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<br /> <br />From: julie nicholas [mailto:julie_nicholas@yahoo.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 3:35 PM <br />To: _Council <br />Subject: Zoning Changes <br /> <br />I am unable to attend the June 16th City Council meeting as we will be out of town, but <br />I would like to make my views heard about the proposed rezoning of 20 properties <br />along Estudillo Avenue. I am definitely against changing the zoning to allow mix-use <br />apartment buildings in that zone. <br /> <br />The reasons are: <br />1. Would significantly increase traffic on Estudillo, which is already extremely crowded <br />during commute time. <br />2. Parking would increase on adjacent streets, as there is no way enough parking would <br />be allotted for the people in the apartments and for store use. Parents already have <br />trouble finding places to safely park when dropping and picking up students. <br />3. More cars would increase possibility of Bancroft and SLHS students who walk to and <br />from School along Bancroft to be involved in an accident. . <br />4. We have plenty of apartments, more than most towns in my opinion, so I don't see <br />the need for more. All communities are feeling the pinch of housing, but increasing the <br />density of people in San Leandro will bring more problems than solve them. <br />5. There are areas that would benefit from this type of development, down by Bayfair <br />as an example. The proper placement of development is at issue here. <br /> <br />Already the city council did not allow enough parking in the new CVS/Peet center, and <br />neighbors are having trouble parking in their own neighborhood. As more businesses <br />come in as planned, I am sure it will only get worse. Already I do not shop at Safeway <br />on Washington as it is too difficult to get a parking space. A planned parking garage <br />would have helped matters as Alameda put in, with free parking on Sunday, but this <br />was not done. <br />Also parking spaces around BART has decreased, resulting in people in adjacent <br />neighborhoods not being able to park in their own neighborhood. I imagine the <br />residents will have to request " Berkeley style street parking" with permits for residents <br />to park in their own neighborhood. <br /> <br /> <br />I know I will be speaking with my neighbors to learn what happens at the June 16th <br />meeting, and the views of each council member. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />Julie Nicholas <br /> Resident of District 1 <br />