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Susana Barrios
From:noreen francis <noreenjfrancis@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 21, 2026 3:21 PM
To:Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Opposition to Anaheim Pursuing Prohousing Designation.
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Mayor and members of the Anaheim city Council, I am wri?ng to express serious concerns regarding any effort by the
city of Anaheim to pursue California’s Pro, housing, designa?on, and policies that typically accompany such a
designa?on.While Anaheim has long supported housing development, and con?nues to approve significant residen?al
projects throughout the city, many residents ques?on why the city would further commit itself to a framework that
priori?zes housing produc?on above other cri?cal community considera?ons such as traffic, parking infrastructure,
public safety, and quality of life.
If the city is mee?ng or exceeding, it’s housing obliga?ons residence deserve a clear explana?on of why addi?onal Pro
housing commitments are necessary, and what public benefits jus?fy the poten?al loss of local planning flexibility.
Residence are experiencing the consequences of policies that encourage higher density while reducing tradi?onal
development standards. One of the most visible impacts is parking. State and local policies increasingly support
reduc?ons in parking requirements based on assump?ons about traffic use and changing transporta?on habits the
reality experienced by residence is very different. Families con?nue to own vehicles, visitors require parking and many
neighborhoods already face significant parking shortages overflow parking spills into surrounding residen?al streets,
crea?ng frustra?on and conflict among neighbors. Traffic conges?on has similarly worsened throughout Anaheim.
Residents rou?nely encounter longer travel ?mes increased cut through traffic and growing strain on roadways that were
not designed to accommodate con?nued popula?on growth without corresponding infrastructure improvements. These
concerns are magnified in East Anaheim, where geography, wildfire risk and limited evacua?on routes create unique,
public safety challenges. Residence are par?cularly concerned that projects are evaluated individually while the real
world impacts are cumula?ve.
The proposed deer Canyon development the approved for 477-unit fes?val center apartment project, future housing
element site, accessory dwelling units and other an?cipated development all add Residents vehicles and evacua?on
demand to the same constrained transporta?on network yet each project is typically analyzed as a standalone proposal.
resi residence do not experience these projects individually. They experienced them collec?vely.
The cri?cal ques?on is not whether one project can be accommodated in isola?on. The ques?on is whether the en?re
Santa Ana Canyon corridor can safely accommodate the accumula?ve popula?on growth that results from all approved
proposed and an?cipated projects combined. The concern is par?cularly important in areas affected by wildfire hazards.
Before pursuing Pro housing designa?on or adop?ng addi?onal policies intended to accelerate residen?al development
we respec?ully request that the city 1-evaluate cumula?ve traffic and evacua?on impacts throughout east Anaheim and
Anaheim Hills 2-demonstrate consistency with Anaheim, safety element and wildfire planning policies 3-provide
residence with meaningful opportuni?es to par?cipate in decisions that will permanently serve Anaheim‘s future
Anaheim responsibility is not merely to approve housing. It is to balance housing with public safety, infrastructure,
capacity mobility, environmental constraints, and the quality of life of exis?ng residence.
We urge the city to reject any Pro housing policies that priori?ze development incen?ves over these equally important
responsibili?es.
Respec?ully
NoreenjFrancis
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