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~~. <br />February 23, 2007 <br />1038 EAST 4TH STREET • SANTA ANA CA 92701 ~ (714)541-2442 F,ax (714)541-2332 <br />City of Santa Ana Planning Commission <br />Attn: Martha Ramirez <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />PO Box 1988 M-2 <br />Santa Ana, Ca 92702 <br />Subject: Variance No. 2007-01 <br />Dear Martha, <br />RECEIVED <br />FEB ~ 6 2007 <br />SANTA ANA PLANNING DEPT <br />We would like to voice our concern of the rezoning of the property located at 1044E 4`h Street, our <br />neighbor. <br />The City of Santa Ana has made significant progress in its efforts to bring commerce into the city through <br />its thoughtful planning and renovation. With that in mind, we find it very difficult to understand why you <br />would entertain a rezoning of the aforementioned property for the purpose of a HD Warehouse facility. <br />We are proud owners of a new building on the historical site of the Santa Ana train station. To bring in a <br />warehouse distribution center that would specifically cater to the contractor industry would create <br />numerous issues that would only detract from what you have worked to develop. <br />One likely outcome of the proposed rezoning would be that of large numbers of loitering day laborers. It <br />is likely that they will be loitering along 4`h Street and N. Santa Fe Street without restroom <br />accommodations. <br />Another problem with the proposal is the street adjacent to this property - N. Santa Fe Street. It is a very <br />narrow street, which leads into a residential neighborhood. This street was designed far residential traffic, <br />The use of this street as an access to the proposed site would be achock-point. This would be <br />compounded by the likelihood that others will use the adjacent streets that run through the residential <br />neighborhood in order to avoid the chock-point. <br />Hence, the only viable access to this facility for all incoming and outgoing traffic would be the access on <br />4`h Street. The congestion caused by the trucks and cars turning against traffic would be hazardous. <br />This proposal raises only a few concerns to the surrounding businesses and residents that we believe have <br />not been adequately considered. <br />Respect I ~ ours, <br />G~Z~ ~ u'- <br />F a <br />CFO <br />JOE KUNZ COMPANY, INC. <br />~~o7-v <br />Pc ~2~ 10~ <br />EXHIBIT B <br />Page 1 of 43 <br />31 A-68 <br />