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<br />Page 1 of2 80 <br />Page 36 <br /> <br />PLG..Sailesh Mehra <br /> <br />.--..--.--.-.....---.--...----..-.-........-..---.,--.--..,-.-.,..,--.....,..-........-.-..._..."..,.....-,_.,_.,--..._.~._~.....-_....._-.,._....,......,-.....---.__.._-.--...,......,....................,.,.......-.....,-.-...-.-...--.-..----.......---.-...........---............--.............---......- <br /> <br />From: Erin [erin@eccsolutions.com] <br /> <br />Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:23 PM <br /> <br />To: PLG-Sailesh Mehra <br /> <br />Cc: PLG-Blake Lyon; 'Mag Van Buren'; al.zayha@earthlink.net; Council-Diane Howard; Council-Ian <br />Bain; Council-Jeff Ira; Council-Jim Hartnett; Council-Rosanne Foust; Council-Barbara Pierce; <br />Council-Alicia Aguirre; PLG-Charles Jany; 'Noemi Escobedo'; 'Sue Story'; 'Rudy Escobedo' <br /> <br />Subject: RE: 515 Woodside Road - Public Hearing Notice for Appeal <br /> <br />Re: 515 Woodside Road ~pplication for Massage Parlor <br /> <br />When I first heard there was a proposal for a massage parlor at 515 Woodside Road I thought <br />it would be an easy "no,1I Apparently I couldn't be farther off the mark. <br /> <br />This odd-shaped property housed a very good neighbor for so many years that we just came <br />to trust the pool supply store would be there forever. With business hours of six days a week, <br />closing around 5 and not a lot of retail shoppers, it fit right into a neighborhood that already has <br />heavy pass-through traffic and extremely little parking. When the pool supply stofe closed I <br />just figured some other similar business would find this an ideal spot. <br /> <br />A massage parlor was the farthest idea from my mind. A search through the yellow pages <br />shows no less than 18 businesses offering massages within a 1.5 mile radius of this location. <br />This is hardly an "amenity" this neighborhood is yearning for. <br /> <br />A business that will likely generate much more traffic than the previous tenant will severely <br />impact an already over-taxed, sub-standard street. Murray Court is one of the more narrow <br />streets in this neighborhood of narrow streets with no sidewalks. Pedestrians! bicyclists and <br />motorized vehicles share the same space. The business owner can surely tell customers to <br />use Woodside Road exclusively but we have seen that approach fail with other commercial <br />establishments. <br /> <br />This property is not "consistent with other commercial businesses along the Woodside Road <br />corridor" because its parking is exclusively ona residential street with no sidewalks bordering <br />the parking area. In this neighborhood almost every other commercial property along <br />Woodside Road has access to and from Woodside Road or at the very minimum is bordered <br />by sidewalks which grant a bit more safety for pedestrians. <br /> <br />If we use the reasoning that since the property "was constructed in the 1950s under alternative <br />parking requirements," placing a "non-conforming" stamp on the site means that this <br />neighborhood will continue to be subjected to more of the same problems that have plagued it <br />for more than fifty years. <br /> <br />With the recent demise of many businesses and real estate vacancies abounding I am sure <br />the business applicant can find a more compatible site and the property owner can surely find <br />a more appropriate tenant. <br /> <br />Unfortunately due to my very busy schedule this year I am unable to attend the meeting on <br />July 13. However, along with the rest of the reasons stated in the neighborhood appeal I urge <br /> <br />7/6/2009 <br />