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Over the last few years, the Preserve SRC Campus
coordinators have developed several proposals, seeking an
acceptable compromise to the PRS proposal. Our latest proposal,
known as the "One Building Proposal" was submitted to the City
in September 2023. Here are the full details.
Many SRC residents gave oral comments to the City Council at its meeting held on June 5th, 2024 that discussed and the approved the proposed expansion plan. Despite not prevailing at the meeting, we clearly impressed the Councillors with our thoughtful and deeply felt comments. Here is a recording of these comments.
Several Saratoga citizens (not all SRC residents) gave oral comments to the City Council at its meeting held on May 15th, 2024. Here is a recording of these comments.
Several residents gave oral comments to the
Planning Commission at its meeting held on April 10th, 2024. Here is
the recording of these comments.
Several residents gave oral comments to the
Planning Commission at its meeting held on March 13th, 2024. Here is
the recording of these comments.
Several members of the public, including several residents, gave oral comments to the Planning Commission meeting held on November 8th 2023. The meeting had a substantive agenda item to consider the Story Pole Exception Request submitted by PRS. Here is the recording of these comments.
The Saratoga City Planning Commission held a Study
Session on September 27th, 2023. This was very well attended by
both SRC Residents and other Saratoga citizens. One Commissioner
said that he counted over 100 people wearing green t-shirts,
most with the motto "Preserve SRC Campus". Numerous attendees
took advantage of the opportunity to make 3 minute oral
comments. Here
is Part 1 of a recording of the oral comments. Here
is Part 2 of a recording of the oral comments.
Here is a summary of the Residents' Comments on
the DEIR and the project. SRC Residents composed over 300
letters which have been individually signed and which were
delivered as a collection to the City on August 21st, 2023. The
collection does not include letters mailed individually or
submitted by email. In addition to the collection of letters,
the Preserve Coordinators prepared a summary of the main
comments made in these letters. Here is a pdf file
of the summary.
The City of Saratoga, CA has invited comments on
the so-called Draft Housing Element, which lays out the City's
housing development plan in response to the Regional Housing
Needs Allocation (RHNA). See Saratoga
City Draft Housing Element Update. It seems that the
proposed SRC Expansion Plan would not contribute to the City
needs. Over 80 Independent Living residents submitted this
letter pointing this out in response to the Draft
Environmental Impact Report.
The City of Saratoga, CA has a Story Pole
requirement, 15-45.075, that states “Story poles are required to
be installed as set forth below for all projects subject to
design review approval in order to depict the elevations and
silhouettes of a proposed new structure or an addition to an
existing structure requiring design review approval. Trees
proposed for removal in conjunction with a proposed project
shall be clearly marked in the field as set forth below”
PRS have submitted to the City a draft request with accompanying
engineering drawings for an exception to the story pole
requirement. They propose instead a 3D simulation, available on
this web site:
https://360.ankrommoisan.com/panos/Saratoga-Retirement-360-Tour/
A copy of the draft exception request can be
viewed at the City offices. If/when PRS submits a formal
request, this will be considered by the City's Planning
Commission.
The Preserve SRC Campus group strongly object to
any such exception, and have submitted the following materials
to the City:
Letter to the City
concerning Story Poles
Current
and PRS Proposal Views of Manor drive
Current
and PRS Proposal Views of Building A
Estimated
story poles locations
PRS are now including the use of at least some
story poles, to be installed during April 2024.