At the recent TAM Board meeting, Supervisor Sears quoted the Strawberry Community Plan in support of her position behind the PDA \u2013 to some of the very people who wrote it, sitting in the audience as PDA opponents.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s talk about the Strawberry Community Plan.\u00a0 These are the expectations set in the original 1973 Plan:<\/p>\n
– \u00a0Increase the community authority and responsibility in future development decisions
\n– \u00a0Retain the local setting of open hillside and open Bay waters
\n– \u00a0Retain the existing fine grain character of the community by limiting the construction of large scale urban density developments
\n–\u00a0 Stem the increasing rate of traffic congestion, air, water and noise pollution<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s talk about the 1982 Amendment, which says in the Introduction:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe committee was concerned about the changes to the character of the community which were occurring due to new development.\u00a0\u00a0 Of particular concern was the increasing number of attached multiple residential developments and the increasing impacts of traffic generated by these new developments.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the Goals section, under Housing Balance it says:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf new development is to occur, it can strengthen this character by providing the traditional setting of detached<\/span> (underlined in the document) single family units within any new development proposed for the area.\u00a0 Development plan proposals should give the highest priority to incorporating detached single family homes into the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n Under Transportation section of that same Goals section, it says:<\/p>\n \u201cIt is the goal of the Community that the overall density of new development in Strawberry be scaled to ensure future acceptable traffic levels of service.\u00a0 Where levels of service or safety are now currently unacceptable, or\u2026will deteriorate due to traffic generated by new development, improvements shall be required to in conjunction with new developments.\u201d<\/p>\n Plan Bay Area would target Strawberry for low-rise or mid-rise housing.\u00a0 The 101\/Tiburon Blvd Intersection already has a substandard rating of “D” Level of Service traffic, and a rating of “F” during peak hours<\/p>\n Only in out-of-context, selected lines can the Strawberry Community Plan be construed to support Supervisor Sears\u2019 position for the PDA.\u00a0 We ask all the Supervisors to vote today to remove the PDA designation in its ENTIRETY from Strawberry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the recent TAM Board meeting, Supervisor Sears quoted the Strawberry Community Plan in support of her position behind the PDA \u2013 to some of the very people who wrote it, sitting in the audience as PDA opponents. Let\u2019s talk … Continue reading