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Ocampo, Nuvia <br />From: Gomez, Pedro <br />Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 11:12 AM <br />To: eComments, PBA <br />Subject: FW: McDonald's drive -through restaurant at Santa Clara project <br />Follow Up Flag: Follow up <br />Flag Status: Flagged <br />Nuvia — Can you please make sure this comment is included in the public record for the McDonald's project schedule for <br />the February 26th Planning Commission meeting? <br />The project address is 2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue: <br />• AA-2024-1 <br />• CUP-2024-1; and <br />• CUP-2024-2 <br />Let me know if you have any questions. <br />Best, <br />Pedro <br />From: Debra Frederickson <debbiefred@sbcglobal.net> <br />Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 11:02 AM <br />To: Gomez, Pedro <PGomez@santa-ana.org> <br />Cc: Denise Hundt <dhundt@sbcglobal.net> <br />Subject: McDonald's drive -through restaurant at Santa Clara project <br />To Mr. Pedro Gomez, senior planner <br />City of Santa Ana, planning division <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, <br />Ross annex M — 20 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />As a property owner of 2026 East Ave., D4, Santa Ana, I would like to express my strong opposition to adopt <br />and approve the construction of a 24 hour drive -through restaurant, namely, McDonald's at Santa Clara and <br />Tustin Avenue. This is a detriment to the quality of life of all residents at the Woodland North condominium <br />complex. A fast food, 24 hour operation would bring vehicle traffic, truck deliveries, trash pick up, increased <br />traffic, and night lighting, that would negatively impact the residence of the area. <br />First and foremost, many new commercial food service businesses have opened on 17th St. and Tustin Avenue <br />along with E. Santa Clara and Tustin Avenues. Those businesses have negatively impacted the traffic on E. <br />Santa Clara Ave. This will lead to even more congestion, traffic hazards, significant environmental issues for <br />the local residents and pedestrians that currently use the streets and crosswalks. The traffic is horrendous! <br />Additionally, this type of commercial project will negatively affect the property values to the homeowners in <br />the area! This would be absolutely unfair! Santa Ana's sanctuary city status has already brought unwanted <br />crime, vagrants, and drug trafficking to our quiet community. A 24 hour operation would give those people <br />along with other homeless or indigent people a location to loiter! We have children in our community! We have <br />