PART II: Widewaters Group Open House

ABSTRACT: In the Carmel Women’s Club on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, Widewaters Group had available brochures on the Villas de Carmelo project; the brochure is reproduced with sections on DENSITY, TREES, PARKING, SCENIC VIEW, TRAFFIC and BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY accompanied with associated photos of depictions. Various presentations of the project were displayed in the room on poster board on easels. Both Ed Shagen and Kevin Kane were present to answer questions from the public. Robert and Curtis Leidig were also present (PART II: Widewaters Group Open House).
NOTE: Regarding the option to purchase the property from Thomas Rider McDowell and Victoria Knight-McDowell, the option was originally with Robert Leidig exclusively. Later, and now, the Widewaters Group is the majority partner with 59% and Robert Leidig is a minority partner with 41%. The Widewaters Group admitted the company does not have a comparable project among its past projects. According to Kevin Kane, this project “evolved;” that is, their involvement began when Curtis Leidig was an employee of Widewaters Group. Curtis Leidig is no longer an employee with Widewaters Group.


Villas de Carmelo

Community Open House
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
12:00-3:00 & 6:00-9:00

DENSITY
Plans call for 46 units in a new residential village community on the 3.68 acres property. Twelve units will be built into the existing structures, leaving 34 units to be constructed in 10 new buildings. The surrounding neighborhood has a lot coverage density of 32.7% and the proposed Villas de Carmelo would have a lot coverage density of 32.5%, as can be seen below. The proposed density mirrors the surrounding neighborhood.

Density Depiction

TREES
Villa de Carmelo design plans minimize and mitigate any removal of trees and meet all criteria required for tree removal under Monterey County Zoning Ordinance Title 20. all large pines will be replaced at a ratio of 1:1 and all smaller pines at 3:1. None of the trees to be removed are native; they were planted at the time of the hospital construction. Due to the age and health of the existing pines, this replanting plan will improve the health of the woodland environment. Invasive plant species which are threatening other vegetation and trees will be removed. All landmark oak trees will be retained.

PARKING
Each unit will have a two car garage. Additional parking will be underground in front of the Dailey building (original hospital). Parking on site will be minimally visible. In total, there will be 108 parking spaces on site.

SCENIC VIEW
The tallest unit to be constructed will stand no taller than the preexisting hospital building. Buildings on Valley Way will be no taller than 24’, and all buildings will use landscaping buffers to adequately protect the view shed.

Scenic View Depiction

TRAFFIC
Villas de Carmelo will generate 269 trips per day assuming full capacity, which is not expected given the target market of 2nd and 3rd home buyers.

This is in comparison to 306 daily trips generated by the convalescent hospital and preschool and the 413 daily trips generated by the original hospital.

The drawing to the left depicts the change which will be made to the currently difficult turn off of Highway 1 onto Valley Way.

Maintaining the ingress/egress off Highway 1 directly into the development has been determined to be infeasible. Physical site constraints on Highway 1 do not allow for this to be completed in compliance with CalTrans and Monterey County Traffic Safety Standards.

Traffic Depiction

BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY

• Restoration & Redevelopment of the exterior of the Historic Carmel Hospital to its original condition.

• Increase property values surrounding the site. Designed by the prestigious Warner Group, the development will be a high quality addition to the neighborhood.

• Create jobs through our use of local companies to renovate the Hospital and construct the new buildings, the site work, landscaping and the traffic improvements near the property.

• Villas de Carmelo’s community room will be made available in the Dailey Building, the main hospital building for use by the local community for meetings or events.

• Road improvements to the Highway 1/Valley Way intersection will aid traffic circulation in the surrounding area.

• The use of only pervious pavement materials and ground cover will help recharge the aquifer while cisterns will be used to save rainwater for irrigation.

• Sustainable planting of indigenous species will take place and destructive invasive species will be removed.

• Green Building & Smart Growth Principles will be used throughout to minimize the footprint on the environment.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Villas de Carmelo. We appreciate your interest in our project and your demand for nothing but the best for our community.

www.VillasdeCarmelo.com