Exhibit G – Comment Letters
From: JANET KROEGER <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 7:28 PM
To: Thomas Veatch; Jose Valenzuela
Subject: 8715 N Chestnut rezone
Attachments: November 14 cover letter.docx; Marquise Collection Resolution III.docx External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Good Evening Thomas and Jose
Attached is a Marquise Collection resolution presented to the Architect this evening in opposition to a zoning change to 8715 N Chestnut.
A couple of concerns, the Architect indicated a EIR had already been completed on the property for this zoning change and he believed it was not under a negative declaration. There was a lot of ambiguity to when trying to respond to questions from the neighbors. So, I am not sure what exactly we were all doing there. He had pictures........
Please keep us informed of any further hearings or meetings we should be in attendance.
Thank you
Janet kroeger
November 13, 2022
C
ity of Fresno
2600 Fresno St
Room 3065
Fresno CA 93721
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ttention: Planning Director, Ms. Jennifer Clark
Planning Commission
Council member, Gary Bredefeld
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o Whom it May concern:
Th
e Marquise Collection residents are in receipt of a letter from Ubaldo Garcia Hernandez, Architecture regarding a neighborhood meeting on November 14 for a proposed zoning change for 8715 N. Chestnut.
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he Marquise Collection consists of 49 homes and is represented by a HOA. I have enclosed a resolution adopted by the Board in opposition to the proposed change in zoning from SF residence to high density multi family housing. Included in the resolution is a list of new developments that have either been built or are in the process of being constructed in our area that will have a negative impact on our schools, parks and traffic. As it is, leaving our community to go west on Teague during school hours is not achievable, as traffic is backed up halfway to Chestnut and Teague from Maple and Teague. This forces us to go east when we need to go west for appointments, meetings and work.
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dditionally, Nees Ave has been negatively impacted with traffic with recent occupancy of the units construction along Nees Ave. This does not include the units being built on the North side of Nees Ave, across from the Woodward Park Post Office. Compounding the traffic will be the recently announced construction of units at the corner of Cole and E. Audubon Dr.
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his area has given up the quality of life we once had due to the amount of multi family housing units that have been built and will further be impacted by additional units already approved for construction.
It is time for the developers to impact other area of towns.
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e respectfully request this application for rezoning be denied. We moved into this community based on the General Plan which indicates this address is Single Family Residents.
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arquise Collection
Marquise Collection Resolution
In opposition of proposed zoning change
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hereas, the Marquise Collection residents received a notice for a proposed zoning change for 8715 N Chestnut Ave.
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hereas, the proposed zoning change calls for development of 32 units of multi-family Housing at 8715 N Chestnut;
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hereas, the December 2014 General Plan addresses healthy neighborhoods, traffic flow and calls for 8715 North Chestnut designated Single Family medium to low density housing; W
hereas, in 2017 and 2018 there have been approximately 600 additional multi-family units added to the Selma Layne Park area which have had a negative impact on our neighborhood schools and streets.
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hereas, subsequently, there have been additional Multi family, High Density Units added at Willow and Herndon, Willow and Shephard, Chestnut and Alluvial, Nees and First, and Maple and Shephard, and Chestnut and Nees.
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hereas, the Selma Layne Park area residents have surrendered enough of our quality of life in order to support the Local housing shortage and have endured the negative impacts in the community.
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erefore, be it resolved, the Marquise Collection Board of Directors, representing the residents of 49 homes are opposed to the proposed zoning change for the following:
1) P
roposed zoning change is incongruent with the 2014 General Plan, 2) L
ocal schools are already busing neighborhood children out of the neighborhood to other schools,
3) A
multi-family housing development will further negatively impact traffic at Maple and Teague and Chestnut and Alluvial, Chestnut and Nees and Maple and Nees; 4) T
he proposed zoning change appears to fit the definition of spot zoning.
S
igned: Terry Karr, Vice President
Marquise Collection Homeowner Association
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oved: Terry Karr, 2416 E Marquise Ct. Fresno CA
Second: Betty Stallings, 2417 E Marquise Ct. Fresno CA