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Date:3/13/2026 11:46:29 AM
From:"Navin Kumar" knaval07@yahoo.com
To:
"Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anaheim.net, "caleon@anaheim.net" caleon@anaheim.net, "Norma C. Kurtz"
NKurtz@anaheim.net, "Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anaheim.net, "Natalie Me e ks" NMeeks@anahe im.net, "Ryan
Balius" RBalius@anaheim.net, "Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anaheim.ne t
Cc:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net, "City Clerk" cityclerk@anaheim.net, "Indhira Y. Gagnon"
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Subject:[EXTERNAL] URGENT: Legal & Safety Opposition to Second Reading of Fe stival Anaheim Hills Project (EIR No. 358)
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To the Honorable Mayor and Council Members,
I am writing to formally oppose the final adoption of the 447-unit project at the Anaheim Hills Fe stival site. The 4-3 vo te o n
March 3rd was based on an incomplete and legally vulnerable record. We urge the Co unc il to re verse its decision based o n the
following:
1. Failure to Mitigate the Documented 24-Minute Evacuation Delay (not 14)
According to EIR Appendix C (Responses to Written Comments), the City admits this proje c t results in a "pote ntial extensio n of
time to evacuate by approximately 24 minutes." In a wind-driven wildfire in a Very High Fire Hazard Seve rity Zone (VHFHSZ), a
24-minute delay is the difference between life and death. Per SB 99 (2020) and Go v. Code § 6 53 02 (g)(5), the City is required to
ensure residential developments in hazard areas have adequate evacuation routes. A $20 0,0 00 de veloper payment does not create
a new road; it merely funds a plan to manage a gridlock that you are knowingly creating.
2. Omission of Regional "Shadow Traffic" and Bypass Volume
The Traffic Analysis (Section 4.17) is fundamentally flawed because it ignores inter-city bypass vo lume . Fairmont Blvd and Weir
Canyon serve as primary "shortcuts" for thousands of commuters from Yorba Linda and the Inland Empire trying to avo id the 91
Freeway. This "shadow traffic" is not documented in local VMT (Vehicle Miles Trave led) studie s but is a daily re ality. Adding
nearly 900 cars to a corridor that is already a regional relief valve is a direct violation o f the General Plan Safety Element.
3. Economic Destabilization of the Home Insurance Market
The Council has failed to study the project’s impact on our crumbling insurance marke t. With premiums in 92 80 7/92 80 8 already
surging by 20–30% this year, adding high-density units to a high-risk zone signals to carriers that the "risk density" has exceeded
safe limits. This project acts as a "tipping point" for mass insurance non-renewals, po tentially re nde ring thousands of existing
homes uninsurable and unsellable.
4. CEQA Inconsistency and Lack of Overriding Considerations
The "Statement of Overriding Considerations" is invalid because the City has not exhauste d fe asible alternatives in safer, transit-
rich areas like the P latinum Triangle. You are prioritizing developer convenience ove r the physical and financ ial survival o f your
constituents.
Thank you to the council members who voted NO on 3/3 and for those that voted ye s, ple ase c onsider the facts above and Vote
NO on March 24th.
Sincerely,
Navin Kumar
225 S. Loganberry St
Anaheim, CA 92808