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<br /> <br />From: DinoNoMore07@aol.com [mailto:DinoNoMore07@aol.com] <br />Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 4:44 PM <br />To: _Council <br />Subject: Proposed zoning changes <br /> <br />To Council Members, Planning Commissioners and respective City Employees: <br /> <br />As lifelong San Leandro residents and current homeowners, we are writing to <br />express our concern and disapproval over recent proposals to re-zone properties within <br />the area of the Fire Station on Estudillo Avenue to the professional building on the <br />corner of Estudillo Avenue and Bancroft Avenue. We urge you to not rezone this area <br />from a P to a DA-2 designation. <br />A change to DA-2 is excessive and will negatively impact the current residents of San <br />Leandro. We find problems with the housing density and building heights in the DA-2 <br />designation. Additionally, we think this designation brings in excessive renters to our <br />city who typically are not as vested in the well-being of the community as property <br />owners. <br /> What are the service demands of this new development? How will this influx of people <br />stress the capacities of our existing streets, utilities and public services? An increase in <br />population density will contribute to even more congestion on our city streets, parking <br />will become more difficult to secure not only in the immediate apartment unit area but <br />also in our downtown shopping area (Safeway area). How many new students are <br />calculated to be part of this new residential growth? How will their numbers impact the <br />crowding in our nearby schools? Where are the existing Professionals and the services <br />they provide going to relocate? <br />A zoning change in this area from a P to a DA-2 designation does not preserve the <br />character and quality of our existing neighborhoods and life in San Leandro. What are <br />the benefits to the current residents of San Leandro? A change to DA-2 zoning for this <br />area would be a benefit to a developer’s profits at the expense of the current residents <br />of this city. <br />We urge you to not rezone this area from a P to a DA-2 designation. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Len & Lynn Vahey <br />1645 Daniels Drive <br />San Leandro, CA <br />