SAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS COALITION
“NO ANNEXATION” Sign
Valley Way, Carmel, CA.
The unanimous recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny Robert Leidig’s application to annex the former Carmel Convalescent Hospital property to the city on Tuesday, 11 April 2007 was to be on the Tuesday, 1 May 2007 City Council agenda. However, the applicant, Robert Leidig, and his attorney, Derinda Messenger, apparently requested a one or two month delay to give them time to address all of the concerns and protests of the residents of the neighborhood.
Of interest, as follows, Planning Commission “Minutes,” AMBAG Clearinghouse Newsletter, TAMC letter to the city and summary of Save Our Neighborhoods Coalition advertisement:
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
April 11, 2007
Commissioners:
PRESENT: Commission Members Alan Hewer, Steven Hillyard, Robin Wilson
ABSENT: Commission Members Karen Sharp, Chairman Bill Strid
PUBLIC HEARING
ZC 06-1
Robert Leidig
Valley Way & Highway 1
APN: 009-061-002, 003,005
Consideration of recommendations to the City Council on annexation and pre-zoning requests for a property of approximately 3.7 acres located on the north side of Valley Way, about 100 feet east of Monterey Street. The Planning Commission will consider the applicant’s request to pre-zone the property to an R-4 classification, and may review other zoning options. The Planning Commission also will review an environmental Initial Study and proposed Negative Declaration. The Planning Commission will forward all recommendations to the City Council for action.
The public hearing was opened; approximately 30 of the 80 individuals present spoke against annexation to the city, against a zoning change to R-2 and for an environmental impact report. The public hearing was closed.
A motion was made to deny annexation, carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Hewer, Hillyard, Wilson
NOES: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Sharp, Strid
AMBAG
Clearinghouse Monthly Notification
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
P.O. Box 809
Marina, CA 93933-0809
(831) 883-3750
CLEARINGHOUSE NEWSLETTER
March 2007
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
20070206 Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)
Leidig/Carmel Convalescent Hospital Annexation Project
Contact: Brian Roseth
(831) 620-2010
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
(479)
Annexation of a property Approx. 3.62 acres into the Ctity of Carmel-by-the-Sea. No development is proposed at this time.
Project is located in the county of Monterey .
Public review period ends Thursday, March 22, 2007.
TAMC Letter to Mr. Brian Roseth
March 21, 2007
Debra L. Hale
Executive Director
558 Plaza Circle. Salinas. CA 9390 1-2902 • Tel: (83 11 775•0903 • Fax: (831) 775-0897 • Website: www.tamcmonlerey.org
TAMC
Transportation Agency For Monterey County
SUBJECT: Comments on Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Leidig I Carmel Convalescent Hospital Annexation Project
The Transportation Agency requests the following changes to the mitigation measures:
MM 15-1: Following annexation, future development projects shall be required to provide project specific and cumulative condition traffic analyses at the time of application.
MM 15-3: Following annexation, each future development project shall be required to contribute its fair share of the local and region al fees for traffic impact mitigation, as identified by the City and the Transportation Agencv for Monterey County's Nexus S/II(/\' for a Regional Del'elofJlI/elll III/pact Fee, which may include the St ate Rout e I reimbursement program, prior to the issuance of building or grading permit s for the development of the property.
Save Our Neighborhoods Coalition Advertisement
A “Save Our Neighborhoods Coalition” advertisement in The Carmel Pine Cone (April 20, 2007) stated “Carmelites Opposed to Carmel Convalescent Hospital Annexation on Valley Way & Highway 1, You Be The Judge...” The advertisement then compared the proposed development to the Barnyard.
Proposed Development vs. Barnyard, as follows:
3.68 acres vs. 3.41 acres
70,000 sq. ft. vs. 71,000 sq. ft.
2 stories, 30 ft. height vs. 2 stories, 35 ft. height
30 – 45 + condominiums vs. 50 retail spaces
Gross total floor area: 94,500 sq. ft. vs. 91,000 sq. ft.
The advertisement then stated, as follows:
‘WE SAY “NO” TO HIGH DENSITY!!’
At the end of the advertisement:
“WE ASK CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE “NO” ON THIS ANNEXATION!”
1 comment:
One month, two months, three months, delay all you want. The answer is the same, No to annexation. No, no, no! Respect the will of the neighborhood residents and do not cater to one developer.
If the Carmel city council really cares about being a good neighbor, then the the council must make the obvious decision and support the residents and their own planning commission. Is that too much to ask?
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