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Public Comment
From:Keith Olesen <
Sent:Tuesday, January 26, 2021 8:44 AM
To:Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Stephen Faessel; Jennifer Diaz; Jordan Brandman; Trevor O'Neil;
Avelino Valencia; Jose Moreno
Cc:Jodie Mosley; Kathy Tran; Sally Feldhaus; Carol Jang; Carol Sundman; Gloria Maae; Vic
Real; Ab Abdulrahman; Heather Porretta; Rod Pierson; Judy Fletcher; ryan@balius.
Tracy Urueta; Amanda Edinger; Public Comment
Subject:Re: Item 16
Good morning Mayor and City Council Members-
My plan was to write a note to you this morning regarding the tandem parking issue, however given Amanda’s
perfectly articulated statement I’ll just add a few comments on the subject.
First, tandem parking has been an issue for decades in the downtown area. It has created parking problems not
solved them. In the 1980’s when developers were demolishing affordable single family homes to build 4-plex
rental units tandem parking was a favorite feature exploited by developers at the expense of quality of life in our
neighborhoods. In a perfect world tandem parking would not be allowed at all. A 20% cap is, as Amanda stated,
a “fair compromise”. Anything beyond that trades quality of life in our neighborhoods for developer profits.
And, again as stated below, the cap on tandem parking will have absolutely no impact on a developers decision
to build in Anaheim. What it will do is require a higher quality development—something Anaheim and all
Anaheim residents deserve.
All too often our development standards are minimal at best. Eliminating the cap on tandem parking guarantees
only one thing—the quality of allowable developments in Anaheim will be lowered substantially and the quality
of life in our residential neighborhoods will be negatively impacted to a very significant degree.
Let’s learn from the mistakes of the past. Let’s put the quality of life in our residential neighborhoods at the top
of our list of priorities. I urge you to support the 20% cap on tandem parking.
Thank you,
Keith Olesen
District 3 Resident
On Jan 25, 2021, at 7:31 PM, Amanda < wrote:
Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
As a lifelong resident of West Anaheim who has advocated for quality residential
projects, I ask you to please reconsider your vote on item 16 related to parking
modifications in residential developments.
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At the first reading of this ordinance at the January 12 meeting, the council voted 5-2
(Faessel and Moreno voting no) to REMOVE the 20% cap on tandem parking.
This process started back in 2018 and involved two workshops, resident input, staff
input and the unanimous approval of all seven planning commissioners. As stated in the
staff report, tandem parking is not highly desired among home buyers. The
inconvenience often results in residents choosing to park off site rather than utilizing
tandem parking spaces.
The 20% cap is a fair compromise between developers and residents and helps to
ensure that our new residential projects are a quality product. Staff stated in their report
that “it is advisable and reasonable to have a cap on the maximum amount of tandem
parking to ensure there is a mix of parking options within a project and to lessen the
potential impact for off-site parking.”
The cap on tandem parking will not significantly impact whether developers build in
Anaheim. Not supporting the 20% cap, however, will significantly impact the quality of
life for residents citywide.
Please support the 20% cap on tandem parking.
Thank you.
Amanda Edinger
District 1 resident
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