From apwallace at microfab.net Wed Jun 23 10:09:28 2004 From: apwallace at microfab.net (Andrew P. Wallace) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:09:28 -0700 Subject: [OldNorth] Applications for Accessory Structures at 616-618 E Street Message-ID: <200406231709.i5NH9Zd0003303@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us> Forwarded Message from Esther Polito: Dear Old North Davis residents: This email is to advise you that the city has received applications for to build adjacent accessory structures along the alley in the rear of the houses at 616 and 618 E Street. Architect applicant for both projects is Scott Neeley & Associates. The owners of 616 E wish to add a small cottage on the north rear of their lot, adjacent to 618 E Street. They will retain their south rear one car garage. New fencing and landscaping are also planned. Owners of 618 E propose to add a one car garage on the south rear (immediately adjacent to their neighbor's new cottage). They will also rehab their north rear existing cottage and add new fencing and landscaping. These projects are possible using a provision in the recently approved R2-CD that allows reduced side yard setback for adjacent accessory structures. Staff has not yet completed initial review of the applications. Once complete, notices will be mailed to all residents and property owners within 500 ft. At this time, staff anticipates an administrative design review process for both projects, plus an administrative Certificate of Appropriateness for 616 E Street, which is a designated Merit Resource. "Administrative" means that no public hearings will be scheduled, unless neighborhood concerns are raised that justify the need for a full hearing. Plans for these projects are available for review at the city. The sites will be posted later this week. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Esther Polito Cultural Services Manager City of Davis phone: 530/757-5610 fax: 530/757-5660 epolito at ci.davis.ca.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valerie at vanngroup.com Wed Jun 23 10:44:35 2004 From: valerie at vanngroup.com (Valerie Vann) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:44:35 -0700 Subject: [OldNorth] New Trash Collection Information Message-ID: <40D9C183.1A2CE8FF@vanngroup.com> Davis City web page re: new garbage collection plans: http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/pw/recycle/newcarts.cfm There are issues for Old North (and East) with these plans. I have exchanged a couple of emails with the city about this, not very satisfactory, I must say. On the plus side: Two smaller size containers will be available for those of us who don't generate 95 gallons in a month. Minuses (multiple) e.g.: The new containers must be placed in the gutter - Parking issues, plus the high curb - getting the wheeled container over the curb if you don't have a driveway, which most don't. If you can't use your old containers for other purposes, all they propose is re-cylce as waste plastic. (!!) (Mine are almost brand new)This is terribly wasteful! The containers are supposed to be placed with 3 feet of clearance on each side from parked vehicles. How the city expects us to do this when we have no control over parked vehicles AFTER we place them on collection morning (and then most folks won't be home until evening.) There's already a problem with yard trash not getting collected because of insufficient clearance for weeks sometimes, plus sometimes the streets don't get properly cleaned (down to the curb) for months due to parking and yard trash. The city keeps saying that containers must be retrieved in 24 hours, but there's no enforcement of this, so typically containers sit out for days. (and at minimum are there until the evening of pickup day, for most households.) If you want to see how this system "works", drive down a street in the old core area of Sacramento (where they also have alleys and high curbs) some garbage pickup day. You will see containers shoved out into the traffic lanes by "parkers", tipped over containers, large vehicles like buses taking evasive manuevers to avoid them, etc. etc. Plus we also have the ongoing issue of WHERE TO PUT OUR TRASH CONTAINERS (I keep mine on my front porch.) Perhaps we need to integrate this issue with the parking district issue? I.e. perhaps a NO PARKING time period (perhaps on alternate sides of the street?) midnight to noon on collection day? Between yard trash piles and garbage containers in the gutter (at least two per lot), parked cars are going to be a serious problem. Another issue for the parking question is painting of parking spaces. My block was painted at one time, but the marks are worn away (in fact, the yard trash pickup equipment chipped/scraped away most of those in front of my property), and I increasingly find vehicles parked obstructing or actually ACROSS my driveway, even when the marks aren't hidden by yard trash piles. Valerie Vann From awillson at pacbell.net Wed Jun 23 14:34:56 2004 From: awillson at pacbell.net (angela) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:34:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [OldNorth] New Trash Collection Information In-Reply-To: <40D9C183.1A2CE8FF@vanngroup.com> Message-ID: <20040623213456.13830.qmail@web81501.mail.yahoo.com> I too have wondered about this... as for the no parking on specific days... where would we put our cars? This might be the issue that sets the standards for parking in our area.. the curb issue will be interesting for some as they might have to hire someone to place the bins on the street and retrieve them. I was not at the picnic and we have not had a meeting since so I don't know if there has been any discusssion with the city about this in regards to our parking concerns. angela Valerie Vann wrote: Davis City web page re: new garbage collection plans: http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/pw/recycle/newcarts.cfm There are issues for Old North (and East) with these plans. I have exchanged a couple of emails with the city about this, not very satisfactory, I must say. On the plus side: Two smaller size containers will be available for those of us who don't generate 95 gallons in a month. Minuses (multiple) e.g.: The new containers must be placed in the gutter - Parking issues, plus the high curb - getting the wheeled container over the curb if you don't have a driveway, which most don't. If you can't use your old containers for other purposes, all they propose is re-cylce as waste plastic. (!!) (Mine are almost brand new)This is terribly wasteful! The containers are supposed to be placed with 3 feet of clearance on each side from parked vehicles. How the city expects us to do this when we have no control over parked vehicles AFTER we place them on collection morning (and then most folks won't be home until evening.) There's already a problem with yard trash not getting collected because of insufficient clearance for weeks sometimes, plus sometimes the streets don't get properly cleaned (down to the curb) for months due to parking and yard trash. The city keeps saying that containers must be retrieved in 24 hours, but there's no enforcement of this, so typically containers sit out for days. (and at minimum are there until the evening of pickup day, for most households.) If you want to see how this system "works", drive down a street in the old core area of Sacramento (where they also have alleys and high curbs) some garbage pickup day. You will see containers shoved out into the traffic lanes by "parkers", tipped over containers, large vehicles like buses taking evasive manuevers to avoid them, etc. etc. Plus we also have the ongoing issue of WHERE TO PUT OUR TRASH CONTAINERS (I keep mine on my front porch.) Perhaps we need to integrate this issue with the parking district issue? I.e. perhaps a NO PARKING time period (perhaps on alternate sides of the street?) midnight to noon on collection day? Between yard trash piles and garbage containers in the gutter (at least two per lot), parked cars are going to be a serious problem. Another issue for the parking question is painting of parking spaces. My block was painted at one time, but the marks are worn away (in fact, the yard trash pickup equipment chipped/scraped away most of those in front of my property), and I increasingly find vehicles parked obstructing or actually ACROSS my driveway, even when the marks aren't hidden by yard trash piles. 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