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Santa Ana Planning Commission Re: HD Supply variance application 07-O1 2°a page Mazch 16, 2007 I have recently spoken to an OCTA employee, who has indicated to me that HD Supply and the City have had discussions concerning this truck driveway. And that OCTA, for safety considerations, does not approve of this truck driveway planned so dangerously near the railroad crossing. The manned truck dock and driveway is a clever trick designed to deceive. HD Supply cleazly intends tc disregazd the planned loading spaces as they aze too few, are unsuitable for their operations and dangerous. Inevitably, they will unload and distribute merchandise using off-street parking and customer drive path areas. Customers will be forced to pazk on neighborhood streets and employees will be directed to park somewhere other than the HDS parking lot. 4. HD Supply has failed to include accommodations for day-laborers. HDS admits that their stores are an attraction for day-laborers; yet they do not provide accommodations for them in the plans. At the Feb. 26'" meeting HDS stated that they do not intend to provide accommodations for day-laborers. Yet, the Pomona store provides space for an assistance office, the Montebello store provides space for catering trucks. These uses further would reduce available off-street parking. How many day laborers will be attracted to this azea? What about restroom and other accommodations? Is this situation desirable for a main entrance to downtown Santa Ana, or "Downtown Orange County" ? 5. The planned parking lot exit at Santa Fe St. will increase traffic and noise in the residential neighborhood to the east. There is only one exit planned for this property, all vehicles exiting this property will exit onto Santa Fe St. Traffic, including large noisy trucks, will cut through 2°d and 3'a streets into the neighborhood. Elderly long time residents live and walk in this neighborhood. Kids plav in these streets. Residents will be subjected to intolerable noise and traffic seven days a week. HD Supply and the City, if this variance application is approved, aze mandating that the surrounding business and residential community absorb their grossly inadequate pazking allowance. We aze already severely impacted by a shortage of pazking. To ask us to absorb this additional pazking, traffic, noise and safety burden would be devastating to the neighborhood. For the reasons stated, including: a) the misapplication of the Industrial pazking standard, b) insufficient, unusable loading spaces provided, c) the dangerous truck driveway, d) the unaddressed day-laborer situation, and e) increased dangerous and noisy vehicle and truck traffic in the residential neighborhood; I respectfully request that the Planning Commission deny the HD Supply application for pazking variance. Sincerely, cam- ~~ Mike Tazdif Page 10 of 43 31 A-77