential buildings on a commercial corridor? Zoning is supposed to prevent mistakes like these, not promote them. Also, if mixed-use buildings are bad for businesses today, why would this change in the future? A stated goal of the SPASP is to concentrate housing near BART stations, yet the SPASP area is remarkably lopsided in its proximity to BART. The westerly radius extends as far as 1 mile walk, while the easterly radius is basically non-existent? Why not build high density housing east of BART and/or make the SPASP area a perfect 1/4 mile radius from BART stations? Further studies are necessary to better align the map boundaries SPASP with its goals. Also, please define minimum and maximum densities for new buildings within the SPASP to better identify their potential impact. ---PAGE BREAK--- Noise The SPASP will lead to a major shortage of parking, and heavy traffic congestion due to reduced lane widths, sharrows, more crosswalks, and a reduced speed limit. These changes will impact traffic noise in many parts of El Cerrito, including on and around San Pablo Ave., Central Ave., Stockon St., and subsequently, the health and well-being of nearby residents. The city should measure this impact in a study and directly inform nearby residents of the results. Population and Housing El Cerrito population trends do not support a 16% increase in housing units by 2040. The 2010 census shows OE>O 6H 4BMMFOKYN FJ@MB>NBA FJ TB>MN %QN( FJ OEB >MB> >N > REKHB&' >JA OE>O KC current housing units were vacant. The City of El Cerrito iN JKO 8H>J 3>T 2MB>YN LH>J CKM > NPNO>FJ>?HB 6H 4BMMFOK' >N FJ OEFN table: Proposed # of new housing units in El Cerrito Plan Bay Area San Pablo Ave. Specific Plan Inside the SPASP area 1010 1706 Outside the SPASP area 270 0 Why add 33% more housing units than proposed by Plan Bay Area? Why cram all 1706 housing units into a geographic area comprising 11.5% of El Cerrito, and nothing in the remaining 88.5%? Show us some scientific measure supporting your proposal. Public Services a. Maintenance The city should study the effect of doubling or tripling the population of major streets like San Pablo Ave. on the level of litter and graffiti, as city is currently overwhelmed by the need for litter removal and graffiti abatement on San Pablo Ave. b. Parks and Libraries More housing units means more people sharing our parks and libraries. Will El Cerrito open new parks and libraries to serve its new residents? ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation and Circulation Prior studies show that the area surrounding El Cerrito Del Norte Bart can handle higher population density than El Cerrito Plaza, yet the SPASP appears to treat these areas equally. Provide evidence showing that El Cerrito Plaza can support the proposed density level. Alternatives First, anchor the number of new housing units to the number of new jobs. Second, center the dense housing equally around BART stations, not around San Pablo Ave., unless you have strong evidence that it will benefit existing commercial business. Third, make it easier for single family residences to add a second unit to their backyards. It would lessen the need for high density housing and allow more homeowners to increase the overall value of their parcels. Sincerely, Nicholas Arzio ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz, I am writing to you in hopes you will share this letter with all the appropriate members of the city planning department and city council. This is regarding the proposed changes for the city plans for the properties lining San Pablo Avenue. I understand that you are considering changing to include housing and other use buildings that can be occupied by I>JT >JA OE>O I>T MB>@E >N EFDE >N 0/Y OK 1/Y( I have so many objections that it is difficult to know where to begin. Here are my concerns, although they may not be in order of urgency. 1. San Pablo Ave is a major thoroughfare. It was in use before the highways were built and is still used as an alternate route whenever the highways are coping with accidents or slow downs. It is also the major thoroughfare to get from one end of El Cerrito to the other. When I am driving an errand in town, I use that street, and, if the parking is available, will often make an extra stop to check in at one of the small shops along the Avenue. Anything that would add to the congestion or make parking more sparse than it is already is to be avoided. Even one high rise, even one more 6 family dwelling will make an impact. To offer up nearly the entire length of El Cerrito to such an increase in density would be totally disastrous to the existing commerce, the fluid travel of our citizens and the entire northern east bay, at busy highway times. 2. It is absolutely uncalled for to allow buildings in our city that are as huge as the proposed allowances. I can only see that as motivated by greed, by a desire to bring money into the city with no regard for the quality of life of the existing citizens. Many residents living uphill of San Pablo Ave. count on their views of the bay or the homes on this side of the bay to enrich their experience in El Cerrito. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge and some lovely views, even though I live only 2 blocks East of San Pablo. Not only will my enjoyment of sunsets, weather watching, and stars be withered to the distance of 2 blocks, but the value of my property will drop considerably. It would be significant enough for me to put my home on the market if this height allowance is permitted. That way, I might realize my investment before it is lessened. I abhor the idea of moving out of El Cerrito, but if my views are obstructed, the traffic is congested, and the neighborhoods are altered so measurably in human and auto density, it would not be the city I fell in love with, anyway. Please consider a more moderate measure. Even offering a double density to what is permitted now would have a large impact on the quality of our lives, but we can adjust to something like that. Keep the height maximum OK REF@E FN , OK - >JA RFHH ?B FC ?PO >O HB>NO FO FNJYO NK FJ relation to the rest of our community. Thank you for your time, Arlin Robins 513 Lexington Ave. El Cerrito. ---PAGE BREAK--- ?YUf >Yff]hc >]hm >cibW]` aYaVYfg UbX HY`Ub]Y H]bhn( Db h\Y VYgh cZ >Yff]hc+M]W\acbX Yff]hc g]bWY ---PAGE BREAK--- To: El Cerrito City Council members and Melanie Mintz I Frank Guzman, Resident and building owner on the 500 block of Kearney St. here in beautiful El Cerrito, CA. Do have a couple of concerns about the direction and implementation of how the SPASP will affect us here. I have seen and read the SPASP and noticed that we are right on the border of it. My first concern is the possibility of high rise buildings of 3 stories or more being built directly across the street from us. We already have a 4 story monstrosity next door to us at 524 Kearney St. that blocks the sun in 1/2 of our garden. We can only grow plants on the opposite side. And the owner's do a very poor job of maintaining the trees and landscaping. Which is a burden on us. However. They did provide the PAJ=JPXO with a floor level parking lot. So the parking situation is not a total nightmare. Though there is a few of them that still park on the street. That brings me to my other concern. Parking. Here on the 500 block we get people parking from the El Cerrito Theater and adjoining restaurants. As much as I love our little downtown block. There is NO parking for it to grow anymore. I have already had to call police a couple of times. Because of car's blocking our garage's drive ways. I am all for development along San Pablo Ave. But please, please take into consideration. Adding the necessary parking to accommodate it. I see too many vacant lot's already. Why build a high rise next to an abandon business. I hope the growth you have planned improves the quality of life here. Not make it worse. Thank you. 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I often walk to and along San Pablo Avenue, as well as drive the Avenue regularly. Unfortunately I was not here for previous community workshops and meetings on the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan so my comments are based on reading the various public documents. I agree with the concept of higher density multi-use buildings along San Pablo, with residential units above and commercial on the ground floor. I also agree with the goal of encouraging the use of transit facilities and walking. However, there are two points that I feel are misguided and based on faulty or unsupported premises. 7DA 4H=J ?HA=NHU EJPAJ@O PK NA@Q?A VNAHE=J?A KJ PDA LNER=PA =QPKIK>EHAW ;1K=H / EJ PDA 0KNI Based Code and elsewhere] by deliberately making driving and parking in and through El Cerrito more difficult. Many places [Transect Zones, TOHIMU, TOMIMU, Parking Adjustments (2.05.09.05), Complete Streets, Shift Mode, etc.] tout pedestrians, transit users, and especially bicyclists while reducing parking requirements, narrowing traffic lanes, and making driving more crowded and difficult. The assumption, which is not documented as far as I can find, is that by making driving more inconvenient, parking more difficult, traffic problems more aggravating, and drive-times slower, drivers will decide to give up their cars and use bicycles and public transportation. People who believe this may never have driven San Pablo Avenue, at least the Plan seems to be oblivious to the reality of living in the Bay Area. Where is the evidence that inconvenient driving convinces people to give up their cars? Have you personally, anyone on the City Council, anyone in your family, anyone you know, or any of the Planning Consultants exchanged a car for a bicycle? There are some mixed-use residential/commercial buildings along San Pablo Avenue. Do any of those residents not have one or more cars but instead use bicycles? Do traffic planners expect the population of the Bay Area to shrink? Cars in the future may be smaller and more energy efficient, but is there any evidence that there will be fewer cars, or will there be more cars on the roads in the future than now? Anyone who suggests encouraging bicyclists to use San Pablo Avenue has never walked/driven the Avenue and seen what drivers have to contend with, much less bicyclists. Delivery trucks regularly block one of the travel lanes to offload goods. Will such deliveries be banned by the Plan? The Plan states that redesign will maintain existing curbs, meaning that the Avenue will be the same width then as now. That means buses, regardless of the type of stop, will be blocking the same traffic lanes then as now because the street will be the same width. Narrowing the traffic lanes will simply make driving more dangerous for pedestrians and other drivers. Bicyclists are either traveling to work (I suspect these numbers are very low), to a transit stop (BART, bus stop), or to some retail location. In any case, there is no need to encourage bicycle traffic on San Pablo. Transit stops and retail locations are easily reached by the Oholone Greenway east of San Pablo and Carson which are only one to a few blocks away from retail areas and the Greenway connects directly to BART. TDA 4H=J 6=J 4=>HK -RAJQAW< ECJKNAO PDEO NA=HEPU ---PAGE BREAK--- =JU ARE@AJ?A FQOPEBEAO >E?U?HAO KJ 64- >U OP=PEJC+ V7DAOA >E?U?HA B=?EHEPEAO =NA provided because the corridor functions as a main SPA Plan comments! Dean Heyenga! street, with destinations all along the corridor; and more bicycle trips will originate on the corridor and take place entirely on San Pablo Avenue. While the Oholone Greenway parallels the corridor, it does not serve these local-=NA=& ODKNPAN PNELO'W 7DAOA Otatements are simply not true but are typical Consultant-speak to justify a predetermined goal without data to support it. In short, San Pablo Avenue is a major arterial which conducts traffic to and through El Cerrito. I have driven the Avenue when traffE? S=O ?N=SHEJC =HKJC =P = OANRE?A HARAH V0W $EJ IU KLEJEKJ% >A?=QOA EP took four traffic signal cycles to get from Sacramento through Central Ave. southbound. This Plan will JKP V @AALAJ = OAJOA KB LH=?A ?KIIQJEPU E@AJPEPU& =PPN=?P LNER=PA EJRAOPIAJP& strengthen L=NPJANODELO& AJD=J?A PDA LQ>HE? NA=HIW =O EP EJPAJ@O' I appreciate the many hours and thousands of dollars spent creating this plan. There are many creative and positive elements in it. 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Central Avenue Made W orse Central Avenue between San Pablo Avenue and the I-80 Freeway experiences major traffic back-ups and heavy congestion daily, which worsens on the weekend. A little over half of this distance lies within El Cerrito, with the remaining distance in Richmond. With the exception of commercial development on Pierce Street in Richmond Annex, both sides of Central Avenue consist of residential areas comprised primarily of single family homes. A proposal by the Contra Costa County Traffic Authority to temporarily reduce the weekend traffic congestion was recently approved by the Richmond City Council, with certain conditions recommended by the Richmond Annex Neighborhood Council Traffic Committee. In addition, a developer has informally proposed a large residential housing complex for the Dolan Lumber site on Central Avenue. The RANC submitted specific guidelines to reduce the bulk and scale prior to drafting a formal set of plans. The SPASP proposes high density and building heights of up to 65 feet on both sides of Central Avenue between San Pablo Avenue and Belmont Avenue, which would cause significant and unforeseen additional traffic congestion and restricted views, and would be totally out of character for the surrounding El Cerrito neighborhoods. Several high-intensity uses (Pacific East Mall, Costco Warehouse and Discount Gas Station, Pt. Isabel Regional Park) are already huge draws to this area, contributing major traffic problems on Central Avenue. This is including the primary I-80 and I-580 Central Avenue Interchanges accessed by El Cerrito, Richmond Annex, and Albany Hill residents, in addition to the regional clientele enroute to the El Cerrito Plaza Shopping Center, all of which depend on this considerably overburdened corridor. ( In conclusion, Central Avenue is already overburdened and cannot handle high-density developments with its major traffic congestion. VI. Noise Pollution and Odors With an increase in density and expanded commercial buildings backed up to homes with rear setbacks reduced to only five feet, residents would be directly impacted by noise produced by refrigeration units, fans and other mechanical equipment. Obnoxious odors from exhaust air ducts and dumpsters would be objectionable and hard to avoid. VII. Cumulative Effects The EIR should include up-to-date traffic counts on all major intersections, and analysis of cumulative and long-term traffic impacts associated with the proposed developments. The EIR should also analyze the incremental effects of past developments, the effects of other current developments, and the effects of future developments under the proposed development standards outlined in the SPASP. 5 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- VIII. Parking Impacts The information provided below, summarizes existing zoning code sections establishing parking standards in the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. All of the cities surveyed include parking standards for retail and office uses. Standards are typically a specified number of parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor areas in a development. Average commercial or office minimums by place type were lowest in the regional centers (3.3 for retail and 2.3 for office), and averaged around 4 spaces per 1,000 feet for all other place types (from 3.8 for office to 4.2 for retail). Retail Minimums for retail range from 1.0 to 6.25 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area, with the average requirement being around 4.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor space. Only two cities, San Francisco and Gilroy, include maximums for retail parking citywide. Special District Reductions Oakland and San Jose have no minimum requirement for retail in their Central Business District and Downtown zoning areas. The average requirement in special districts for retail is 3.1 spaces per 1,000 square feet, nearly 1 space per 1,000 square feet less than the citywide standards. Office Minimums for office range from 0.7 to 6.66 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area, with the average requirement around 3.8 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor space. Only three cities include maximums for office parking: San Francisco, which varies; Gilroy at 3.6 spaces per 1,000 square feet; and Pleasant Hill at 4.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Special District Reductions Oakland has no minimum requirement for office in its Central Business District. The average requirement in special districts for office is 3.1 spaces per 1,000 square feet, only less than the average for citywide requirements. Conclusions: There is a wide range of parking policies in the cities of the Bay Area. Almost all cities, with the exceptions of downtown San Jose, downtown Oakland, and certain areas of San Francisco, have required parking minimums for residential units, commercial parking facilities, or other transport options; all cities have parking minimums for non%residential (retail and office uses), typically determined based on the square feet of a development. The proposed SPASP recommends the same parking requirements for ALL commercial uses (blanket approach), which we strongly believe is the wrong approach for San Pablo Ave. We all know there are certain intensive uses that generate a higher demand for parking, such as fast-food restaurants, full-service restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, banks, medical offices, church assemblies, recreational facilities, membership organizations, clubs, motels/other lodging places, etc... All cities in the Bay Area recognize this difference and as a result, they set their parking requirements according to the type of commercial use. The RANC recommends this as well. Reducing off-street commercial parking availability only encourages vehicles to park in residential neighborhoods, which is already happening in Berkeley, creating circulation problems, parking shortages, and hurting the businesses. Use of residential streets for the overflow of commercial patron parking should be avoided. If the current minimum commercial parking requirements cause more parking to be built than would be demanded by either the renters in the housing market or the retailers or office users, then both Richmond and El Cerrito could include a parking waiver provision with a conditional use permit. We would recommend a parking survey, which would be required for projects requesting a waiver for any parking required under the Zoning Ordinance or SPASP+ MYV eh` TZeZVd T`f]U acVaRcV R pJRc\Z_X Instructions and Guidelines. IX. Traffic Congestion and Diversion / Street Reconfiguration Reducing the speed limit to 25 mph and adding bike lanes, large bus platforms, flex parking lanes, and only two parking spaces provided in between each built-in planter along San Pablo Avenue, as proposed under the SPASP, would create parking shortages and hurt the businesses. This would divert traffic onto adjacent residential streets, creating circulation problems. Richmond Street in El Cerrito and Carlson Boulevard in Richmond Annex would more than likely become the alternative routes, especially during the AM and PM peak hours. Both upgraded Ohlone Greenway and Carlson Boulevard, parallel to San Pablo Avenue, are already used as the bicycle highways and are sufficient for bicyclists. 6 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- X. Flex Parking Lane or Parklets in Parking Lane The proposed flex parking lane or parklets in parking lanes used for outdoor dining is undesirable, compromising the health, safety and welfare of the community, further creating on-street parking shortages along the curb. We prefer the recessed outdoor dining areas, as recommended in K;H=rd San Pablo Avenue Slide Presentation, dated 11-18-13, and provided below. Building is set back from the sidewalk to accommodate outdoor seating, making the pedestrian experience more inviting. This is a wonderful example of outdoor restaurant seating. The area is kept clean and neat with well-decorated plants and colorful umbrellas. Notice building is recessed from sidewalk to accommodate outdoor dining, leaving plenty of room for pedestrians to pass by. Recessed outdoor seating provides a safe & pleasant dining experience, separated by pedestrian passerby. 7 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- Another great example of where the building is set back enough to provide a recessed area for outdoor seating, separated by the pedestrian right-of-away. Tasteful, neat and organized. XI. Health and Air Quality Impacts We believe a significant amount of traffic increase and congestion will result from increased housing and regional development, forcing vehicles to idle. W hy is idling a big problem? Idling produces pollution. Idling creates more pollution that is released into our environment, contributing higher levels of smog and poor air quality. Idling affects our health. Idling produces higher levels of particulates and affects our health. Children, the elderly, pets, and those with respiratory problems are most sensitive to poor air quality, especially those who live along major thoroughfares or for those eating at an outdoor café along thoroughfares. (Outdoor air pollution is primarily caused by motor vehicle emissions, some of which are toxic. These emissions include powerful respiratory irritants that not only aggravate asthma, but, as recent studies have shown, can actually cause children and the elderly to develop asthma in the first placeoref. American Lung Association.) Idling affects our environment. The extra pollution created by idling contributes to climate change. Idling wastes fuel and money. Idling a vehicle gets you 0 miles per gallon fuel economy. Ten minutes of idling a day wastes an average of 27gallons of fuel a year. Creation of Idle-Free Zones: Designated community idle-free zones, areas where idling is particularly discouraged, are becoming popular. Most of these zones have been established at municipal facilities and schools, but other popular locations include hospitals, daycare centers, parks, recreation centers, and most importantly residential neighborhoods. We need to seriously discourage idling on San Pablo Avenue. This means we should not allow the level-of-service to deteriorate to E or F. XII. Public Safety Concerns The high-density development, reduced speed limit, reduced commercial parking, bike lanes and other changes proposed under the SPASP for San Pablo Avenue will all inevitably contribute to traffic congestion, especially at certain times of the day. RANC is reasonably concerned about the effect this congestion will have on emergency response vehicles, which must use San Pablo Avenue to reach destinations in a hurry. Fire, ambulance and police vehicles may have to use narrower side streets in Richmond Annex and El Cerrito, causing delays, excessive noise, and risks to residents and pedestrians. These vehicles will take extra time to reach Central Avenue, Fairmount Avenue, and Carlson Boulevard. With business patrons parking on the narrower side streets, these emergency vehicles may have no choice except to park in the middle of the street, blocking traffic in both directions. 8 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- XIII. Level of Service (LOS) While most of the direct traffic impacts from local land use intensification will fall upon Regional Routes such as San Pablo Avenue, Central Avenue, Cutting Boulevard, Carlson Boulevard, and Fairmount Avenue, it is equally important that such activity not burden the basic route system and thus avoid deteriorated level-of-service for this major thoroughfare and its signalized intersections. The City should make a committed effort to reduce traffic congestion and improve the efficiency and safety of its local street system, monitor traffic conditions on a systematic basis, and develop programs to maintain reasonable level-of-service standards. Incremental high-density growth along San Pablo Avenue, Central Avenue, Carlson Boulevard, Fairmount Avenue, Moeser Lane, Potrero Avenue, and Cutting Boulevard can potentially overburden this regional route and cause traffic to filter into our local collector and arterial residential streets, if not maintained at a reasonable level-of-service. The operation of transportation facilities (freeways, roadways, intersections) is Z_ 3 TReVX`cZVd+ FVgV] of service (LOS) is defined in terms of a letter grade ranging from A to F. LOS A is the best level of operation, representing free flow conditions, and LOS F is the worst level of operation, representing excessive delays, long vehicle queues, and generally intolerable conditions. Level of Service Description A No congestion. All vehicles clear in a single signal cycle. B Very light congestion. All vehicles clear in a single signal cycle. C Light congestion, occasional back-ups on some approaches or turn pockets. D Significant congestion on some approaches, but intersection is functional. Vehicles required to wait through more than one cycle during short peaks. E Severe congestion with some long back-ups. Blockage of intersecrion may occur. Vehicles are required to wait through more than one cycle. F Total breakdown. Stop and go conditions. Since most intersections in El Cerrito operate at LOS C or better, the City should strive to maintain LOS C on San Pablo Ave. Since all City operated intersections and residential streets (excluding major thoroughfares) operate at LOS A or B, the City should also strive to maintain LOS A and B on those streets. The City of El Cerrito policy calls for achievement of LOS D or better conditions in its current General Plan. Moving from LOS D to LOS E & F, as proposed in the SPASP, would be a significant negative impact! Our local residential collector streets and potentially our arterial streets would then shift from LOS A to LOS D or E. This would also be a significant negative impact and unacceptable to the residential neighborhoods throughout Richmond Annex and El Cerrito. Portions of San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito (Del Norte Bart area), and Pierce Street and Central Avenue in Richmond Annex can be as bad as LOS E or F conditions, especially during the AM and PM peak hours or during the weekends when the high- intensity uses (Del Norte Bart area, Pacific East Mall, Costco, and Pt. Isabel Regional Park) reach critical mass, or when an incident on I-80 results in a higher-than-normal diversion of Regional traffic onto San Pablo Avenue. As mentioned in the SPASP, the proposed LOS Standards for the SPASP would allow the level-of-service to deteriorate to LOS E, and LOS F would be acceptable to ensure non-auto goals are achieved for San Pablo Avenue and Central Avenue.q LOS E means severe congestion with some long back-ups. LOS F means gridlock, forced or breakdown flow. Both p?q R_U p@q are unacceptable levels-of-service. The non-auto goals in Berkeley have not been achieved, despite their best efforts. Traffic conditions have deteriorated and parking is deficient. This is something that we do not want to emulate. 9 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- Traffic Improvements for New Development Improvements to the circulation system consisting of arterial roadways, intersections, traffic signal improvements and projects needed to accommodate new development need to be addressed. The City should impose Major Thoroughfare Impact Fees to maintain LOS C, which may require the payment of a fee as condition of approval of a final map, or as a condition of issuing a building permit for purposes of helping to defray the actual or estimated cost of improving major roadways, traffic signals and other modifications. Such fees, if imposed either as a condition of subdivision approval or issuance of a building permit should be considered to mitigate on or off-site project specific traffic impacts for a new development, particularly a large one. RANC recommendation: Establish a citywide achievement goal of LOS C for major thoroughfares (a maximum congestion threshold). The City should not allow San Pablo Avenue to deteriorate to LOS E or F. The City should require mitigation for significant LOS impacts, if streets and/or intersections begin to deteriorate to LOS E or F. RANC recommendation: Establish a citywide achievement goal of LOS A and B for residential streets. Again, the City should not allow our collector and arterial residential streets to deteriorate to LOS C, D or E. Currently, the vast majority of local residential streets operate at LOS A - B. The City should discourage cut-through traffic on residential streets, maintain the existing system of collector streets, and, where necessary, employ traffic management techniques to minimize the speed of vehicles traveling through residential neighborhoods. ( The EIR needs to address the impacts of congestion on the livability of the established residential neighborhoods. This means the EIR needs to address not only the health impacts, but also the effects on quality of life, doing business in our cities, and the negative impacts it would have on property values. Since traffic congestion slows all movements of goods and services (including emergency services), as well as the public, how is this an improvement for the community? ( The proposed LOS standards in the Draft Plan need to be adequately addressed in the EIR. Better solutions are needed to prevent deterioration of the current LOS. El Cerrito should try to avoid the pattern that has become chaotic and a permanent condition in Berkeley. In conclusion, the LOS E and F standards proposed for the entire Avenue would negatively affect the livability of established residential neighborhoods and impact our businesses. XIV. Commercial vs. Residential Development Commercial development generates more local sales tax revenues than residential and brings in much needed jobs for local residents. Areas along San Pablo Avenue may be developed for either commercial businesses or for residential multi-unit projects. Before any major or long-term changes to San Pablo Avenue are considered, it therefore becomes necessary to conduct the appropriate feasibility studies to determine which type of development is a better fit for the area. There are several types of these studies, such as cultural, economic, market and real estate, and all three types are relevant for inclusion in the SPASP. In a cultural feasibility study, the project's alternatives are evaluated for their impact on the local environment, which includes long established single-family neighborhoods. An economic feasibility study assesses the positive/negative economic consequences of the project/development, and includes a cost/benefit analysis. Market and real estate feasibility studies focus on the importance of, or the need for, commercial businesses or residential unit projects in the selected area, and is used to determine if the project is economically reasonable and cost-effective. For San Pablo Avenue, all three types of feasibility studies should be made for five, ten, twenty and more years in advance to assess the cultural and economic value of the proposed changes to businesses, adjacent neighborhoods, and transportation pathways. XV. Bicycle Lanes AC Transit is very concerned about bicycle lanes conflicting with auto and bus lanes, as expressed in their comment letter to the Draft San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (SPASP) and related EIR. XVI. W ater Service EBMUD is very concerned about water service, as expressed in their comment letter to the Draft San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (SPASP) and related EIR. According to EBMUD, this particular area is served by the Central Water Pressure Zone G0A with a service elevation range between 0 to 100 feet. The proposed building heights are 22r e` 32r. To support the plumbing and provide required fire flows, the Central Water Pressure may not be adequate. An alternative may be having the project install private pumps within the proposed building to supply the upper stories. Water main extensions and off-site pipeline Z^ac`gV^V_ed) Re eYV UVgV]`aVcrd ViaV_dV) ^Rj SV e` eYZd Z_UZgZUfR] ac`[VTe e` ^VVe U`^VdeZT UV^R_Ud R_U WZcV flow requirements. XVII. User Friendly The SPASP is still too complicated and difficult for the public and private users to download and comprehend. The plan will need to be simplified in its delivery. Perhaps an end summary with charts may help. 10 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- Building Height Perspectives As verified with city records; building heights as measured from grade to roof ridgeline) The Vital Building (formerly the Historical El Cerrito Mill & Lumber Building). The building is a perfect fit for shallow lot sizes, abutting single-family homes. 10837San Pablo at Orchard Ave., Richmond Annex Building height: 25 ft. as verified with City records. Eskaton Hazel Shirley Manor (senior housing) 11025 San Pablo at Madison Ave. El Cerrito Building height: 40 ft. as verified with City records. Village at Town Center (mixed-use building) 10810 San Pablo at Schmidt Lane, El Cerrito Building height: 42 ft. as verified with City records. Del Norte Place (mixed-use building) 11720 San Pablo at Knott Ave., El Cerrito Building height: 45 ft. as verified with City records. 11 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- 1800 San Pablo at Delaware Ave., Berkeley (mixed- use building), as shown in the proposed SPASP. Building height: 50 ft. as verified with City records. Unknown location, as shown in the proposed SPASP. 1885 University at MLK, Berkeley (mixed-use building) Building height: 50 ft. for main building; 54 feet to top of penthouses, as verified with City records. 12 of 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- 200 2nd Street, Oakland, as shown in the SPASP. Seventy-five units. Building height: 69 ft. as verified with City records. Proposed strong urban form and building articulation (form-based codes)for San Pablo Avenue. Building is in direct contrast with Single-Family Residentially-Zoned Districts. 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