14Public Comment
From: Fred Fix <
Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 7:29 AM
To: Public Comment
Subject: Fw: 3175 W. Ball Rd. - Letter in opposition to the 11 unit three story apartment
building development
March 4, 2021
Members of the Anaheim City Council,
My name is Alfred "Fred" Fix and I am writing to you concerning my opposition to the proposed development of an 11 -unit
three story apartment structure at 3175 W. Ball Rd. which is a vacant parcel located on the northeast corner of Western
Avenue and Ball Road.
I have been a resident on the block of West Teranimar Dr since 1966. 1 have seen major changes to our city and
my neighbor while I studied at CSU -Fullerton to earn a Master's Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in
Urban Land Use and Planning while also having a successful 32 year career working for 5 Orange County cities in the
Planning and Community Development Departments.
Based upon my personal, professional, education, knowledge and experience I am opposed to this development on the
basis that this parcel is too small to accommodate such a large development. There is no on street parking on either Ball
Road nor on Western Avenue and we already have an influx of parking in the single-family residential neighborhoods from
the overcrowded apartment structures that were built on both Ball Rd and Western Ave.
I urge you to drive both Ball Rd. and Western Ave. for yourselves to see that street parking is a premium. You will also
notice that all new development on Ball Rd. west of Beach Blvd to the west city limit along with development on Western
Ave are either single-family detached homes or town homes. This is the type of development that I would support at 3175
W. Ball Rd. that home ownership in either single-family homes or townhouses will have a positive effect on our area which
is becoming blighted by the over development of high-density apartments.
When the White Rocket gas station at this location was closed and demolished in 1988 another gas station was also
demolished at Western and Orange Avenues. Not only at City Hall but in the neighborhood, we were all told that both lots
would be developed as single-family detached homes. Pleases see the below photos of the single-family detached
homes developed at 603 — 615 W. Western Ave. that were built on the former gas station lot across from Western High
School at Western and Orange Avenues. This exact same type of development should be the development sought for the
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Another appropriate use of the 3175 W. Ball Rd. vacant parcel would be the development of townhouses. Below are
photos of 3213 — 3223 W. Lincoln Ave. A four -unit townhouse structure was built along the east property line, a two -unit
townhouse was built along the west property line and additional on-site parking exists to the rear of the property.
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3213 — 3223 W. Lincoln Avenue front elevation:
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The construction of single-family homes is very profitable and desirable for the area as 32 single family homes were just
built on the 3200 block of West Donovan Ranch Rd which is on the opposite side of Western Ave. from this proposed
development. The houses are currently valued at nearly $800,000.
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In the past I have joined my neighbors from Glen Holly Dr., Harding St., Rome Ave. and Teranimar Dr. to oppose the
development of 828 S. Western Avenue (a .99 acre parcel) to be developed as a 33 unit apartment complex and later a
14 unit condo complex. Past Anaheim Planning Commissioners worked with us and agreed that this parcel at Western
Avenue and Teranimar Drive will be developed as five single-family two-story homes.
I encourage you to review the photos that I have provided and to visit the single-family homes at 603 — 615 S. Western
Ave. along with the town homes at 3213 — 3223 W. Lincoln Ave. I am confident that you will find either of these two types
of developments to be a more appropriate and beneficial development of the existing vacant parcel at 3175 W. Ball Rd. to
add value to the community and reduce future blight while encouraging home ownership in Anaheim.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at
Thank you,
Alfred "Fred" Fix
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