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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 190_05062019_KaylaniFrom: Tarek Kaylani <tkaylani@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 1:04 PM To: Zdeba, Benjamin Subject: safety hazard issues for the proposed Newport House development (Apt/Condo project) at 4302 Ford Road Hi, I am sending this email to voice my concerns about the safety hazard issues for the proposed Apt/condo project at 4302 Ford Rd. My concerns can be summarized as follows: The exit/entrance has cars exiting from the underground parking garage, up a ramp with extremely limited visibility. The plan is dangerous to pedestrians, bikers and children accessing the bike lanes or sidewalk at that particular entrance at the end of the ramp. The building is within a couple feet of the sidewalk and the 3-stories will tower over the park where our kids are playing. This is a primary pedestrian sidewalk and bicycle route for the kids going to and from CDM/OLQA. The city park will surely be used by the over 25+ parking places that the project lacks. Going from the city park lot though the pool area will cut the distance in half to the elevators compared to even the closet street parking making option too tempting for tenants and moving vans that will not fit on the property. Delivery trucks (which already have limited visibility) must exit backwards, while going uphill, in an almost 90-degree turn, and over the sidewalk and bike path! Once on Ford Road, trucks will be facing in the wrong direction, and then will have to maneuver perhaps up to 4 times to reach a 180-degree direction. This is even harder to do as the radius to the park entrance is greatly reduced when cars are parked on the Ford Road. This will be dangerous to children accessing the park via the sidewalk and unsuspecting bikes on the bike path. Thanks, Tarek Kaylani 1733 Port Barmouth Place Newport Beach, CA 92660