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TO: KERRY SULLIVAN, DIRECTOR NOV. 1, 2007 C/O KEVIN SWANSON SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PETITION WE, OWNERS OF HOMES IN THE "RIVIERA CLIFFS" SUBDIVISION ARE ADAMANTLY AND STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE APPLICATION OF RICHARD AND CAROLYN HACKETT TO SUBDIVIDE THEIR TWO LOTS LOCATED AT 4108 AND 4100 RIVIERA DRIVE, APN 109-040-20 AND 21 INTO A 7 LOT MAJOR SUBDIVISION, PLANNING APPLICATION 07000550 (SU) FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: CHARACTER OF THE AREA WE BOUGHT HOUSES IN THIS SUBDIVISION "RIVIERA CLIFFS" BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE NICEST RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN STOCKTON. THE LOTS ARE ALL LARGE, THE MINIMUM LOT IS 100 FEET BY 115 FEET FOR AN MINIMUM AREA OF 11,500 SQUARE FEET. MOST OF THE LOTS ARE LARGER. THE AREA IS VERY, VERY QUIET AND IS JUST THE NICEST PLACE TO LIVE. THE PROPOSAL TO SUBDIVIDE THE EXISTING 2 LOTS INTO 7 LOTS IS INCREASING THE DENSITY BY 350 PER CENT. THE NET AREA OF THE LOTS PROPOSED BY THE HACKETT'S IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE AREA OF THE EXISTING LOTS IN THE RIVIERA CLIFFS SUBDIVISION. THE PROPOSED 7 LOT SUBDIVISION IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED. IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED IT WOULD DESTROY OUR BEAUTIFUL AREA. TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PARKING THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT A VERY BAD AND BLIND INTERSECTION. THE RADIUS OF THE STREET IS ONLY 75 FEET. THE MINIMUM RADIUS OF MINOR STREETS ALLOWED TODAY IS 250 FEET. THE STREET TURNS MORE THAN 90 DEGREES (119 DEGREES). WE THAT LIVE HERE ARE AWARE OF THE BLIND INTERSECTION AND DRIVE IT WITH CARE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. ADDING 5 ADDITIONAL LOTS AT THIS LOCATION IS WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN, IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO ALLOW ANY MORE ADDITIONAL LOTS AT THIS LOCATION. THERE IS VERY LITTLE STREET FRONTAGE PER LOT. VISITOR PARKING IS VERY LIMITED NOW. WHEN ANYONE HAS A PARTY, THE STREETS ARE JAMMED. WE CAN NOT IMAGINE WHAT 5 ADDITION LOTS WOULD DO TO THE SITUATION. WHERE ARE THE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE GOING TO PARK ? APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION IS NOT A WISE THING TO DO. THE EXISTING RIVIERA CLIFFS SUBDIVISION IS ACCESSED BY ONE ROAD FOR IN AND OUT TRAFFIC. IT IS A NARROW, WINDING RIVER LEVEE ROAD. INCREASING THE EXISTING 111 LOTS BY 7 ADDITIONAL LOTS WOULD BE MAKING A POOR SITUATION WORSE.