January
2005HACIENDA VIEJA PROJECT BACKGROUND:
The Hacienda Vieja (HV) Project is located adjacent to the northeast corner of
More Mesa on Vieja Drive. As proposed by the developer, Jack Maxwell, it consisted
of four extremely large houses … all two stories high. With Planning Commission
direction, all houses were made slightly smaller. However, two structures remain
two stories high. Because the More Mesa Preservation Coalition (MMPC), as well
as the community, is extremely concerned about the proliferation of large, inappropriate
two-story houses on the edge of More Mesa, the decision has been appealed to the
Board of Supervisors. TWO-STORY HOUSES
ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR MORE MESA | Two
story houses severely impact views from More Mesa's trail system. | | Two
story houses are entirely inconsistent with character of surrounding neighborhoods. | | Two
story houses reverse long term (County) precedents requiring new houses next to
More Mesa (e.g., Vista la Cumbre, Diamond Crest) to be single story and relatively
unobtrusive. | | Visit
More Mesa to see how the immense and obtrusive new (blue), two story construction
on the northeast corner obstructs the north view from as far away as the coast
and the southwest corner of More Mesa. |
CUMULATIVE
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON NE CORNER IS ENORMOUS | HV
is the fourth new project on the northeast corner of More Mesa. | | HV
will double the number of two story houses on edge of More Mesa | | All
four projects will result in 13 new structures on northeast corner … a
33% increase in the number of buildings around the entire periphery of More Mesa. |
THIS
IS NOT THE END … Two Story Houses Could Encircle More Mesa | Some
vacant land around the edge of More Mesa still exists. | | Many
large lots can be subdivided. | | Single
story houses can be remodeled or converted to two story. | | NUMBER
OF HOUSES AROUND MORE MESA COULD BE DOUBLED… AND THEY COULD ALL BE TWO STORIES
HIGH!! |
MMPC believes it is time
to take a firm stance toward reversing this alarming trend. We hope you will stand
with us … for More Mesa and its future.
CHRISTMAS
BIRD COUNT 2004 - January 05, 2005
From
the More Mesa Bluffs| Red-throated
Loon |  | | Common
Loon | | Western Grebe | | Red-necked
Grebe | | Brown Pelican | | Double-crested
Cormorant | | Brandt's Cormorant | | Pelagic
Cormorant | | Surf Scoter | | Red-breasted
Merganser | | Willet | | Whimbrel | | Marbled
Godwit | | Sanderling | | Wilson's
Snipe | | Bonaparte's Gull | | Mew
Gull | | California Gull | | Herring
Gull | | Western Gull | | Glaucous-winged
Gull | | Caspian Tern |
On More
Mesa
| Great
Blue Heron |
 | | Turkey
Vulture | | White-tailed Kite | | Northern
Harrier | | Sharp-shinned Hawk | | Red-tailed
Hawk | | American Kestrel | | Rock
Dove | | Mourning Dove | | Anna's
Hummingbird | | Black Phoebe | | Say's
Phoebe | | Loggerhead Shrike | | Western
Srub-Jay | | Bewick's Wren | | Ruby-crowned
Kinglet | | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | | American
Pipit | | Orange-crowned Warbler | | Yellow-rumped
Warbler (Myrtle) | | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | | Common
Yellowthroat | | Spotted Towhee | | California
Towhee | | Savannah Sparrow | | Song
Sparrow | | Golden-crowned Sparrow | | Purple
Finch | | House Finch |
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