HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230216 118, 121-125 Woodlawn Special User Permit Public Commentsaratoga plannning board / #20230216- 118 &121-125 woodlawn / EC woodlawn vandam LLC
general questions -concerns - church building conversion
-neighbor & neighborhood impacts
-traffic & parking & parking at annex -rented lot
-site considerations - parking vs greenspace
-operation hours & noise & lighting
-waste & trash removal
-safety - fire sprinkler - health- handicap considerations
-residential vs commercial usages
-membership & business competition vs downtown & other nearby nonprofits
-unknown experience of proposers as private club operators
-consideration for alcohol beverage -other dispensary substance permitting &
requirements
-availability of other options -locations -sites considered ( north broadway -
unitarian church & former masonic lodge
-fiscal impacts for city non profit vs for profit
-community-neighborhood improvements -enhancements considerations for affordable
housing
-historic preservation & building stabilization
-adjacent vacant fenced property -demolition
-adequate public notice
Please know that I have been in the building to attend church services
Please know of my, along with others, oppose the the project as generally not
desireable & not compatible for the neighborhood & community
john vandeloo - 28 pepper lane -the meadows saratoga 12866