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FROM: TERESA McCLISH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
AGENDA ITEM 9.b. — SEPTEMBER 5,2017 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING;
CONSIDERATION OF PRE—APPLICATION 17-001; LOCATION — 398 SUNRISE
TERRACE; APPLICANT — DAVID & LINDA DEL
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Attached is correspondence received after agenda preparation regarding the subject project.
Attachment:
1. Additional correspondence
Sunrise Terrace Mobilehome Owners Association
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at Sunrise Terrace, Arroyo Grande,, GA 93420
PH FAX:
Board of Directors: Garry Schmidt-President, Marty Lowy-Vice President,
Stan Cornwell-Treasurer, Claudine Soares-Secretary
Directors: Joyce Mirwald, Michael Harrod, JoAnn White
September 5, 2017
Arroyo Grande Planning Commission
215 E. Branch Street
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
SEP 05 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
RE: Pre -Application No. 17001 / Restaurant & Billiard Hall, 398 Sunrise Terrace
Dear Planning Commission Members:
just last week it came to our attention that a development project was in the works to
establish a restaurant and billiard hall adjacent to the entrance of our senior resident -
owned community. Due to immediate and considerable anxiety among our residents I
called for a meeting of our Board of Directors on August 31, 2017. One of our directors,
Mike Harrod, who spent his career in city planning in the City of Riverside, CA, provided us
with information regarding the process of changing the current zoning to make this project
possible. After discussing the impact of this proposed restaurant at this location the
STMOA Board of Directors unanimously agreed that there are significant concerns that will
adversely affect our community. These include:
• Noise emanating from the activities that are being planned and promoted: Our quiet
community will be negatively affected on a regular basis.
• Traffic congestion on our community owned street, Sunrise Terrace, and Valley
Road: There is no room for a dedicated left turn lane off of Valley Road onto the
restaurant property. This will result in a significant increase in the use of Sunrise
Terrace to access and leave the restaurant. Congestion will block access and egress
from our community for residents and emergency vehicles. We are also concerned
that there may be an increase in non-residents tailgating into our gate community
with a possible compromise in security.
• The increased traffic on Valley Road and Sunrise Terrace will pose a danger to
anyone who uses Valley Road, which is not a major road, and a particular danger to
our many senior drivers. At certain times of the day Valley Road is already a
crowded roadway. When the high school is in session the intersection of Valley
Road and Fair Oaks is particularly chaotic, and student access to the restaurant
during lunch periods will bring additional traffic to Sunrise Terrace.
• The proposed hours of operation extending into the morning hours on weekends
and the fact that alcoholic beverages will be served lead to the probability that
drunkenness will result in accidents and potential loss of life on Valley Road.
I realize that the role of the Planning Commission at the scheduled meeting on Sept S, 2017,
is to discuss this project with the applicant and provide advice. Some of our concerns have
already been noted in the MEMORANDUM from the Planning Technician, Sam Anderson.
While this may lead to an assumption that this proposal is still in the beginning stages, the
fact that there is a comprehensive web site already on-line promoting this business at this
location leads to concerns that it is already well along in becoming a reality. This is not just
a drop-in eating establishment. The owner has plans to attract community gatherings and
to make it a significant destination for billiards and darts league play. We already have a
business adjoining us, the Victorian, which hosts events that adversely affect the tranquility
of our community. This additional business will multiply that many times.
For all the reasons described in this letter the STMOA Board of Directors urges you to
advise the applicant to seek another location for this proposed business.
Sincerely,
Garry Schmidt
STMOA President
cc Arroyo Grande City Counsel
Arroyo Grande Police Department
Arroyo Grande Fire Department
SEP 05 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
Brad Wilbert
a` Sunrise Terrace
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
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Arroyo Grande Planning Commission
215 E. Branch Street
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
RE: Pre -Application No. 17001 / Restaurant & Billiard Hall, 398 Sunrise
Terrace
Dear Planning Commission Members:
My name is Brad Wilbert, and I am a resident of Sunrise Terrace - the Sr.
retirement community adjacent to the proposed restaurant and billiard hall.
Thank you for the work you do as a Planning Commission, and thank you for
allowing me the opportunity to address you regarding this project that is of
critical concern to my fellow residents at Sunrise Terrace.
We are a community of approximately 450 people who have taken great
pride in developing and maintaining our property and facilities in such as manner as
to have earned us the reputation of being the premier resident owned senior
community on the central coast.
We have always had a positive working relationship with the City of Arroyo
Grande and our adjoining neighbors at the Victorian House and Rabobank. It is our
desire to continue to be good neighbors with whatever business may succeed
Rabobank. And, we recognize that the Commission has a duty to help promote
economic development in the community. However, as a senior community we feel
that the proposed restaurant and billiard hall is not only inconsistent with the
permitted uses allowed under the Office Mixed Use (OMU) Zoning District, but also
it would also adversely affect the Sunrise Terrace community and contribute to the
deterioration of the very favorable environmental conditions that presently exist in
the area.
As a senior community we have several reasons why we are strongly
opposed to the proposed restaurant and billiard hall, and the following are but just a
few:
The primary purpose of the Office Mixed Use Zoning District is to provide
for areas for the establishment of corporate, administrative, and medical
offices and facilities, commercial services that are required to support
major business medical development, and multi -family housing. The
proposed restaurant and billiard hall is far outside the stated purpose of
the Office Mixed Use Zoning District and not at all consistent with the
needs of the neighborhood.
• It has been suggested that the proposed restaurant and billiard hall
"would provide a dining and recreational use near a senior community
where transportation capabilities of the residents may be limited."
Believe me, we are not lacking for recreational outlets as we have our
own pool tables, swimming pool, golf course, tennis courts, pickle ball
courts and other amenities used daily by our active seniors. And on any
given day our residents travel to and dine at all of the local restaurants.
We don't need another one with 22 pool tables, a golf simulator, and darts
on our doorstep.
• While there is no mention of alcohol being served at the proposed "full
service restaurant" I find it hard to believe that such licensing is not a part
of the mix, particularly since the application also asks for exception from
the Municipal code so that they may remain open until 1:00 or 2:00 a.m.
for those late night pool tournaments on 22 pool tables. At that point the
venue would be more appropriately designated as a "Sports Bar." As a
senior community we at Sunrise Terrace close all of our facilities at 9:00
p.m. and we have rules in place to require quiet time thereafter. The
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presence of a sports bar at our doorstep replete with predictable
drunkenness, fighting urinating in the street loud music and loud voices
from those who take their cigarette and marijuana smoking outside will
all become a maior disruption to the peace and harmony of our long
established senior community.
• Increased traffic in the area, the noise from vehicles starting and Stopping
Late intothe night, and the predicable drunk driving accidents occurring
on the oorl lit stretch of Valley Blvd near a dangerous S-curve also
contribute to our concerns about allowing this otherwise unpermitted
use of the subiec_ tDropertv..
• Taken together, these and other concerns shared by my fellow Sunrise
Terrace residents will surely lead to a reduction in home values that we
have worked so hard to maintain and improve by investing in the growth
and development of our own facilities.
We fully appreciate the role your Commission plays in seeking ways to
stimulate economic development, and we realize that the proposed restaurant and
pool hall is a unique business venture that may be very well received in the broader
community. But, for all the reasons stated, and more, we do not believe it is a good
fit for our neighborhood and we would urge the Commission to work with the
applicant to find another location to open their venue.
Respectfully,
Brad Wilbert
cc: Arroyo Grande City Council
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SEP 05 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
September 5, 2017
Arroyo Grande Planning Commission
City Hall
300 E. Branch St.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Michael Harrod
Glenoak Drive
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
RE: Pre -Application No. 17-001 to establish a new restaurant and billiard hall at 398
Sunrise Terrace proposed by David and Linda Del
Dear Planning Commission:
As a resident of Sunrise Terrace Mobilehome Park, I strongly object to the proposed
restaurant and billiard hall at the entrance to our peaceful senior community. Although
the proposed changes to the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code would clear the way for such
an entitlement, this use will always be incompatible with the existing neighborhood. It
forces a square peg into a round hole.
The previous office use created zero headaches for Sunrise Terrace Mobilehome Park.
How could it? Unlike the proposed use, the office kept daytime business hours. 'Traffic
using the access easement granted to the site by the Park was limited to employees and
occasional deliveries. It was an appropriate and well thought out use for this sensitive
site.
In contrast, the proposed sports bar seeks to operate on Sunday through Thursday from
10:00 am to 1:00 am and on Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 am. Traffic will
not be limited to daylight hours, and in addition to playing pool, many patrons will be
drinking alcohol. Valley Road is poorly lit and difficult to navigate at night. Mixing this
with alcohol consumption is a potential tragedy waiting to happen.
The City Council, the Planning Commission, City Staff, and most importantly the
residents of Arroyo Grande have spent precious time and public money establishing a
general plan and zoning district that works for this site. The City and its residents have
done an excellent job planning its work. Now the City must work its plan.
Rather than create constant headaches for itself and those of us who will have to live with
a sports bar at this location, there is much the City can do to help the property owner find
a suitable buyer for the site, and help the applicant establish a successful business.
The Traffic Way Mix Use District and the Highway Mixed Use District already allow a
"Commercial Recreation or Sports Facility - Indoor" with a Minor Use Permit. These
areas would be better suited to the applicant's needs and less expensive to process.
The economic development specialists at the City could find the applicant a suitable site
in the Districts mentioned above. Once a suitable site is located, perhaps the City could
fast-track the pennitting. The economic development specialists could also assist the
existing property owner at 398 Sunrise Terrace find a buyer who wants to establish a use
consistent with the Office Mixed Use District and compatible with the existing uses in the
area. This would be a win-win for the property owner, the applicant, and the residents of
Sunrise Terrace Mobilehome Park.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours,
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Michael Harrod
cc: Jim Hill, Mayor; Tim Brown, Mayor Pro Tem; Kristen Barneich, Council
Member; Barbara Harmon, Council Member; and Caren Ray, Council Member
Ann T. Johnson
Sunrise Terrace MHP
Longden Ct.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
September 4, 2017
Mayor Jim Hill &
City Council Members
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Dear Mayor Hill and City Council Members:
RECEIVED
SEP 0 5 2017
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
Thank you for your service to the people of Arroyo Grande. As you know, Mobile Home Parks are
not necessarily a complement to any City. Sunrise Terrace, however, is considered to be one of the
finest mobile home parks in the entire state of California. We, as residents, all 55 years of age and
older, take great pride in creating an environment of beauty, safety, and enjoyable activities.
Recently, we became aware that the building on the corner of Valley and Sunrise Terrace Roads has
been purchased, with intent of making it a pool hall, I can only assume that such a place would also
ask for a liquor license, and may even allow music and dancing. I personally have nothing against any
of those activities. I, however, do suspect that loud music, over -assumption of alcohol, disorderly
conduct and even drunken behavior could occur in and around the hall.
As a resident of an existing quiet, safe, orderly neighborhood, I wish to express my desire to not
change the area in a way that could potentially be damaging and harmful. There is also a high school
within less than a mile of distance that should be considered.
Thank you for your thoughtful and studied approach to this matter.
Respectfully,
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RE: Pre -Application No.17-001; 398 Sunrise Terrace; David & Linda Del
Dear Sam Anderson, Planner, & to Whom it May Concern,
We reside in Sunrise Terrace Senior Community and have very strong opinion
regarding this project!
Great project for the right place but 398 Sunrise Terrace is NOT the right place.
This proposed site is at the entrance to Sunrise Terrace Community and would
create many problems for our Community. We are a sensitive area, and have 300
homes, for Seniors 55 year old and older. In addition to this area the Arroyo
Grande High School is located just down the street and this project would create a
negative impact on both.
If you have any questions about the list of negatives please call us Awl
swum or cellsAmoftlim or The list of negatives
is too long to even
begin to numerate! We recommend another location, for this project.
Great idea for the right place, 398 Sunrise Terrace is the wrong location!
Sincerely,
Tom & Dorie Zwinger
mrsunrise Terrace
Arroyo Grande, Ca 93420
Cc: Beau D. Pryor, Chief of Police, Jim Hill, Mayor; Tim Brown, Mayor Pro Tem;
Council Members; Kristen Barneich, Barbarba Harmon, & Carren Ray,