[OldNorth] Sweet Briar Development

[Valerie Vann]

Old North Davis Neighbors

Are you aware of the planned development of
a 4 3 story townhouses plus 2 ADUs on the
site of two (to be demolished) older houses
on the corner of G St and Sweet Briar?
Supposedly affordable housing?

The plans are on the City web site:

3 Story, no elevators, no vehicle parking,
"parking" for 44 bicycles.

The project includes 44 beds in 3 to 4
bedroom multistory units (interior stairs),
with one master suite each. The bathrooms
are the kind of minimal cramped style
common in this kind layout. The entire
development with the exception (possibly
of the 2 ground floor ADUs is not
senior or mobility compromised persons.

Ramps to the ground floor of the 4
townhouses are shown with the kind of
minimal iron railings that are not
very pleasant to use for seniors or
persons using mobility assistence
devices.

The renderings show a family of 3 with
a small child, but the nearest park is
blocks away across busy streets. Also
shown is a person with a backpack.

The intended occupants are not clear,
but it looks to me like another student
warehouse, renting by the bed. The layout
of the master bedrooms is such that another
position of a double or larger bed is
difficult to figure or two twin beds.
Also placement of desks in the bedrooms
is peculiar.

I got a notice of the hearing before
the Social Services Commission because
my property is within the notification
distance. There will be undoubtedly
parking impact on Old North.

Valerie Vann

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