[OldNorth] Important: ON Zoning

[Valerie Vann]

That's rather alarming; I picture 5th Street turned into even more
of a "canyon" separating ON from the Core. And you can bet there'd
never be enough parking provided.

Parking Deck at School District: Ugh. looming over the adjacent C
and 6th Street properties, with traffic in and out, and 
queuing up on which entry street? 5th? B? more likely 6th,
to allow for a longer queue..

I think we should take this very seriously.

How ironic that Kidd's development's name is "Muir Wood".
John Muir must be revolving in his grave..

Val
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Valerie Vann
valerie at vanngroup.com

Bruce Winterhalder wrote:
> 
> Board Members and Old North Neighbors:
> 
>         I have been rummaging around in documents I have been gathering
> related to zoning and in-fill and came across something that could be
> critical to to the Old North neighborhood.  Please think about it and come
> to the next meeting (23 Sept; Hattie Webber, 7:30 PM) ready to discuss it.
> 
>         In July, developer Jim Kidd submitted a preapplication for an
> 18-unit condominium unit for two lots in the 200-block of B St.  That  much
> we had heard in meetings; his proposal was a mostly 'silent' element of the
> discussion on the formal proposals for the 200- and 300-blocks that went
> before the Planning Commission and the City Council, designed by Maria
> Ogrydziak.
> 
>         Attached to the printed copy of the Kidd pre-proposal is a 'talking
> points' presentation (perhaps a page x page copy of a power point show),
> apparently a concept piece addressed to the DDBA, titled, "How can Davis
> strengthen the downtown?"   A key element of the ideas presented is a
> proposal for  "Banding [the] core area with density housing."  The
> subsequent page is a map depicting, with hand-drawn shading the suggested
> band of density housing.  It includes the west side of B St, from 1st to
> 4th, the area east of I St (between I and the tracks), including Rowe Court,
> from about 2nd to 5th, and -- the important part for us -- the area north of
> 5th, from B St to the tracks, 2 to 3 lots (it is not awfully clear in the
> crude drawing), into the ON neighborhood.  Another page shows the school
> district headquarters becoming a parking deck.
> 
>         Kidd's proposed Muir Wood Manor (the 18-unit condominium on two
> lots) would be part of the SW side of this band, and is presumably more or
> less what is envisioned for the rest of it.  MOgrydziak's  proposed building
> and home/office would continue it to 3rd St., the (now withdrawn or on hold
> ) proposal for an MO look-alike set of four, multi-story units on one lot in
> the the 300 block of B would continue it up that block toward 4th.
> 
>         I don't know how seriously to take this, but we definitely need to
> be aware that it is being talked around.  It also suggests that we have been
> correct in not thinking of the B St developments as if they are independent
> of our concerns for ON.
> 
>                 Bruce