HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 215_05062019_LivingstonFrom: Steve Livingston <snlivingst@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 5:18 PM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: Safety issue proposed at Bonita SC Park!
For the reasons given below, both my wife and I oppose this project.
Sincerely,
Steve and Patricia Livingston
1943 Port Cardigan Pl
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Right at the entrance to the park is the project’s hazardous design. 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.
The application to the city of Newport Beach includes a zoning change to 21 Multi-Units with 63
bedrooms. At the end of the 2-year construction period is when we will find out its future zoning and is
the then current owner will be offering as apartments, for sale condos, or “rent only” condos.
If you are concerned about the safety risk to our children and the major impairment of our ability to use
and enjoy the park, you must email by midnight May 6th! Contact the city planner (reference “4302 Ford
Road Project”) Ben Zdeba, bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov (949) 644-3253.
Proposed 21-units/63 Bedroom 4302 Ford Rd Multi-Unit 3-story residential project.
See NB City website for more details. Note: Before & after photos are not accurate.
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