J.1. PC20-1062 Continued Public Hearing for consideration of an Exemption Declaration, Conditional Use Permit, Planning Commission Design Review, and Minor Subdivision (Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82903) to allow the construction of a five (5) unit residential condominium development on property located within a Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential (R-3) zone.
PROPERY OWNER: LAM Prospect LLC
APPLICANT: Same as Owner
LOCATION: 217 S. Prospect Avenue
CASE NO: CUP-2020-01; PCDR-2020-01; VTTM No. 82903
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open the public hearing and take testimony;
2. Close the public hearing;
3. Adopt a resolution by title only approving the Exemption Declaration, Conditional Use Permit, Planning Commission Design Review, and Minor Subdivision (Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82903) subject to the findings and conditions contained therein.
I am a 25 plus year resident of South Redondo and have major concerns about this project. I live near by the site in question and cannot believe the level of impact that this will have on the neighborhood. Adding 5 properties onto a single family lot is crazy. Where there may have been 4 to 6 people, there will be 5 to 30 people. This mean 5 to 10 vehicles, minimally. Prospect is a very busy street and the #of cars that will be trying to turn left on Prospect, will undoubtably cause accidents. Please advise if a traffic study was completed and what the finds were on this, as I have seen numerous close calls to major accidents as the existing residents try to turn left into their properties - adding more people = more risk. In this area parking is already limited. Many residents from Prospect are parking on Garnet and Lucia, which is infringing on those communities parking, this is not fair or right.
This location is close to several schools and the increased vehicle traffic has me concerned for children and pedestrians. As noted it is difficult to turn left, so having additional cars trying to do this will be hazardous. When talking about children, I am a parent which children in the school system - one that is already impacted, so how can we add families where there used to be 1 without causing additional issues at the schools? Education is important and continuing to add students to an already full school system is not a good idea, Finally, I am opposed to this development as I do not want to see South Redondo become North Redondo - people living on top of people. This development will de-value the homes in the area, as it will be less valuable.
I am a 25 year resident. I live on the next street from this development. This development does not belong on a major street like Prospect. It is very dangerous to turn West or left from Prospect to Garnet. Especially when school is in session. Was a study done to show how future homeowners will be able to turn safely into their driveway from Prospect, if coming from the south, without causing an accident? The Sandpiper is 1 house down from this project. There are 32 units there. Another high occupancy building is not necessary. North RB is overcrowded with little parking and minimal space between houses. I am against South RB turning into a over saturated, crowded and uncomfortable place to live. It’s bad enough developers are putting 3 on a lot where a SFR once was. There is minimal parking in my neighborhood. Adding this project will deplete the already hard to find spot. Again, especially when school is in session and Soccer season is going on. This project is unattractive visually and does not belong in South RB. It belongs in Miami.
I opposed this project back in January 2020. At this meeting, there was a request to see if the developer could make this project to be less "congested" to the neighborhood. This project is still 5 units, with lack of parking, lack of space, lack of open space, among other things. In addition, there is a huge safety issue. Prospect is a busy street with minimal parking, especially when the schools are in session. The developer is taking a single family home, with a large yard, and making five condos. This brings in at least five families, with anywhere from 2-4 cars each. There is no room for this. Also the project does not match the neighborhood. It was incorrectly stated that Prospect has many multi-units, which is not true. Closer to the schools the homes are single family and and two unit properties. The developer has reduced the square footage from the garage area and added 62 square feet to the first floor of the first unit. Not only did they not reduce the unit count, they added more space.
I am a 25 plus year resident of South Redondo and have major concerns about this project. I live near by the site in question and cannot believe the level of impact that this will have on the neighborhood. Adding 5 properties onto a single family lot is crazy. Where there may have been 4 to 6 people, there will be 5 to 30 people. This mean 5 to 10 vehicles, minimally. Prospect is a very busy street and the #of cars that will be trying to turn left on Prospect, will undoubtably cause accidents. Please advise if a traffic study was completed and what the finds were on this, as I have seen numerous close calls to major accidents as the existing residents try to turn left into their properties - adding more people = more risk. In this area parking is already limited. Many residents from Prospect are parking on Garnet and Lucia, which is infringing on those communities parking, this is not fair or right.
This location is close to several schools and the increased vehicle traffic has me concerned for children and pedestrians. As noted it is difficult to turn left, so having additional cars trying to do this will be hazardous. When talking about children, I am a parent which children in the school system - one that is already impacted, so how can we add families where there used to be 1 without causing additional issues at the schools? Education is important and continuing to add students to an already full school system is not a good idea, Finally, I am opposed to this development as I do not want to see South Redondo become North Redondo - people living on top of people. This development will de-value the homes in the area, as it will be less valuable.
I am a 25 year resident. I live on the next street from this development. This development does not belong on a major street like Prospect. It is very dangerous to turn West or left from Prospect to Garnet. Especially when school is in session. Was a study done to show how future homeowners will be able to turn safely into their driveway from Prospect, if coming from the south, without causing an accident? The Sandpiper is 1 house down from this project. There are 32 units there. Another high occupancy building is not necessary. North RB is overcrowded with little parking and minimal space between houses. I am against South RB turning into a over saturated, crowded and uncomfortable place to live. It’s bad enough developers are putting 3 on a lot where a SFR once was. There is minimal parking in my neighborhood. Adding this project will deplete the already hard to find spot. Again, especially when school is in session and Soccer season is going on. This project is unattractive visually and does not belong in South RB. It belongs in Miami.
I opposed this project back in January 2020. At this meeting, there was a request to see if the developer could make this project to be less "congested" to the neighborhood. This project is still 5 units, with lack of parking, lack of space, lack of open space, among other things. In addition, there is a huge safety issue. Prospect is a busy street with minimal parking, especially when the schools are in session. The developer is taking a single family home, with a large yard, and making five condos. This brings in at least five families, with anywhere from 2-4 cars each. There is no room for this. Also the project does not match the neighborhood. It was incorrectly stated that Prospect has many multi-units, which is not true. Closer to the schools the homes are single family and and two unit properties. The developer has reduced the square footage from the garage area and added 62 square feet to the first floor of the first unit. Not only did they not reduce the unit count, they added more space.