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L1MBIRD Andrew
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L1MBIRD Andrew .
Monday, May 05, 20084:48 PM
'70798@comcast.nel'
RE: CRC2008-00025
Ms. Bauman: Thank you for your comment regarding this development application. A copy of
your email will be permanently kept in the application file and you will be sent a copy of
the staff report and decision when it is issued.
Commercial developments such as this one are subject to site plan review, and the City
typically doesn't become involved with determining the most desirable or economically
viable type of commercial development on private property - that is up to the developer.
As it stands, the Springfield Development. Code lists a range of commercial activities that
can be considered on properties such as this one that are zoned Community Commercial. It
is the City's responsibility to respond to applications from private landowners/developers
and review them for consistency with the provisions of the Development Code.
There are important site planning considerations for developments that are adjacent to
residential areas. Among other things, the Development Code requires the developer to
minimize the impact to nearby homes by planting screening vegetation along the Smith Way
frontage, ensuring that site lighting does not spillover onto nearby residential areas,
and avoiding the use of outdoor paging systems. If you have any further questions please
contact me by email or call 726-3784 (direct).
Regards,
Andy Limbird
.City of Springfield
-----Original Message-----
From: 70798@comcast.net [mailto:70798@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:24 PM
To: LIMBIRD Andrew
Subject: CRC2008-00025
Mr. Limbard,
Regarding the proposed used car lot on Tax Lot 300 at 42nd & Smith Way, I ask that you and
the other planners hold out for a more suitable business to occupy the land.
As the owner of a home on Smith Way for just shy of 10 years, I've watched .the
neighborhood appeal decrease with the addition ,of a gas station and storage units. There
is nothing positive that a used car lot will bring to the neighborhood. 'Springfield has
no shortage of used car lots already. I firmly bel'ieve that a used car lot will only
further decrease the appeal and value of the homes along Smith Way. Please ask yourself,
would you want to look out your living room window and see nothing but trashy used cars
for sale? No one along Smith Way does either.
A used car lot does not belong next to or in front of a family neighborhood. I accept the
fact that the nice field will be occupied by a business. But please, for the sake of the
taxpayers along Smith Way, don't choose a business that will negatively affect the value
of their homes any more th~n it already has by the existing gas station, storage units,
and unkempt low-income apartments.
Sincerely,
Summer Bauman (Pacific Cliffs Living Trust)
4206 Smith Way
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Date Received: S;~hOD.f
Planner: AL