We appreciate help from all over; this letter from our neighbors to the south encourages us in our fight against the city's approval of badly planned developments such as the one proposed for Northeast Fremont.
Thank you!
Alameda Neighborhood Association
3118 NE 32nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97212
November 2, 2012
Jean Hester
Bureau of Development Services
1900 SW 4th Ave, Ste 5000
Portland, OR 97201
Dear Ms. Hester,
The Alameda Neighborhood Association Board of Directors supports the efforts of the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association opposing the construction of a fifty-unit residential structure at 4423 NE Fremont Street without on-site space for parking of tenant vehicles.
Without on-site parking, thirty or forty vehicles will be added to the already overburdened on-street parking spaces nearby. Beyond inconvenience, noise, and pollution, the added congestion will result in increased traffic hazards for pedestrians and drivers. Negative impacts can be expected on businesses and current residents in the area.
Although City regulations do not currently mandate off-street parking spaces for residential structures, the City has a broad responsibility to ensure the public safety and economic security of its citizens and business-owners. Allowing new development at the expense of those already committed to the surrounding neighborhood is highly inappropriate. A conscientious developer would work with the neighborhood to eliminate anticipated difficulties.
BWNA's concerns are well-founded and appropriate. The members of BWNA are rightly working to maintain the livability of our neighborhoods, and ANA supports their effort.
We ask that you do not allow this construction to proceed without adequate on-site parking, and please keep us informed regarding progress toward resolving this issue.
Sincerely,
Scott Rider, Chair - Alameda Neighborhood Association
Jim Brown, Chair - Land Use and Transportation - Alameda Neighborhood Association
cc: Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association
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