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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
(Agenda Related Writings/Documents provided to City Council or Staff after distribution of the
Agenda Packet for the April 20, 2021 Council Meeting)
DATE:
TO:
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CONTACT:
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April 15, 2021
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Vaida Pavo las, City Clerk V?
(858)668-4535 or vpavolas@poway.org
Item 13 -Specific Plan Amendment 21-001, an Amendment to the Poway Road
Specific Plan to allow Thrift Stores as a Conditional Use in the Commercial Office
and Mixed Use Land Use Districts and Antique Shops and Consignment Stores in
the Mixed Use Land Use District
Attached please find correspondence received regarding Item 13 on the agenda.
Reviewed/Approved By:
Assistant City Manager
Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
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City Manager
1 of 4 April 20, 2021, Item #13
From:Schatzbe
To:City Clerk
Subject:Public Hearing on April 20, 2021 - RE: Amendment to the PRSO Regarding Thrift Stores
Date:Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:12:57 PM
I searched for the agenda for this meeting and one is not posted. My
comments are in reference to the Amendment to the PRSO regarding Thrift
Stores.
I am against approval of this amendment. Poway is adding housing that is
high priced and now we want to add low end shops in the Mixed Use land
use district. Are you crazy?
I was hoping that Poway would become more upscale with unique and high
or medium level businesses. Making Poway a place to shop, work and
play. Rather we're continuing on a path of a place to drive through and
drop off your junk on the way to your final destination.
This is a bad idea. Leave the thrifts shops, antique stores and
consignment stores out of the main area of Poway. Build up the
uniqueness of the Poway to entice people to shop and eat, or walk through
our community. Think about why you're building new housing and store
fronts.
Thank you for reading,
Dawn Schatzberg
12924 Yankton Drive
Poway, CA
2 of 4 April 20, 2021, Item #13
From:Mark Plummer
To:City Clerk
Subject:Thrift Stores Removal
Date:Saturday, April 10, 2021 9:30:29 AM
Dear Poway City Clerk,
Please remove all the thrift stores on Poway Road.
They are an eyesore.
These stores are apparent to basically every visitor who comes through our town.
The stores show how ghetto the community is.
Please remove them from the front stage of Poway. I feel that anything on Poway Road is the
front stage in which visitors, residents, and commuters see everyday.
I know that they need to probably go somewhere in Poway, can't they be placed in the back
view somewhere where they can still do business but not bring down the looks of our whole
community?
Why don't they just all come together and rent out 1 big building in the Poway business park?
They would probably get way more customers anyways since they would have ample space to
show off used furniture etc. Split the profits.
I suggest removing that whole section and making room for either more Poway community
park development (such as a nice stop over for travelers with nice stone picnic benches with
abundant trees and grass [ possibly a second skatepark more for adults, the other poway
skatepark is just for small teenagers. I skate big skate pools 10 foot deep end, an example is
Vista. Vista has two skateparks within a couple of blocks from each other. One is for street
course (little kids), the other has a vertical pool at 10 feet deep (more for adults or older
skaters.] I'll attach a picture.
Otherwise, if you do not want to build a new extended section of Poway community park, then
the best bet would be to level the place out and get a nice Trader joe's shopping center.
I'm also open to a big international market. I like Asian food, yet every week I need to drive
out to either Mira Mesa or Clairmont just to get my Asian type food. My money goes into
those towns and not Poway.
I attached a picture of a big pool in Vista.
These big pools often attract onlookers who are not even skaters.
The general public likes to watch us. If it were just off of Poway Road, this could be a great
enhancement for Poway. Maybe install a big pool like this and a big parking lot with new
shops aimed at fun and excitement. I bet the Tony Hawk Foundation would donate part of the
money to get this going. They funded the Linda Vista skatepark which is being praised by the
Linda Vista community.
3 of 4 April 20, 2021, Item #13
Vista Skatepark, CA
Linda Vista Skatepark
thank you,
Mark Plummer
Poway Resident
4 of 4 April 20, 2021, Item #13