Scott Rose <[email protected]>
I am Scott Rose Adjacent property Owner to the proposed project (P04-0260).
I oppose an ordinance to allow this new zone designation and allow this developer rights that should have expired within 5 years of (2004 & 2007),the TT 31930 has been given too many time extensions, for Spring Canyon Recovery LLC rights to develop on sensitive hillsides and within the Alesandro Arroyo.
The mitigated negative declarations for these previous TM are too old and inaccurate; and need a new environmental initial study and assessment on significant impacts to a unique riparian habitat in the Alesandro Arroyo, General plan figure OS-4(Arroyos).
These Arroyos provide corridors which wildlife use to migrate between habitat areas.
OS page 16: (Attached)
I have lived adjacent to this property and have observed and document all the plants and wildlife since 2003-2024 (attached).
The rezone from Public facilities (PF) designation was used to protect and preserve institutions and built features like earthen dams for flood control.
The Dam is located in the bottom of the Alesandro Arroyo watershed.
The proposed Land use designation to Residential Conservation is an Oxymoron with two contradictory words used together, Residential & Conservation.
Residential development is not conservation.
Conservation refers to preventing wasteful uses of resources but also related to the preservation, protection and restoration of the natural environment of plants and wildlife.
General plan Land Use Objective-3, specifically refer to" protecting hillsides, open space and natural habitat"
And LU-4 “minimizes the extent of urban development in the hillsides, and mitigates any adverse impacts associated with urbanization and adheres to the protections for hillside development set forth in Proposition R and measure C”.
I have read the previous Mitigated negative declaration for Tentative Tract 31930 (P0-4- 0260) and find it not adequate for this proposed Zone Change from PF to RC. The property is a unique area integrating both riparian and chaparral habitat.
Chaparral is unique in that it has cyclical fires as we just had on the property in question, July 21, 2024 and the Fire Chief explained to me when assessing property damage at our adjacent home, that the last fire in the Alesandro Arroyo was in 2000 (24 years ago). As such this area should be declared (designated) a Public Safety Fire Hazard Zone and not for development of homes especially RC.
We are opposed to a zone change ordinance from PF to RC.
Thoughtfully,
Scott Rose
6381 Century Hill Drive.
Riverside, Calif. 92506
APN: 0243-180-09)