Hi Corinna,
Please see the link below to our Change.org petition opposing the current 1704 ECR plan. I believe you have been receiving notices
when people sign. In addition to the online signatures people have also signed an identical paper petition. I've attached all
those signatures. As of today, 10/4/18,93 signatures have been collected opposing the plans that are slated for the study session
on Oct 8.
We request that you share this petition and signatures with the planning commission for the Oct 8 study session.
Best, Susan Neville
https://tinyurl.com/yb7yko75 [https://tinyurl.com/yb7yko75]
Our Neighborhood stands united in opposition to the recent changes proposed for the Hampton Inn development. We changed our
formerly supportive position when the developer submitted new plans that shifted parking to ground level (from underground) which
resulted in an overall increase to the project scale.
It has grown in size (3 floors, 67 rooms, 36.4K square feet) from what was previously proposed and is now positioned too close to
nearby housing and has added back hotel rooms to the 3rd floor at the east elevation. Specifically, the developer’s latest plans
shift the building to only 21.7 feet from the Forest Lane boundary, and will have four hotel rooms overlooking homes on Forest
Lane. View the planshere. [https://www.menlopark.org/DocumentCenter/View/16917/1704-El-Camino-Real---Project-Plans?bidId=]
We call for the City of Menlo Park to require the developer to implement two changes to the plans:
• create a minimum 38’ set-back from the Forest Lane boundary;
• replace all 3rd floor rooms facing Forest Lane with a full-length trellis, as well as 2nd-story landscaping
