From: Christine <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 5:20 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Parking restrictions on Oxford Lane and Darby Place
Christine Lee
120 Darby Place
San Bruno, CA 94066
Dear City Council of San Bruno,
I am writing to oppose the proposed red no parking zone curb markings on Oxford Lane and Darby Place. Parking is already limited in our area. By restricting parking in front of our own driveway, it will make it even more difficult to find a parking spot especially when each resident owns at least 2 vehicles.
The garages in the single family homes are too tiny to fit a car. Most residents who own more than one car will park in the carport and in front of their driveway. Banning parking in front of our own home will cause more harm than good. The streets of Oxford and Darby Place are owned by the HOA and therefore should stay under our control, not the City.
Please let the Association handle the parking issues.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Christine
TO: HONORABLE CITY OFFICIALS OF SAN BRUNO
FROM: TOM R. GARCIA, 4-PLEX OWNER ON OXFORD LN. SAN BRUNO
SUBJECT: PARKING ISSUES ABOUT OXFORD LN. AND DARBY PLACE, TO BE DISCUSSED AT A CITY HEARING ON 4/25/23 AT 7PM
DATED: 10/3/22
I am requesting the City to leave the parking issues of Oxford Ln. and Darby Place as they have been for the last approximate 57-years, under the control of the Association itself.
Recently about 3-owners in this 94-unit complex have pushed to have the city regulate parking on these 2-streets. The issues mainly have focused on a tenant parking 2-3 limosems on Association parking spots on Darby Place, and someone parking a not-so- pretty old taxi on Oxford Ln. These issues would be best to be left in the hands of the Association.
The Association had an Open Meeting on 9/15/22 and the City on 10/4/22. The meetings yielded more owners objecting to the City’s plan on how to handle the parking issues than supporting the City’s plan. Most felt that the parking issues should be handled internally versus by the City
Both owners and tenants are likely to lose more parking benefits than are to be gained if the City takes over parking on Oxford Ln. and Darby Place. The red stripping would make it illegal for owners and tenants to park in front of their own properties.
The changing of curb parking from being exclusively for Oxford Ln. and Darby Place owners and tenants, would make the parking open to all of the general public, including anyone who drives in before flying out of this area. This will be a tremendous loss to owners and tenants, and may adversely affect the value of the properties to future buyers and tenants.
The streets of Oxford Ln. and Darby Place have been owned and managed by the Association for as long as I can remember (I purchased around 1978) and probably since 1965 per a developmental map.
Furthermore, given that there isn’t a full set of sidewalks on these 2-streets, the builders and the City probably never intended for the City to be burdened by dis-agreements about parking.
The parking issues that some have raised can be handled by the association, and would be best to do so versus the City.
I respectably request that Oxford Ln. and Darby Place stay under the control of the Association.
PS, disclosure, I am on the Skyline Park HOA board, but I am expressing my concerns as an owner, not a board member.
Thank you for your consideration.
Tom R. Garcia