PR-2024-001656 (TM) Exhibit 9 - Public Comment Letters
October 21, 2023
Jacob Weissberg
11025 Kayjay Street
Riverside, CA 92501
Judy Equez
Senior Planner
City of Riverside
3900 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501
Dear Ms. Equez,
I am wriMng this leOer in response to a NoMce of Public Hearing. The project locaMon is APN.
No. 136-220-016, situated on the southeast corner of La Sierra Avenue and Victoria Ave., in Ward 5. Case number PR-2024-001656 TentaMve Tract Map (TM38921). Project Title:
Warmington 49 SFR La Sierra/Victoria. We strongly oppose this project and do not understand why this is happening in our neighborhood.
My family has lived at 11025 Kayjay Street since 1996. This home backs up against the southeast end of the proposed development. It overlooks the cul-de-sac on Millsweet Place. In 2007 we made a conscious decision predicated upon the neighborhood and the area to build onto our exisMng home. We completely remodeled our house and backyard. We added 1,000 square feet to what we considered our forever home. We overbuilt in our neighborhood because we love the area and the City of Riverside.
Our understanding was that everything around us was zoned for ½ acre home parcels. The field of orange trees, the proposed development, fell under the same zoning. At one Mme there was a proposal to build 20 homes on the same parcel. We did not oppose this since we understood that there would sMll be approximately two homes per acre. This would not have impacted our area and in fact may have added value the surrounding homes.
This is what I do not understand. It appears that the General Plan and use designaMon of the site is Low Density ResidenMal. When did this happen? Why did it happen? What impact will this have on the residents that live next to the proposed development site? Some of the homes on our street will now have three homes facing the back of their house.
The issue with the State Density Bonus allowing 4.95 du/ac is even a greater concern. That is a gross property calculaMon. Since 1.24 acres of this parcel will be preserved then the net parcel will be 9.91 minus 1.24 for a net parcel of 8.67 acres. 8.67 acres divided by 49 homes is 5.65 homes per net acre.
PR-2024-001656 (TM) Exhibit 9 - Public Comment Letters
This development sets precedence for the enMre community and especially Victoria Ave. Will this cause a land grab by developers so they can maximize their profits by shoving as many houses as they can onto our beloved Victoria Ave?
We strongly oppose this project and do not understand why the City of Riverside will allow this to come to fruiMon. Please preserve out city and Victoria Ave.
Jacob Weissberg
[email protected]
(951)756-1519
PR-2024-001656 (TM) Exhibit 9 - Public Comment Letters
From: Richard Wells <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 7:04 AM
To: Eguez, Judy
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Case PR-2024-001656 (TTM)
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Case PR-2024-001656 (TTM)
To Judy Eguez
From Richard Wells
I am writing about the proposal to build small housing lots on a land parcel that currently zoned for 1/2 acre or bigger lots. Corner of Victoria avenue and La Sierra avenue.
Very unhappy if this proposal move forward, their is no small lot homes like that in this section of Riverside. To pick the Crown Jewel of street in Riverside Historic Victoria avenue for this type of development will lead to more developer buying up land on Victoria avenue and building similar small lot housings. That would be start of down fall
of Victoria avenue. There is plenty of empty lots in Riverside that is more suited for this type of developments.
I sincerely hope you can see what all of us in neighborhood can see.
Thank You
Richard Wells
2675 Millsweet place
Riverside CA 92503
562-225-0011
[email protected]
PR-2024-001656 (TM) Exhibit 9 - Public Comment Letters