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From: markmonsarrat <br />To: Contact- FWDON LY -Al icia Aguirre; Council-Giselle Hale; Council-Lissette Espinoza-Garnica; Council -Diane Howard; <br />Council -Jeff Gee; Council -Diana Reddv, Council -Michael Smith <br />Subject: FW: ADU Ordinance Concerns W/ PICS <br />Date: Saturday, March 6, 2021 1:00:22 PM <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when <br />opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. <br />Re -sending, WITH PICTURES along Myrtle... <br />Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone <br />-------- Original message -------- <br />From: markmonsarrat > <br />Date: 3/5/21 8:11 PM (GMT -08:00) <br />To: dhoward@redwoodcity.org, ghale@redwoodcity.org, lespinoza- <br />gamica@redwoodcity.org, jgee@redwoodcity.org, dreddy@redwoodcity.org, <br />michael.smith@redwoodcity.org, Alicia Aguirre-RWC Council <alicia@aliciaaguirre.com> <br />Subject: ADU Ordinance Concerns <br />Dear Councilmember, Please see my ADU Ordinance Concerns below... <br />>We Residents feel that the proliferation of ADU's is DAMAGING TO RWC! <br />Attached are photos taken along Myrtle between Hopkins and Katherine, showing huge extra <br />houses looming in backyards very close to side and rear fence lines. The crowding and loss of space, <br />light, quiet, privacy & visual serenity suffered by back and side neighbors is unimaginable! Not to <br />mention the stress on parking, traffic, shopping, walking, and every other aspect of life in town. <br />Unbridled ADU policies pose a very real THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY through increased crime <br />against property and life (I see the constant reports on Ring), vermin, delapidation, fire hazard, <br />pedestrian endangerment, and further straining our precious water, sewer, power, police, fire, and <br />other essential city services. <br />Striving developers and homeowners with the means will CROWD IN extra construction for their <br />own benefit, adding relatives or long-term and vacation rentals, for HIGHER PROPERTY <br />VALUES at the expense of their neighbors' properties and quality of life. <br />>These concerns are far too serious to be dismissed as simple NIMBYISM! All this will lead to <br />the PERMANENT GHETTOIZATION of neighborhoods under your care! <br />Our fight should be against the state's overreach into our backyards, not against our own city council. <br />Please do EVERYTHING you can to RESTRICT ADU's! <br />And then join with us and other Bay Area cities to PUSH BACK against such invasive regulations <br />from Sacramento! We residents did not ask for nor cause exploding businesses in our area, and <br />should not be punished for it! <br />