The Promenade Phase I is a Go!
The Planning Commission met tonight to discuss the:
- Proposed modifications for Phase I of the Promenade; and
- Buffalo Wild Wing’s request to make slight modifications to the exterior of their new site and have outdoor seating.
The hot topic of the night was Phase I of the Promenade – specifically the issue of parking and the new exterior design changes. With respect to the exterior design changes, the Planning Commission was pleased with the final conceptual drawing. However, resident Tim Hall noted that the ClubSport Dublin Boulevard elevation looks like a “pedestrian wasteland” based on widely-accepted urban design guidelines.
With respect to the parking discussion, the developer’s proposal is to provide 41 fewer parking spaces than what is required by Dublin’s Zoning Ordinance based on the adoption of a “shared parking” model in calculating the required number of parking spaces. Planning Commission Chair Bill Schaub prefaced the public hearing by underscoring that the biggest challenge that a Planning Commission has is to ensure adequate parking for new developments.
The primary theme for the parking discussion was ‘Do we believe in shared parking or not’? However, as Planning Commissioners Doreen Wehrenberg and Morgan King noted, the issue being discussed wasn’t just about shared parking in as much as it was about recognizing that potentially underparking at Phase I of the Promenade could exacerbate the parking crisis at the Dublin Ranch Villages. Conversely, Planning Commissioners Bill Schaub and Don Biddle noted that the Planning Commission shouldn’t try to solve the parking crisis at the Dublin Ranch Villages by requiring more parking at Phase I of the Promenade. Chair Bill Schaub reiterated his conviction that the HOAs at the Dublin Ranch Villages need to manage the parking situation – not the City of Dublin.
In wrapping up the discussion, Planning Commission Chair Bill Schaub postulated that “we’ll never come close to (ever needing even) 500 parking spaces.” This comes as relief in light of the Planning Commission’s unanimous decision to approve the request to provide 41 fewer parking spaces at Phase I of the Promenade than that required by Dublin’s Zoning Ordinance (with Planning Commissioner Doreen Wehrenberg noting that while she approved the modifications she was not in favor of adopting the “shared parking” model).
Community Development Director Jeri Ram noted that tonight’s Planning Commission decision can be appealed to the Dublin City Council. If residents would like to appeal tonight’s decision, Jeri Ram advised residents to email the project’s Senior Planner Mike Porto at mike.porto@ci.dublin.ca.us. A proper filing of an appeal on this particular decision requires a fee of $175 to the City Clerk before Friday, December 19th at 5:00PM.
The Plannning Commission also unanimously approved Buffalo Wild Wings’ request to allow outdoor seating and make slight changes to the exterior of their new site at Grafton Station. The restaurant’s owner, Hardy Samra, was at tonight’s meeting and noted that the exterior changes (adding a reflective film to some of the windows) are required to enhance the viewability of the 38 big-screen television sets (including one 90+ inch projection television). Planning Commissioner Doreen Wehrenberg and resident Tim Hall encouraged the project’s Senior Planner Marnie R. Waffle to research potential alternatives to the reflective window film (such as window treatments). Buffalo Wild Wings is hoping to start work on the tenant improvements on December 22nd with a target opening date of March 23, 2009.
7:02 AM on December 10th, 2008
Great report, John. Your honest, accurate, and unbiased reports here on the blog are much better than anything I’ve ever read in local print media. And this isn’t even your job.
Do you know which building Buffalo Wild Wings will occupy in Grafton Station? March of ‘09, wow, that’s coming up soon. I’m not a big sports fan, but I believe that’s just in time for the college and pro basketball seasons. I’m still stunned that a business will be opening in Dublin that is adult oriented. What a nice change of pace! I can definitely see people where I work heading to B-Dubs after work, during lunch, or to host a corporate party.
7:47 AM on December 10th, 2008
Yes, we can’t wait for B-Dubs to open up so we have a place for adults to head out and watch sports (after golfing at Dublin Ranch GC!)– Can’t wait–
7:48 AM on December 10th, 2008
Hi Anonymous – thank you very much.
B-Dubs will occupy the west side of the building at 3712 Dublin Boulevard.
7:58 AM on December 10th, 2008
Even though the club sport was approved, I would be interested to see when this will go forward with the state of the economy. Any word on what the developer is thinking in terms of a time table?
8:21 AM on December 10th, 2008
Sorry about asking which building it would be; I didn’t realize you had answered that in the previous blog comments. Thanks John.
1:50 PM on December 10th, 2008
Hi Anonymous 12/10/08 6:58 AM – a few months back I had heard that the developer was looking to complete Phase I by fall 2010. However, that date may have changed since then.
7:16 PM on December 10th, 2008
Clubsport membership will eat up 1/2 of the allotted parking spaces. I have been a member of Clubsport during the 90’s at Pleasanton. You are lucky to grab a parking space at Pleasanton Clubsport during peak hours ( 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM M-F and 9:00 AM Saturdays) B-Dubs will probably take about 100 parking spaces approximately. What is left for others is 100 spaces. In my assessment, there will be a parking problem at the Promenade. I can assume that Clubsport will build a bigger facility than the Pleasanton Facility. Other commercial establishment looking at moving in the area will definitely consider the imminent parking problem and will be a deterrent in their decision to move to the Promenade. At the outset Clubsport membership will create this parking shortage. Planning Commission should have reviewed the parking problem at peak hours at Clubsport Pleasanton.
Jing Firmeza
8:18 PM on December 10th, 2008
ClubSport Dublin will be much, much smaller than the Pleasanton club (sadly)…(check old posts for floorplan, Square Footage,etc)..
8:18 PM on December 10th, 2008
buffalo is across the street, so I don’t know how that comes into play. The traffic studies have nothing to do with grafton station.
12:58 AM on December 11th, 2008
We should consider a petition drive to put any development in question (Wallis, The Promenade, The Groves, Sorrento East, Schaefer Ranch) up for a referendum in a special election. Let the voters say, not the developers. If elected official won’t stand up for its citizens as has been proven, then the citizens must stand up for themselves. We may not be successful in every referendum but it will make things more difficult and costly for developers to fight them. Thus they would consider hard when making proposals to take Dubliners into account. Not just their shareholders with City Hall’s unconditional support.
Just need shoes pounding the pavement to gather signatures to qualify for such.
1:36 AM on December 11th, 2008
Clubsport footprint at 48000 sq ft is not small compared to Pleasanton. 1/4 of Pleasanton is Tennis Courts. Not sure of Clubsport facility plans. I would not be surprised if Clubsport consolidate Pleasanton with Dublin and finally close Pleasanton in the future. I meant the Mercantile bldg not B-dubs. Grafton station parking will also be impacted and will overflow across the street.
Jing Firmeza
9:44 AM on December 11th, 2008
Actually, 48,000 sq. ft. is tiny compared to the Pleaanton facility. From what I understand, ClubSport Pleasanton is approximately 180,000 indoor square feet. At 48,000 square feet, the dublin facility will be approximately 3.75 times smaller than Pleasanton. I am not a rocket scientist but that seems smaller to me.
10:26 AM on December 11th, 2008
I live in the area where the new club is going and I can’t wait! It will be great to be able to walk to such a great club; I guess in a way I’ll be helping out everyone who is concerned about parking, which isn’t an issue where I live anyways.
10:43 AM on December 11th, 2008
good for you.
11:55 AM on December 11th, 2008
I agree with the comment that the Dublin Boulevard “looks like a pedestrian wasteland.” Anyone who wants to see what he’s talking about simply can simply go to Santana Row and check out the Winchester Boulevard elevation. You never see people walking on that side of Santana Row, because it offers nothing to engage the patrons visually and physically. It’s a missed opportunity as is. Imagine the possibility and sales revenue if Club Sports can put some outdoor seating with shades for people who want to sip on one of their power smoothies while sitting by Dublin Boulevard after a workout.
12:08 PM on December 11th, 2008
Don’t get me wrong. Clubsport is great for the community. It is a first class facility that charges first class rates. I moved to Express Fitness as I pay 3 times the rate at Clubsport. They will try to get you in at a bargain rate and raise you up in the next year or two. I enjoyed my membership at Clubsport but they just have to make their rates affordable for Dubliners. They have a great pickup basketball gym. Intense and great workout. I just went there for the B-ball. Which was pricey at $150/month family membership. I never used their swimming pool, racquetball courts or tennis court. They should breakdown their rates for the facility an individual uses. If they do consolidate their Pleasanton facility to Dublin. Watch out for that parking problem.
To Anonymous 12/10/08 11:58 PM;
I am confident that with Tim and Kasie and hopefully John Z. that favoring more units per acre would be a thing of the past. A referendum is divisive and costly. Pleasanton just experienced lawsuits after lawsuits in their recent wranglings with the Lin’s. Our council just need to know the majority voice of the people with regards to units per acre. You will be surprised that Central and Western Dubliners are not knowledgeable with this issue and some do favor more housing. To how many in favor is the big question.
With the work John Z and his team have put on this blog and his thorough knowledge of all Dublin issues, he should get the appointment for City Council. Mayor Sbranti, as one of your campaign volunteer and your supporter, I am endorsing John Zukoski for the appointment.
Jing Firmeza
2:22 PM on December 11th, 2008
To anonymous December 11th, 2008 10:55:
What I can’t figure out is why anyone would want to sit along Dublin Blvd with all the cars whizzing by and all the noise from Dublin Blvd traffic and I-580 traffic. ClubSport IS providing outdoor seating for people to “sip on one of their power smoothies” along Grafton which will be a much quiter and peaceful place to sit. In any development there has to be a “backside” and in this one it appears that is Dublin Blvd. I for one think their plan to focus the experience on Grafton is a MUCH better plan than trying to make people use Dublin Blvd.
2:34 PM on December 11th, 2008
Thanks Jing, but if we see a continued path of status quo within this next year in regards to high density housing then we’d be left with no choice. We recognize that it will cost both the public sector and private sector a lot of resources to put a referendum together or to fight one.
We’d rather pay the cost of a referendum/special election now to get the right products built in the City rather than allow ill advised development to continue to destroy and deteriorate our qualify of life in this City beyond repair.
Regardless it will cost the Citizens dearly, whether it is now with referendums or years down the road trying to remedy overcrowding and decimated home values due to the such along with a mediorce school system.
Of course the West wants Dublin to continue as the Sardine Packing Facility of the Bay Area. The more housing, regardless of where, the more property tax for our General Fund in future years. This means possible redevelopment of Downtown and improvement to facilities and infrastructure in the West.
Divisiveness is already here, thanks to the policies of City Hall the past 8 years. Policies of the current Administration created this divisiveness, not the residents/common citizens of Dublin.
Will the next 4-8 keep the same tone of divisiveness? We’ll see. The fact that we are going through another undemocratic way of picking the 5th Council Member instead of going with the Voter’s voice tells me clearly that the next 4-8 will remain the same and get worst. The fate of the City is in the hand of a close knit 15 (5 councils, 5 commissioners and 5 school board members) instead of in the hands of its 43K plus Citizens.
2:36 PM on December 11th, 2008
I agree that having outdoor seating on Dublin BLVD. does not seem too attractive. The noise and dust from cars on a main east west thoroughfare would keep any outdoor patio on that side empty.
Much like Santana Row, who would want to sit aside Winchester Blvd. to have a sip of Coffee and chat with a friend?
4:38 PM on December 11th, 2008
The 24 Hour Fitness Super Sport in San Ramon is 66,000 square feet. So the club sport will be almost 3/4 the size. The super sport has basketball courts and lap swimming pool that occupy space. It will be interesting to see what amenities this one will offer.
5:04 PM on December 11th, 2008
Clubsport Dublin would probably eliminate Racquetball and Tennis courts. Clubsport Pleasanton has 8 or 10 tennis courts and 10 racquetball courts in my recollection. The b-ball gym has 2 full courts just like 24-Hour Fitness SR. The exercise facility is the same as 24 Hour SR. CS Dublin would probably have an indoor full size swimming pool as 24 hour SR. I would presume that CS Dublin and 24 Hour SR would be close to identical as amenities. 24 Hour SR did not use space wisely. I am sure that CS Dublin will have more than 24 Hour SR. Parking at 24 Hour SR is also problematic at peak hours. It would be interesting how potential parking problem would pan out. Planning Commission should have studied 24 Hour SR parking problem. Steet parking will definitely be impacted in the area.
Jing Firmeza
7:01 PM on December 11th, 2008
I am the person that referred to the Dublin Blvd side of Club Sport as a "pedestrian wasteland" at the last Planning Commission meeting, but I was not talking about streetside diners. It's clear that Dublin Blvd has been designed to NOT be a street that is amenable to outdoor diners. I certainly would not want to eat alongside Dublin Blvd anywhere in the city.
Instead, I was referring to the fact that there is no ingress or egress along the entire south side of the building (nor at the corner) and no vistas into the building. We're talking about an entire block with no physical or visual passageways to engage the pedestrian or break up the monotony & unpleasantness of walking alongside a busy thoroughfare.
In order to get people out of their cars, there needs to be a pleasurable walking experience awaiting them. According to the design guidelines of the CNU (Congress of New Urbanism), a walkable neighborhood shopping district such as The Promenade should have doorways at least every 30 feet and at the corners, in addition to storefront windows. The result of this kind of design is that pedestrians barely notice the distance they are walking because the elements of interest "propel" them along their route. Consequently, they actually look forward to the next time they walk that route. Without such design elements to stimulate their interest, pedestrians become keenly aware of the time & effort and, consciously or subconsciously, seek to avoid that walk in the future.
I'm excited for Club Sport to go into The Promenade, especially since I'm a long-time member of Club Sport and live nearby (in Sorrento). I'm impressed with the overall design of the development, especially along its most important side facing Grafton St. I applaud Club Sport for this ambitious, high-quality development. I think it will be a wonderful addition to the neighborhood and a great start for The Promenade.
That said, I do share the concerns of Dublin Ranch Villagers who worry that, if the approved number of parking spaces proves insufficient, it will exacerbate an already horrendous parking situation in the area. Club Sport should not be expected to shoulder the burden of solving the parking problem in the area, but they should also be careful to not make it worse.
It is in Club Sports' best interests for parking to be sufficient for their members & customers. That's why I wish the Planning Commission had erred on the safe side for this first project in The Promenade. I salute Commissioner Doreen Wehrenberg for bravely, yet ultimately futilely, fighting the rest of the commission to try to bring the number of parking spaces at least up to code instead of falling 41 spaces short.
I'm also disappointed that the approved design virtually guarantees that the stretch of Dublin Blvd alongside Club Sport will be unfriendly to pedestrians. Residents of The Terraces closest to Dublin Blvd should be presented with a pleasurable experience walking to Club Sport and its adjacent Mercantile building without having to seek out a longer, more circuitous route around the other side of the complex. Unfortunately, as I said at the meeting, the south side of Club Sport is likely to be a "pedestrian wasteland". With cars zooming by at 45 mph on one side and a dressed up wall on the other side for the entire block, pedestrians will probably not enjoy walking that stretch. And that's a shame for an area intended to promote walking.
On a side note, I wonder how many of my fellow Around Dublin readers know that Grafton Street is one of Dublin, Ireland's two principal shopping streets and is a major pedestrian draw? It gives Dublin, CA something to aspire to. Just add better public transit & nearby jobs and our Grafton Street could be like Ireland's!
Read about Dublin, Ireland’s Grafton Street in Wikipedia
Tim Hall
Dublin, CA
tiger650@comcast.net
12:26 AM on December 12th, 2008
Thanks Tim for the Clarification regarding the side facing Dublin Blvd. Now I am in agreement with you, great points.
Like I said, we are not asking Charter to make up the shortfall of parking created by Toll Brothers and Dublin Leaders. They should though carry their own weight as per code and provide that additional 41 spots needed to meet the minimum required.
Snip here and snip there and eventually we will have parking hell for residents, shop owners and shoppers/diners. I can see diners forced to compete with residents of the Villas and Cottages for the already scarce street parking as there aren’t enough at the Promenade to serve them. I can see cars circling these neighborhoods looking for parking. Creating an unsafe environment for residents.
Has anyone ever driven around in circles through residential neighborhoods in Downtown SF looking for parking so you can go dine at your favorite restaurant? Well we will have that here in the Villages, in suburban Dublin.
Overcrowding is never a quality of life.
8:58 AM on December 12th, 2008
I can’t wait for the outdoor seating! I ride a Harley and I love to roar by people on my bike, gunning it to make it roar as people are trying to talk. If I can get a baby to wake up and cry as I roar by, my life is complete that day– Thankfully, Dublin Police don’t enforce noise violations on bikers who roar down Dublin Blvd (what, and scare away Arlen’s customers with tickets?)— My friends and I are dying to show everyone our new, louder motorcycles.
To the developers and future diners, we salute you with our loud pipes! Thank you for giving us yet another showplace where we can roar to life, and not have to worry about police ticketing us for obvious violations of noise!
I am cool-
10:40 AM on December 12th, 2008
What is our City official’s unnatural fetish with loud noises anyway? They don’t do anything about the firing range, and they look the other way with the jarring roar from motorcycles. Perhaps the firing range and the motorcycles help provide the appropriate audio camouflage as our public servants lie in bed with the well-endowed developers.
11:24 AM on December 12th, 2008
Grafton Street with open outdoor seating should not have street parking. Allowing parking at Grafton Street will be an attraction for bikers to showcase their loud machines. I am a Harley enthusiast and conscious of muffler noise for others. Looking at Promenade plans. The parking structure will be an eye sore as it will be visible from Dublin Blvd, Grafton, Finnian and Brannigan. Brannigan St. residents will have the parking structure east facade in their permanent sights day in and day out. As what we are experiencing now with Bart Parking structure and a permanent 580 freeway motorist sight, Dublin is always marked by outsiders by this unsightly parking structure. My heart goes to the Brannigan St. residents that will have problems in selling their homes due to this parking structure. Ideally, parking structures should not be visible from all sides. Mercantile Bldg will partially cover the structure. Clubsport will cover the bottom half of the structure. With the current plan, I would suggest that Clubsport increase their level to 4 levels. I would have the north side and the east side of the parking structure built with attached Commercial or Residential units to hide the parking structure. Las Vegas utilizes this concept in covering parking structures in their Casino and Commercial developments. Parking structures are an eye sore. I thought we learned a lesson from East Dublin Bart Parking Structure.
Jing Firmeza
12:36 AM on December 13th, 2008
I always thought Harley riders were cool and truly tough guys but are gentlemen. The I AM COOL guy above the poster child for DORK, LOSER. You have better things to do then try and scare little babies? How tough are you?
Lets see how tough are you in the Parking Lot prior to a Raiders game.
1:31 AM on December 13th, 2008
Anonymous on December 12, 2008 11:36, I think you may have missed the ironic humor of “I am Cool.” If I read his comment correctly, he’s really calling for the police to do something about the few disruptive motorcycle riders who make the majority of responsible riders look bad.
4:15 AM on December 13th, 2008
Irony is lost on some readers…
I am cool
4:55 PM on December 13th, 2008
Got it, thanks!!! I guess we sometimes take things too seriously and forget the humor/sarcastic side of life.
2:44 PM on December 14th, 2008
Don’t forget to attend City Council meeting Dec. 16 Tuesday in support of John Zukoski appointment to the city council. Let us all wear a red shirt or John’s favorite color to distinguish all John Zukoski supporters. This is critical that the council know that Dublin wants John Z. We need a big turnout.
11:37 PM on December 15th, 2008
I just circled the Sorrento area looking for parking and guess what? I found a bunch of spots; ironic since most comments made on this blog show concerns for there being no parking in that area. Someone help me out here; why are some residents trying to get a different group to pick up the bill for residents that don’t want to park their cars in their spaces?
3:02 AM on December 16th, 2008
re: “I just circled the Sorrento area looking for parking and guess what? I found a bunch of spots; ironic since most comments made on this blog show concerns for there being no parking in that area.”
I’m not sure which comments you are referring to. I just skimmed all of the comments in this topic and I didn’t see a single reference to parking problems in the Sorrento development. I believe the main concerns are for the Dublin Ranch Villages. I live in Sorrento. Sorrento is currently less than 50% built out and doesn’t seem to have parking problems right now, except along Dublin Blvd where overflow parking from the Dublin Ranch Villages has had an obvious impact.
re: “why are some residents trying to get a different group to pick up the bill for residents that don’t want to park their cars in their spaces”
I’m not sure where you got that impression either. I believe the concern about The Promenade is that if there is not sufficient customer parking for peak demand, the overflow parking will impact the Dublin Ranch Villages. I don’t recall anyone asking the Promenade developers to provide parking for Dublin Ranch Village residents. I think the residents just don’t want the commercial developments to make an already horrendous parking situation worse.
As for your comment that residents don’t want to park in their spaces, how do you know that? Are you sure that the percentage of unoccupied garage spaces in the Dublin Ranch Villages is any higher than in other developments in Dublin? Are you sure that there are more cars per unit parked outside of garages in the Villages than in other areas of Dublin? These are serious questions to consider unless you think it is fair to apply a different standard to Village residents than to other Dublin residents. I don’t know how the statistics compare, but I would want to see some real numbers before pointing accusing fingers at the Village residents the way you (and certain Planning Commissioners) have. You could be right that the parking behavior of Dublin Ranch Villagers is different from all other Dublin residents, but that’s a pretty strong accusation to make without objective proof. In the absence of such proof, all we have is the reality that parking in Dublin Ranch Villages is a nightmare and that doesn’t seem to be the case in other Dublin developments.
As I said, I don’t live in the Dublin Ranch Villages, but I sympathize with its residents and don’t understand why some people are so quick to blame the residents for the parking problem without real proof.
Tim Hall
Dublin, CA
tiger650@comcast.net
3:19 AM on December 16th, 2008
Anonymous on December 15, 2008 10:37, I don’t think people have been talking about the Sorrento area. I am not sure where you are getting that. Since the homes are not selling in Sorrento as quickly as the builder would like them to, of course there are parking spaces there. The Contra Costa Times article and our elected officials, past and present, have long recognized the parking crisis in DUBLIN RANCH VILLAGES. I thank you and applaud you for your initiative in driving all the way over to East Dublin from as far as Inpiration Drive, but you did your field research in the wrong area. Please drive around and in the DUBLIN RANCH VILLAGES area next time. I assure you it’s bad in the Villas. By the way, I do park in my own garage. Given my shift at the hospital, it’s impossible to find street parking by the time I get home.
1:33 PM on December 16th, 2008
Thanks Tim for the detailed reply to anomnymous December 15, 10:37 PM. Saves me some typing.
Wrong neighborhood my friend.
5:24 PM on December 17th, 2008
This is exactly why there is a parking problem in the Villages. Anonymous on December 16, 2008 2:19 said that they park in their garage because it would be impossible to park on the street. So I guess what I am hearing is that if there was a spot on the street they would take that over parking in their garage. I have never understood why people cry and whine that they have no where to park when they have a garage that is full of storage. Clear out the garages and park in them and I bet we will see many more open spaces on the street.
And I am sick of all the “well that is just human behavior” comments. BS! Why do we blame the developers for not providing enough parking when we the residents should be able to solve it ourselves by parking in our own garages!
6:08 PM on December 17th, 2008
I invite you to knock on the door of any Resident of the Villas and Cottages and tell them your thought. That is if you can find parking.
Ask if you can check on their garage. After that go to any other neighborhood in Dublin Ranch, Single Family, Clustered homes etc… Ask the same question and do the spot inspection. I guarrantee you that the same behavior could be found. Only difference is with lower density the problem of street parking is not as prominent as when you stack people on top of each other in homes with no private yards.
Better yet, do the same spot survey in West Dublin in the older tract homes. You’ll be surprised what is in the garage of your own neighbors. I bet it is not their cars.
Why should we single out these inhabitants and require that they use their garage when it is being done in other neighborhoods throughout the City? Provide sufficient parking for the type of density that is High Density then we won’t have a problem. Case in point is the Terraces, there parking was done right for a High Density project, thus no known problems there. The developer didn’t even have to pave over acres with asphalt to provide the needed parking as some have pointed out. They went underground and still are able to turn a profit. Result is a better neighborhood that is good for both the City and its residents.
10:47 PM on December 19th, 2008
I also cant wait for B-Dubs to open. This bar/grill is exactly what Dublin needs. B-Dubs will be a great place for guys to watch a game or mom to take the kids after soccer practice. I have experienced the atmosphere at B-Dubs in other cities and its great. Cant wait for the March opening.
2:12 AM on December 20th, 2008
Ditto on B-Dubs.
12:53 PM on February 4th, 2009
Looks like they started grading on the Promenade Phase I. Good news so far, we’ll keep your fingers crossed that it won’t stop in its tracks like The Green on Park Place did after initial grading.
12:30 PM on February 18th, 2009
These guys need to GO! Fire these Clowns Bill Schaub and Don Biddle.
Its there JOB to PLAN for PARKING. Before the Project goes forward.
NOT the HOA’s Job to try and manager Public Street Parking. It is
their incompetence, ignorance , arrogance and lack luster performance
that has caused the parking issue at Dublin Ranch. If we keep these
clowns in office it will just get worse. Stop the Bleeding you
idiots!!! Make the Developer Provide Adequate Parking. Look in the
days of old many towns could get away with this, but if we don’t
provide good parking people won’t come. As the Population Ages less
and less Baby Boomers will parton this location do to the fact they
DON’T WANT TO WALK!!! NOR CAN THEY!! So, unless your going to have
a LARK/ Personal Transport VALET. You better address the Parking
ISSUE. Idiots… On another note think of the complete disregard
to the HOME OWNER and TAX Payers in Dublin Ranch who will need to feel
the Burden of the Promonade Parking Debacle. Think of the additional
Transients and Theft increase, what about the fact the city will not
even have a substation to address the additional crime load.
AGAIN. These so called “PLANNERS” Need to go.
5:14 PM on April 28th, 2009
I am a resident of Dublin Ranch and all I can say is DUBLIN RANCH NEEDS MORE GUEST PARKING, I repeat, DUBLIN RANCH NEEDS MORE PARKING!! Right now, the high density housing and parking situation is an eyesore, devaluing our property values, and a headache for the residents who live here. So, PLEASE, someone have the developer address the parking concerns here.