HomeMy WebLinkAboutAppellant -Brookside AppealAppeal to Saratoga City Council
April 17th, 2019
Brookside CUP Decision
Resolution N0: 19-006
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 1
Basis for this Appeal is public safety and
neighborhood impact
•Cox Ave Easement
•Traffic Patterns changes –Public Safety
•Parking Plan is not realistic
•Neighborhood impact of CUP Changes
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 2
Cox Ave Easement must remain the primary
access path to the Club
•Renew Lease (option for 5 year renewal this year)
-OR -
•Design a safe on-site parking solution
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 3
Traffic Patterns will change and introduce
higher levels of risk into the local community
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 4
The Parking Plan in the CUP is unrealistic and
will result in much more on-street parking
•SCOTT LOT: 43 spaces eliminated
•LOT A:+38%increase in parking density
•LOT B:+74% increase in parking density
•LOT C:24 spaces, high usage days
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 5
43
13
19
00
18
33
24
0
10
20
30
40
50
Scott LOT A LOT B LOT CParking SpacesToday Future
+38%
+74%
LOT A parking density is hazardous. Members
will not risk parking on site. On-street is safer
•3 added spaces close to ‘dog -leg’ junction
•1 space (#4) narrows passageway for two-way traffic
•2 ‘parallel’ parking spaces across from 13 slots
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 6
Two -Way Traffic
Two-Way TrafficLOT A increases from
13 to 18 spaces
LOT C tennis court parking density is unrealistic.
Members will not take risk. On-street is safer
•6 of the 24 spaces are compact size spaces
•Entry/Backing up on LOT C and with LOT A close by –safe?
•Will members use this LOT? Wait for valet to retrieve car?
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 7
LOT C has 24 spaces
24 spaces is unrealistic
80% utilization at best is more
likely (therefore, 20 spaces)
Future
LOT B parking density is unrealistic. LOT B exit
into 3 -way junction is unsafe. On-street is safer
•23 standard spaces and 10
compact spaces vs 19 standard
today
•Cars cannot enter/exit LOT B at
the same time?
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 8
Today Future
LOT B increases from
19 to 33 spaces
Traffic exits into center of 3 way
junction –much less safe
33 spaces is unrealistic; ~70%
utilization at best (22 spaces)
Brookglen Drive
Proposed changes will most likely result in ~55
on-site spaces
SCOTT LOT A LOT B LOT C TOTAL
1996 CUP 43 13 19 75
2019 CUP -18 33 24 75
More Likely?-13*22*20*55*
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•Permanent parking is reduced from 75 spaces to 51 or 35* (more likely)
•Variable parking (LOT C) in increased from 0 to 24 or 20*(more likely)
It appears that 55 spaces in total is more realistic than the nominal 75 outlined in the 2019
CUP change
*More Likely
---------------------Permanent ---------------------------Variable ----
Alternative solutions exist that improve safety
inside and outside the Club
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 10
Two Way Traffic from Cox Ave is SAFER
Key Design
Principle
Make Cox Ave
usable to members
Enable ‘straight
shot’ into parking
(LOT C and LOT D)
Solve safety issues
both on and off site
Operating Hours Changes –are these changes
reasonable?
•History of CUP requests –deep distrust on Club intent
•Adult Swim from 6:30am
•Six (6) adults? Alternatives considered?
•Parking implications
•All ages year round access 1 hour earlier
•Impact on aging community
•Poor record of CUP enforcement
•Burden falls to neighbors
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 11
Neighborhood impact misrepresented in the
Feb 13 Public Hearing
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 12
Public Hearing Data –Feb 13th, 2019 Factual Data –Appeal Hearing –April 17th, 2018
Planning Commission Process –what really happened?
“There is nothing going on”
-Chris Riordan, 3 visits to Planning Office, latest Oct/Nov ’18”
Club/
Neighbor
Mtg
Open Study
Session
Letter to
Club with “9
Questions”
Club/Planning
Commission
Club Responds
to “9 Questions”
Public
Hearing &
Decision
7/2017 12/2017 1/2018 7/2018 10/2018 2/2019
2017 2018 2019
“We worked with the City throughout 2018. It was critical to get on the calendar before the end of Commissioner terms in Mar 2019”
–Simon Stuart, President Brookside Club, Feb 13, 2019
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 13
4/2019
Appeal &
Decision
Meeting w/ Chris Riordan
Apr 11, 2018
•Internal Traffic Study
•External Traffic Study
4/2018
51 Spaces
Confirmed
12/2017
Conclusions
•Parking Change:
•Ensure Cox Ave Easement remains primary
•Renew Scott Parking Lease –OR –Design an on-site parking solution that assures inside and outside safety
•Operating Hours Change:
•Operating Hours changes are not reasonable
•Planning Commission path to decision raises questions
•Declining public confidence in Planning Commission’s impartiality
•Negligence? Liability?
•Uphold the Appeal and consider the following:
•Implement Courts 8 & 7 as permanent parking spaces
•Deny operating hours changes
April 17th, 2019 Appeal of Brookside CUP Decision 14