Fwd: Request that a C.E.Q.A.. Environmental Impact Study of DPW's Evergreen Ave. sidewalk and traffic calming proposal be made.

From: Charlessands
Date: November 30, 2010 10:18:38 AM PST
To: kzimmerman@tam.ca.gov
Cc: sadams@co.marin.ca.us, jarnold@co.marin.ca.us, hbrown@co.marin.ca.us, skinsey@co.marin.ca.us, cmcglashan@co.marin.ca.us, fmansourian@co.marin.ca.us, bbeaumont@co.marin.ca.us, eberberian@co.marin.ca.us, pfaulkner@co.marin.ca.us
Subject: Fwd: Request that a C.E.Q.A.. Environmental Impact Study of DPW's Evergreen Ave. sidewalk and traffic calming proposal be made.

Hi Kahrita,

The plot thickens in spite of the following potentiall negative impacts that warrant CEQA EIS study the Director of DPW has declared his project to build a sidewalk on Evergreen Ave. is "exempt". See below email from an Evergreen Ave. resident.

Surely SR2S will require that its funds not be used to destroy a neighborhoods environmennt in order to aid a private school to comply with its Use Permit maximum limit on vehicles entering and leaving Homestead Valley.



· An Environmental Impact Study is warranted by the California Environmental Quality Act given that the project is not consistent with the following Tamalpais Area Community Plan goal, policies and objectives.
- Tamalpais Area Community Plan (TACP) Goal # 1: Maintain the semi-rural character of the community as defined by its small town residential and commercial setting and the quality of the natural environment. A 4’-0” wide sidewalk is consistent with TACP Goal # 1. A wider sidewalk is not.
- Road Way Design Character: Objective T-6: To retain the character of the Planning Area by assuring future roadway construction and improvements will have a low impact on the residential environment. A 4’-0” wide sidewalk is consistent with TACP Goal # 1. A wider sidewalk is not.
- Policy T-6.1: All roadway improvements must be designed to preserve and enhance the semi-rural character of the Planning Area. A 4’-0” wide sidewalk is consistent with TACP Goal # 1. A wider sidewalk is not.
- Policy T-6.2: All new roadway improvements must be designed to have a minimal impact on the values of the natural environment. A 4’-0” wide sidewalk is consistent with TACP Goal # 1. A wider sidewalk is not
- Title 24 Section 24:04:460: Sidewalks within village areas: Unpaved pedestrian walks at least four feet in width shall be required elsewhere. (residential areas).
- 8’-0” wide on street parallel parking spaces are not consistent with 24.04.110 36’-0” wide curb o curb width required by a residential road way and Caltrans standards. ( 2 – 11’-0” travel lanes (22’-0”) and 2 -7’-0” parking lanes (14’-0”).
- Narrowing Evergreen Ave.’s travel lanes to less than 11’-0” per lane is not consistent with Caltrans minimum travel lane width.
- Potential loss of approximately 6 residential visitor on-street parking spaces. May be mitigated by designating on-street parking spaces on the north side of Evergreen Ave. adjoining Volunteer Park as Resident Parking Only.
- Regrading of 27 private vehicle property driveways.
- Potential removal of +/- 5 protected coast redwood trees.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mari Tamburo
To: Charlessands
Sent: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 9:41 am
Subject: Re: Request that a C.E.Q.A.. Environmental Impact Study of DPW's Evergreen Ave. sidewalk and traffic calming proposal be made.

Charles - I called the DPW and they stated that this project, for some reason, is exempt from Environmental Review.
Is there some way I misunderstood?

original email