Foothills Sentry April 2020
Foothills Sentry Page 2 April 2020 "Anaheim" continued from page 1 RV parking pushback Wagner assured the audience that he is not interested in chang- ing the current RV policy. He op- poses advertising driveways for RV storage, or renting vehicles out as Airbandbs. “I’m not sup- porting code changes in that light,” he said, “but if it’s your property, you can store your RV – as long as it’s shielded.” The supervisor tempered other North Tustin hot buttons, noting that he had passed an ordinance tightening up rules for sober liv- ing homes, re-opened Irvine Lake to shoreline fishing and eliminat- ed the use of toxic chemicals in public parks. “Our parks depart- ment knows not to spray with glyphosates,” he advised. Wagner did admit that he could do little to get North Tustin its own dedicated zip code. “That’s a federal issue,” he said. “You need to talk to your congressional representative about that.” FCA President Rick Nelson added that the community had tried in vain for years to get a zip code separate from the one cur- rently shared with Santa Ana. “Maybe,” he mused, “since Santa Ana’s higher tax rate is being un- fairly levied against North Tustin residents based on zip code, we have more reason to push for it again.” "FCA" continued from page 1 Residents are largely opposed (79 percent in one poll, 83 percent in another) to a county ordinance amendment that would relax RV parking rules. Monica (center) and Alexander Ostowari (right) share a moment with Supervisor Don Wagner. Racquet Club neighbors vow to fight any rezoning efforts to allow housing on the recreation-zoned property. for the group warned that because the council certified the EIR, the property owner could use it to apply for a new project. Graham urged members to contribute to CARD’s legal fund. In four days, the group raised more than $11,000 to put toward a Califor- nia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against the city. And finally In that lawsuit filed Feb. 28 in Orange County Superior Court, CARD maintains, “despite re- ceiving over a hundred comments to the Draft EIR … the city de- clined to recirculate the Draft EIR for further comment and evalua- tion despite the existence of sig- nificant deficiencies.” According to the lawsuit, those deficien- cies include: failure to analyze all potentially significant traf- fic impacts; insufficient analysis of aesthetic impacts; failure to sufficiently analyze impacts of proposed building heights (up to three stories); inadequate analysis of the potential presence of asbes- tos and lead-based paint and the resulting impacts of demolition; and failure to establish mitiga- tion measures for emergency ac- cess and evacuation conditions, especially due to the fact that the project is located in a high-risk fire zone. An indemnity agreement with the city makes the property owner responsible for legal challenges to the project. A settlement meet- ing is scheduled for April 10. Held just before the COVID-19 prohibitions against large gatherings, the FCA’s March 2 meeting drew a full house. OC Fire Authority Division Chiefs Phil Johnson and Baryic Hunter speak with OC Sheriff Don Barnes. Photos by Tony Richards
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