Followingmorethanninemonthsofitswork,theCHPUDResponseCommitteedetermined <br />thattheinitialconcernsstatedintheResolutionwerenotadequatelyaddressedbythe <br />Applicationanditssubsequentchanges.TheCommitteethenreportedtobothneighborhood <br />associationboardsandrequestedthattheytakeactiontorecommenddenialoftheCHPUD <br />TentativeApplicationandcommunicatethisdecisiontotheCityforinclusioninthepublic <br />record.TheFairmountNeighborsAssociationBoardintroducedtherecommendationto <br />denyfordiscussionandvoteattheirGeneralMeetingonDecember6,2017.Neighborhood <br />membersinattendancevotedfordenial(96yes,3no,3abstain).The17membersofthe <br />LaurelHillValleyCitizensBoardvotedunanimouslyfordenial.Bothneighborhood <br />associationssubmittedtheirletterstotheCityrecommendingdenialoftheproposed <br />CHPUDApplication(SeeAttachmentB,LetterstoDeny:LHVCDecember10,2017,FNA <br />December18,2017). <br />Clearly,neighborhoodconcernscontinuedtogrowthroughoutthisyear-longprocess.The <br />proposedCHPUDhasinstigatedstrongneighborhoodoppositionforitslocationand <br />impacts.KeyissuesremainthattheproposedCHPUDapplicationdoesnotadequately <br />address,giventhegeologicalandenvironmentalconditionsofthesite,especiallysuch <br />impactsas:thelargenumberoflots;theexcavationforroadandinfrastructure;theextensive <br />treeremoval;thedrainageandlandslidedanger;thesafetyformotorandnon-motorized <br />trafficduringandafterconstruction;and,morebroadly,theemergencyresponseinandout <br />ofthedevelopmentarea,aswellasinandoutofthelimited,non-standardstreetsofthe <br />adjacentneighborhood. <br />Withtheevidencesubmittedinthisreport,wesubstantiateourclearconclusionthatthe <br />Applicationfailstocomplywiththeprovisionsof EC9.8300PurposeofPlannedUnit <br />Development andtheCriteriaof EC9.8320TentativePlannedUnitDevelopmentApproval <br />Criteria–General.Applicationdoesnotaddress,resolve,ormitigatemanyofthedeleterious, <br />damaging,andirreversibleeffectsthatwouldresultfromapprovaloftheproposedCHPUD. <br />Theseimpactsareseriousenoughthatadecisionfor“approvingwithconditions”wouldnotbe <br />warranted,giventhemanyinstanceswherewefindthattheproposedCHPUDdoesnotcomply <br />withapplicablecodesoftheGeneralCriteriaandsubsidiarycodescontainedtherein.No <br />exceptionsoradjustmentswouldallowthisproposedPUDtomeetfullcompliancewithall <br />applicablecodes. <br />Therefore,theResponseCommitteerecommendsthattheCHPUDApplicationshouldbe <br />denied. <br />2.OrganizationandAnalyticalApproachforExaminingCHPUDApplication <br />TheCHPUDResponseCommitteeofthetwoNeighborhoodAssociationsissubmittingthis <br />comprehensivereportafterexhaustivelyanalyzingtheTentativeCHPUDApplication.Wehave <br />examinedtheconditionsoftheproposedsite,impactsonaffectedareasoftheneighborhoods, <br />andimpactswithinthelargercontextofthecityasawhole,becausetheSouthHillsridgelineisa <br />cherishedheritageenvironment. <br />2 <br /> <br />