Attachment D - Green Hills Letter 20150105January 5, 2015
TO: Carolyn Petru
Deputy City Manager
Rancho Palos Verdes
SUBJECT: Appeal of the Planning Commission's November 11, 2014
Decision Setforth in P.C. Resolution No. 2014-29.
I live in the Vista Verde Condominiums, 8 feet north of the Pacific Terrace
Mausoleum in Area 11 at Green Hills Cemetery. My "front yard" is the
rooftop of the Pacific Terrace Mausoleum. I say this because this is exactly
what is like living next to this structure.
Vista Verde Owners were denied attendance at the 2007 meetings when this
structure was approved, as we were not given notice of the meeting. We
repeatedly asked questions as dirt was being moved in preparation for the
building to be built, repeatedly given inaccurate information regarding the
proximity of the building to our property, the height of the building and the
rooftop burials that were planned.
Now here we are, one year after completion and operation of the mausoleum
that has been illegally built both in proximity and height. The noise, visual
and privacy impact of the rooftop burials are immense and have impacted
our quality of life drastically. We are not only exposed to the funerals that
require grave preparation (a two day process), the actual funeral service and
burial, but the frequent visits to the gravesites as well.
We also feel the families who have loved ones buried on the rooftop have
been negatively impacted, as they have their privacy impinged upon with the
close proximity of the Mausoleum to our condominium. We often feel, out
of respect for them, we have to curtail our daily activities, i.e. use of the pool
and/or Jacuzzi, pool parties, entertaining guests on our patio's to limit noise
and disruptions for their grieving activities. This can be difficult, as we
cannot always know when these activities will occur.
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I am writing this to verbalize my request to NOT grant the appeal as
requested by Green Hills Cemetery in regards to the Planning Commission's
November 11, 2014 Decision P.C. Resolution No. 2014-29.
It is my belief that there is sufficient evidence that has been provided by
Independent Reviewers, Staff Reports and Vista Verde Owners that has
exposed enough discrepancies and existing violations to require those
actions as setforth by the Planning Commission's Resolution 2014-29.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Debbie Landes
Vista Verde Condominiums
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