CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 21, 2026
HANSON HOTEL - MP22-324
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Attachment 5
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HANSON HOTEL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN PLANNING INBOX SUBJECT: Grant the Appeal and Ensure Commonsense VMT/Traffic Mitigations in the Hanson Hotel Project
Hon. Mayor and Councilmembers,
I urge you to grant the appeal and appropriately study the impact on traffic and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) that will be caused by the Hanson Hotel Project. The project relies on a 1998 traffic study done using a significantly different (“level of service”) type of analysis as part of a different project that involved 27 timeshares and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The proposal argues that this new 61 room hotel and rooftop bar project is less intensive than the old proposal.
I do not agree. The old traffic analysis is based on a different type of analysis (“level of service”) rather than vehicle miles traveled. The Planning Commission staff report on the hotel project said that it would generate 1,631 daily trips, compared to the 620 daily trips generated by the old timeshare project.
Additionally, the 27 timeshare units in the 1998 project are less than half the number of hotel rooms proposed here. Timeshares usually involve longer stays as compared to hotels, suggesting that this new hotel project might create more frequent trips and more impacts.
The project does not attempt enough simple and straightforward mitigations that would reduce vehicle trips.
Please grant the appeal and ensure an appropriate VMT study is conducted.
Signed by:
1. Shirley Xiao 12/28/25
2. Noriko Mukae 12/25/25
3. Narendrakumar Bhakta 12/12/25
4. Tim Murphy 12/11/25
5. Lenna McClennen 12/11/25*
6. Kathleen Armenteros 12/11/25*
7. Mike Frost 12/10/25
8. George Dutra 12/10/25
9. Anthony Evans 12/9/25
10. Gina Moritz 12/9/25
11. Heather Carrick 12/9/25
12. Scott Henderson 12/9/25
13. Nimisha Bhakta 12/9/25
14. MM Babbitt 12/9/25
15. Krista Humphrey 12/9/25
16. Stacey Finnerty 12/9/25
17. Nancy Wheeler 12/9/25
18. Stephany Rivera 12/9/25
19. Karen Carlsen 12/9/25
20. Stop Stop
21. Laurel Jiron 12/9/215
22. Sara Kennedy 12/9/25
23. Scot Jones 12/9/25
24. Sierra Corbridge 12/9/25
25. Ken Kaefer 12/9/25
26. June Steffey 12/9/25
27. Samuel Tuscano 12/9/25
28. Nichole Palo 12/9/25
29. Suzanne Wagner 12/9/25
30. Alica Cali 12/9/25
*Signed Two Emails
HANSON HOTEL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN PLANNING INBOX SUBJECT: Grant the Appeal and Ensure Commonsense VMT/Traffic Mitigations in this Project Hon. Mayor and Councilmembers,
This is an horrible idea that will ruin our community entirely! I urge you to grant the appeal and appropriately study the impact on traffic and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) that will be caused by project. The project relies on a 1998 traffic study done using a significantly different (“level of service”) type of analysis as part of a different project that involved 27 timeshares and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The proposal argues that this new 61 room hotel and rooftop bar project is less intensive than the old proposal.
I do not agree. The old traffic analysis is based on a different type of analysis (“level of service”) rather than vehicle miles traveled. The Planning Commission staff report on the hotel project said that it would generate 1,631 daily trips, compared to the 620 daily trips generated by the old timeshare project.
Additionally, the 27 timeshare units in the 1998 project are less than half the number of hotel rooms proposed here. Timeshares usually involve longer stays as compared to hotels, suggesting that this new hotel project might create more frequent trips and more impacts.
The project does not attempt enough simple and straightforward mitigations that would reduce vehicle trips.
Please grant the appeal and ensure an appropriate VMT study is conducted.
Signed by:
1. Swetlana Schmidt 12/9/25
2. Chace Paddack 12/9/25
3. Ellen Chambell 12/9/25
4. Melanie Osorio 12/9/25
5. Tony Roxstrom 12/9/25
6. Michelle Moon 12/9/25
7. Brittany Orahood 12/8/25
8. Susana Lobos 12/8/25
9. Scott Wigglesworth 12/8/25
10. Chase Worden 12/8/25
11. Emiley Gregory 12/8/25
12. Daniela Lutz 12/8/25
HANSON HOTEL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN PLANNING INBOX SUBJECT: No more rooftop bars in this neighborhood
Hon. Mayor and Councilmembers,
ANOTHER hotel project at the Outlets Mall project was just approved about a half mile away. Do you think we need more hotels in this neighborhood? What are the cumulative noise impacts of multiple rooftop bars?
I do not support a rooftop bar at this location. Please grant the appeal.
Signed By:
1. James Barlow 12/8/25
2. J. Coleman 12/8/25
3. Kim Carr 12/8/25
4. Ramiro Aguirre 12/8/25
5. Kasey Hume 12/8/25
6. Jeffrey Wiant
7. Fatemeh KIarami 12/8/25
8. Roberto Herrera 12/8/25
9. Hannah McClain 12/8/25
10. Susan Curry 12/8/25
HANSON HOTEL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN PLANNING INBOX SUBJECT: No more rooftop bars in this neighborhood, please grant appeal of Hanson Hotel project Hon. Mayor and Councilmembers,
ANOTHER hotel project at the Outlets Mall project was just approved about a half mile away. Do you think we need more hotels in this neighborhood? What are the cumulative noise impacts of multiple rooftop bars?
I do not support a rooftop bar at this location. Please grant the appeal.
Signed by:
1. Beatrice Yuan 1/11/26
2. Julie Siff 12/12/25
3. Dana Duarte 12/10/25
4. Keith Shane 12/10/25
5. Martha Huskey 12/10/25
6. Michelle Lincoln 12/10/25
7. Maria Murillo 12/10/25
8. George Sutherland 12/10/25
9. Thuy Lee 12/10/25
10. Dale Philippi 12/10/25
11. Nancy Hartnett 12/9/25
12. Jenne Robitaille 12/9/25
13. Gwen Kennedy 12/9/25
14. Richard Peach 12/9/25
15. Terry Lawrence 12/9/25**
16. Ashley Bracamonte 12/9/25
17. Darlene Croft 12/9/25
18. Meka Diggs 12/9/25
19. James Rooke 12/9/25
20. Heaven Leiva 12/9/25
21. Justine Micklin 12/9/25
22. Rose Delloye 12/9/25
23. Brandon Marano 12/9/25
24. Andrew Krieger 12/9/25
25. Kasey Coppola 12/9/25
**Signed Three Emails
HANSON HOTEL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN PLANNING INBOX SUBJECT: Protect the California Gnatcatcher, Support the appeal Hon. Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please support the appeal of the Hanson Hotel. Gnatcatchers can be found at the trails at the nearby Sea Summit and Pico Park at the bluff just above the site. The site becomes quiet in the evening without the hotel, which could be of great benefit to the wildlife there.
I do not support a rooftop bar at this location. Please grant the appeal.
Signed by:
1. ALAN HORNALL 12/9/25
2. Anne Thiele 12/9/25
3. Carol Luetz 12/9/25
4. Ann Tomlinson 12/9/25
5. Stephanie Curry 12/8/25
6. Jake Stahlman 12/8/25
HANSON HOTEL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN PLANNING INBOX SUBJECT: Protect the California Gnatcatcher, Support the appeal of the Hanson Hotel Hon. Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please support the appeal of the Hanson Hotel. Gnatcatchers can be found at the trails at the nearby Sea Summit and Pico Park at the bluff just above the site. The site becomes quiet in the evening without the hotel, which could be of great benefit to the wildlife there.
I do not support a rooftop bar at this location. Please grant the appeal.
Signed by:
1. Donna D’Ottavio 1/19/26
2. Hana Liu 12/25/26
3. Turi Daniels 12/19/25
4. Tracey Canziani 12/18/25
5. Terry Lawrence 12/16/25 & 12/14/25
6. Cyndi Larson 12/13/25
7. Marge Donohue 12/13/25
8. Ramona Daly 12/12/25
9. Jerome Pajor 12/10/25
10. Reina Myers 12/10/25
11. Kathleen Armenteros 12/10/25*
12. Sarah Nowels 12/9/25
13. Pauline Faye 12/9/25
14. Lilly Dunbar 12/9/25
15. Allison Waite 12/9/25
16. Esen Koen 12/9/25
17. Dan Giese 12/9/25
18. Jeff Carrete 12/9/25
19. Jennifer Johnson 12/9/25
20. Teri Jones Castro 12/9/25
21. Theodore Sanders 12/9/25
22. Janice Rabel 12/9/25
23. Teresa Zoerner 12/9/25
24. Sheryl Martinez 12/9/25
25. Jack McIver 12/9/25
26. Phyllis Tracy
*Signed Two Different Emails