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Date:2/10/2026 8:58:49 AM
From:"Chris Moyers"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Please Vote NO – Renaissance Canyon Acres Project (233 S. Quintana Dr.) DEV2025-00027
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De ar Mayor and Counci l Members, and Planni ng Commi ssi one rs,
I am wri ting as an A naheim Hills resident to re spe ctful l y urge you to vote NO on the propose d Re naissance Canyon Acres
deve lopme nt l ocate d at 233 S. Quintana Drive, Anahe im, CA 92807(DEV2025-00027).
Whi l e I unde rstand the Ci ty’s need for housing, thi s proje ct rai se s seri ous concerns re gardi ng traffic conge stion, wildfire
evacuation safe ty, and neighborhood compatibility that must be addre sse d before any approval i s consi de re d.
A ccording to the de ve l ope r’s own mate rial s, thi s proje ct would i ntroduce 140 new ve hicle s i nto an are a that al re ady f uncti ons as
a traffic and evacuation choke point. Qui ntana Dri ve i s a narrow corri dor with no viable alte rnate route s, and i t se rve s as the sole
exit for four narrow private roads, including Trai l Drive homes, all me rgi ng i nto S. Qui ntana Dri ve . The re has be e n no cre di bl e
e vi de nce pre se nte d that e xisti ng Canyon Acres traffic condi tions have eve r matche d thi s l e ve l of adde d vol ume , nor that the
roadw ay can safe ly accommodate it—e spe ci ally duri ng an e me rge ncy.
I l i ve d through Canyon Fire 2 in 2017 and e xperi e nce d complete gridlock whi l e smoke was approachi ng, si tti ng i n my car for ove r
an hour w i thout movi ng. This was not a minor inconve ni e nce —i t was frightening and dange rous. P roje ct re ports sugge st the
adde d traff i c w oul d incre ase e vacuati on ti me by “only” seve n minute s; howe ver, whe n re si de nts are al re ady trappe d f or hours
duri ng a wildf i re , se ven minutes can be the differe nce between safe ty and tragedy.
Be yond public saf e ty, thi s deve l opme nt i s not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. A l though the propose d proj e ct
zoning is l abe le d Low Density (RS-2), the e xisti ng RS-2 home s we re not bui l t to the scal e , massi ng, or se tback i nte nsi ty propose d
he re . In additi on, the majority of the project prope rty i s currentl y zone d RH-2 and abuts si mi l ar e state -styl e RH-2 zoni ng. A 25-unit
proje ct doe s not blend with the surrounding singl e -family homes and doe s not re flect the e stabl i she d characte r or val ue s of the
community.
Grow th shoul d ne ve r come at the e xpense of publ i c safety. Approving addi tional densi ty be fore addre ssi ng e vacuati on route s,
traff i c inf rastructure , and emergency re sponse capacity pl aces e xisti ng residents at unacce ptabl e ri sk.
Shoul d you f i nd it he lpf ul , I would welcome the opportuni ty for you or your staff to visit the site and surrounding stre e ts to be tte r
unde rstand the physi cal constraints and safety conce rns outlined above .
I re spe ctfully ask you to prioritize safe ty, infrastructure , and community compatibility by voti ng NO on the Re nai ssance Canyon
A cre s proje ct.
Thank you f or your ti me and considerati on.
Si nce re ly,
Chri stine Abbe y
A nahe im Hills Re si de nt
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