Dear City Council Members..........

Dear Rancho Palos Verdes City Council,

I am writing in regard to the January 21st meeting that will address the appeal of the zoning change for the Valero Gas Station.  Ever since this issue came before the Planning Commission I have made more friends of my neighbors than ever before in my 33 years as a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes. The majority of Los Verdes residents have united in their rejection of the zoning appeal of the Valero station from R4 to CL.  Indeed, we are adamant that changing the zoning will have a deleterious effect on the quality of life for hundreds of us because of the obvious increase in traffic along Granvia Altamira, an artery that is already clogged during school hours since it is a feeder for Montemalaga School, Vista Grande School and Palos Verdes High School.

I also question why the up-zoning is necessary. Other homes have been built on previous gas station sites along Palos Verdes Drive South and we all know that once Terranea opens, the traffic there will be even busier than it is now. So the argument that the Valero station can't be developed into single family residences is a specious one. 

Please take our concerns under your consideration when you meet on the 21st.  The outcome doesn't just involve the lives of the Valero owners, but one of the largest communities in Rancho Palos Verdes.- Los Verdes residents vote a resounding NO!

Respectfully,

Kathy Tyndall