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21 (32)Jennifer L. Hall Subject: FW: Shadow Run HOA -- Response to Decision re: Holden Development Attachments: NoOnHolden071421.pdf Begin forwarded message: From: Lisa Veloz < Date: July 14, 2021 at 2:13:08 PM PDT To: "Harry Sidhu (Mayor)" <HSidhu@anaheim.net>, Stephen Faessel <SFaessel@anaheim.net>, Jose Diaz <JoDiaz@anaheim.net>, Jordan Brandman <JBrandman@anaheim.net>, Jose Moreno <JMoreno@anaheim.net>, Avelino Valencia <AValencia@anaheim.net>, Trevor O'Neil <TONeil@anaheim.net> Cc: Angela O'Donnell< Subject: Shadow Run HOA -- Response to Decision re: Holden Development Good afternoon: Attached please find a letter from the Shadow Run Homeowners Association Board of Directors, regarding your decision on the Holden Development. Thank you. Should you have any questions, comments, or require additional information, please feel free to contact me either via email at via facsimile at ( or via telephone at ( Thank you, and have a wonderful rest of the day. Sincerely, Lisa Veloz (DRE Lic. #01889432) Office Manager/Lease Administrator Interpacific Asset Management (DRE License #01073855) Westminster, CA 92683 Office: ( The information in this email may be confidential and/or privileged. This email is intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, or the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system. July 14, 2021 Mayor & Council Members City of Anaheim Re: Shadow Run Homeowners Association -- No on Holden Dear Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and Council Members: I am writing on behalf of the Shadow Run Homeowner's Association, which encompasses 144 houses located east of Royal Oak Rd. and north of East Honeywood Lane. At our May 26, 2021 Board meeting, the Board voted unanimously to file an appeal to the planning commission's disappointing decision to approve the development of the Holden Anaheim Hills Senior Living Facility at 5275 E. Nohl Ranch Road, Anaheim. While the Board voted to sponsor the appeal, the $450 filing fee was paid through individual donations, not association accounts. Our board members and homeowners have several specific concerns: Size and Location of the Project The current building is approximately 17,000 square feet with a large open area and parking lot with over 40 mature trees, all of which will have to be removed. The proposed building will be approximately 98,000 square feet and will require a new retaining wall and backfill to allow for minimal parking spaces that do not comply with the number required by code. The property in question is in a residential area which is zoned for single family houses on a minimum of a 10,000 square foot lot and has been home to a church for over forty years. There are no other commercial projects or medical facilities in the immediate area so any of the residents needing to shop or receive medical treatment, which will not be offered on-site, will need to be transported by vehicle. There are three other facilities similar to the one proposed operating within two miles and a fourth one is under construction. All are in areas zoned for commercial development and offer access to shopping and medical offices. INTERPACIFIC ASSET MANAGEMENT I DRE Lic. #01073855 Tele: ( Fax: ( E-mail: Westminster, CA 92683 htips://interpacifcmgmt.sharepoint.com/sites/FileCabineUShared Documents/ShadowRun754BOD/NoOnHolden071421.docx Shadow Run HOA No on Holden Page Two Traffic Congestion The proposed project will be on the corner of Nohl Ranch Road and Royal Oak, both high volume roadways that are especially busy during commute times. Royal Oak is one of three roads in the area that connect Nohl Ranch Road to Santa Ana Canyon and Nohl Ranch Road and Santa Ana Canyon are the primary east -west routes and key emergency evacuation routes. During the last mandatory fire evacuation several years ago, the area was gridlocked with some people leaving their cars in the roadway while others spent hours to go a few miles. The project plans call for vehicles exiting on to Nohl Ranch Road to make a U-turn only. This will force drivers to make a U-turn if they need to go eastbound or go several miles until they reach Santa Ana Canyon Road for other options. Royal Oak is a two-lane road and is often congested between Nohl Ranch and East Honeywood Lane. Because the roadway curves and changes elevation it is difficult seeing both north and south bound vehicles when entering the roadway from East Honeywood Lane. The driveway entering Royal Oak from the proposed development will add to the traffic and will result in drivers pulling out when they have limited views of oncoming traffic. This will be even more of a problem for emergency and medical transport vehicles which will take longer to pull out and will likely need to constantly use sirens to safely exit the facility. Parking The current plans call for a reduction of nearly 50% in the required on-site parking spaces. The developer claims employees can ride share, walk, ride bicycles or use mass transit so there will be less demand for parking. There is no mass transit, bicycling in the hills is not for the average person and because of property costs it is unlikely any one working at the facility will be able to afford living within walking distance. The result will be over flow parking spilling on to adjacent residential streets. During the planning commission hearing someone said that if there were any parking related issues code enforcement would respond and handle the problem. Code enforcement is not a 24-7 operation and if they do respond and find twenty cars parked on the street what are they going to do? Conduct an investigation, go to the facility to question employees and guests or wait for the owners to return? Once the facility is built there will be no control unless we go to neighborhood parking permits, a definite inconvenience for current homeowners. The parking study provided by the developer references three other assisted care facilities, all owned by the same company. These facilities have several things in common: they are in commercial areas near medical facilities and have adjacent on street parking. The developer uses their ratio of beds to parking spaces to justify reducing the required number of spaces for their facility but these facilities all have access to offsite parking which is not the case here. To say these facilities are similar is misleading although they probably could not find another facility in a similar location amid residential neighborhoods because they would never receive approval for construction. INTERPACIFIC ASSET MANAGEMENT I DRE Lic. #01073855 Tele: ( Fax: ( E-mail: Westminster, CA 92683 htips://interpacifcmgmt.sharepoint.com/sites/FileCabineUShared Documents/ShadowRun754BOD/NoOnHolden071421.docx Shadow Run HOA No on Holden Page Three Through this entire process the planning department has seemed intent on getting this project approved. Numerous citizen concerns have been brushed aside. The current residents are going to experience increased traffic, noise and light pollution and spend two years living in a construction zone for a project that benefits no one other than the developer. People are going to lose their views, have their privacy encroached on and, for those living closest to the facility, suffer significant losses due to decreased property values. No one has yet offered an explanation as to why building this facility is a benefit to our neighborhoods. The area is not zoned for it, there are no adjacent businesses or medical facilities to support it and the project will not contribute anything positive to our area. Sincerely, Corby Bright, President Shadow Run Homeowners Association INTERPACIFIC ASSET MANAGEMENT I DRE Lic. #01073855 Tele: ( Fax: ( E-mail: com Westminster, CA 92683 htips://interpacifcmgmt.sharepoint.com/sites/FileCabineUShared Documents/ShadowRun754BOD/NoOnHolden071421.docx