-----Original Message----From: Horace Scott [mailto:kalibunker11@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:32 PM To: CoronadoCANeditors@gmail.

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Enclosed is a copy of our original letter concerning City trees obstructing the 100 block of the Orange Avenue view corridor to the Bay. Highlighted are portions of the State and City documents we used as a basis for urging the restoration of a permanent and unobstructed view through the 100 block of Orange Avenue to the Bay. Also, included in parentheses are few personal comments. Sincerely, Horace and Meredith Scott

CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT OF 1976 Section 30001. The LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES: THAT THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ZONE IS A DISTINCT AND VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE OF VITAL AND ENDURING INTEREST TO ALL THE PEOPLE AND EXISTS AS A DELICATELY BALANCED ECOSYSTEM. THAT THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S NATURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES IS A PARAMOUNT CONCERN TO PRESENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE AND NATION. (Example: San Diego Bay is a regional coastal asset.) Section 30116 "SENSITIVE COASTAL RESOURCE AREAS" MEANS THOSE IDENTIFIABLE AND GEOGRAPHICALLY BOUNDED LAND AND WATER AREAS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE OF VITAL INTEREST AND SENSITIVITY. "SENSITIVE COASTAL RESOURCES AREAS" INCLUDE: (a) (b) AREAS POSSESSING SIGNIFICANT RECREATIONAL VALUE. (Example: San Diego Bay) (c) HIGHLY SCENIC AREAS. (Example: Centennial Park and San Diego Bay) (d) (e) SPECIAL COMMUNITIES OR NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT VISITOR DESTINATION AREAS. (Example: The 100 block of Orange Avenue, Centennial Park, and San Diego Bay. Section 30251. Scenic and Visual Qualities THE SCENIC AND VISUAL QUALITIES OF COASTAL AREAS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AND PROTECTED AS A RESOURCE OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE. PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE SITED AND DESIGNED TO PROTECT VIEWS TO AND ALONG THE OCEAN AND SCENIC COASTAL AREAS, TO BE VISUALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND WHERE FEASIBLE, TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE VISUALLY DEGRADED AREAS. ( Example: Orange Avenue View Corridor to the San Diego Bay) LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLA N Adopted by Coronado Planning Commission August 26, 1980

Adopted by Coronado City Council December 3, 1980 Revised by Coronado City Council May 12, 1981 Certified by California Coastal Commission December 1983 Revised February 8, 1996, October 2001 and August 2004 PREFACE. THIS LAND USE PLAN PRESENTS POLICY, ACTION AND LAND USE PROPOSED BY THE CITY AS ITS "PROGRAM" TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS AND INTENT OF THE COASTAL ACT OF 1976. Overview. Page 1. THE ENTIRE CITY IS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE AS DEFINED BY THE COASTAL ACT OF 1976 AND THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSION. III. Adopted Policy. H. VISUAL RESOURCES AND SPECIAL COMMUNITIES Page 16. 1. CONSIDER AND PROTECT AS A RESOURCE OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE THE SCENIC AND VISUAL QUALITIES OF THE COMMUNITY. (Example: Orange Avenue View Corridor, Centennial Park and San Diego Bay.) 2. REQUIRE THAT PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT BE SITED AND DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD EXISTING PUBLIC VIEWS TO AND ALONG THE OCEAN AND BAY SHORES OF CORONADO TO BE VISUALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND WHERE FEASIBLE,TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE VISUALLY DEGRADED AREAS. (Example: Orange Avenue view corridor to San Diego Bay.) 7. b. REQUIRE THE PRESERVATION, PROPER CARE AND PLANTING OF THE COMMUNITY'S TREES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COASTAL VIEWS AND THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER. (Our Coastal Plan, designated view corridor to the San Diego Bay, is disappearing behind the growth of canopy trees that have been planted along the sidewalks and in the median of the 100 block of Orange Avenue. In addition, there is serious discussion of replacing any sub-standard Cedar trees in the medians of Orange Avenue with new Cedar trees that have a potential height of 80 feet and width of 40 feet or with Afghan pines with a potential height of 30-50 feet and a width of 25-30 feet. It's time to find a way to put the view back into this grand view corridor to the Bay.) IV. Adopted Action Policy H. VISUAL RESOURCES AND SPECIAL COMMUNITIES Page 27. THAT THE CITY DESIGNATE ORANGE AVENUE FROM THIRD STREET TO THE BAY AS A VIEW CORRIDOR. (A City view corridor deserves an unobstructed view.)

CORONADO RESOLUTION No. 5995, October 7, 1980 ESTABLISHED ORANGE AVENUE FROM THIRD STREET TO THE SAN DIEGO BAY AS A VIEW CORRIDOR. (#5995 deserves a permanent unobstructed view to the Bay.)

CITY OF CORONADO GENERAL PLAN-OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Adopted November 15, 1994 and Revised August 6, 1996 Introduction: THE CITY IS ON A PENINSULA, SURROUNDED BY THE SAN DIEGO BAY AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN, OFFERS ITS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SCENIC VISTAS AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO USE ITS MANY WATER AREAS, BEACHES AND PARKS.

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View Preservation Page II-M9. BECAUSE OF THEIR SIGNIFICANT AESTHETIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VALUES, THE CITY ENCOURAGES THE PRESERVATION OF SCENIC CORRIDORS AND VIEW SHEDS. WHEN POSSIBLE THE CITY SHALL IN COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ALSO SUPPORT THE ENHANCEMENT OF SCENIC CORRIDORS AND VIEW SHEDS. (Coronado should support the enhancement of its scenic corridors and view sheds.)

CITY Of CORONADO TREE MASTER PLAN 2011 THEMED STREETS AND VIEW CORRIDORS VIEW CORRIDORS ARE STREETS THAT ALLOW AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF PLEASING SCENERY BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE CONFINES OF THE STREET. VIEW CORRIDORS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PLEASURE OF THE PUBLIC RATHER THAN ANY SPECIFIC RESIDENTS. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 1100 BLOCK OF ISABELLA AVENUE, SR 75 AND STRAND WAY ARE EXAMPLES OF VIEW CORRIDORS. THESE STREETS OR THE TERMINUS OF A STREET ADJACENT TO THE BAY OR OCEAN MAY BE APPROVED FOR PALMS ON THE 'RESTRICTED USE' LIST IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS. (Note: The Orange Avenue view corridor to the Bay is not mentioned. This oversight is significant because the Orange Avenue view corridor is so much more than just a pleasant view beyond the confines of the street. It is Coronado's official gateway to the San Diego Bay!) Appropriate Vacant Street Tree Planting Site Criteria. Page 23. Item 6. TREE SITES FALLING WITHIN CITY ESTABLISHED VIEW CORRIDORS WILL BE RESTRICTED WITH RESPECT TO TREE HEIGHT, DENSITY, AND SPECIES.

November 1, 2013

The 100 block of the two block official Orange Avenue view corridor to the Bay is disappearing behind the growth of City trees. Though long overlooked, on October 7, 1980, Coronado Resolution No. 5993 established Orange Avenue from Third Street to the San Diego Bay as a view corridor. View corridors are established to provide unobstructed views to scenic areas, and public trees are required to preserve and enhance views to the bay and the beach. If one starts at the northwest corner of Second and Orange and walks down Orange Avenue toward First Street, one will be immediately aware of how the wide bushy palms and very young canopy trees along the sidewalk already compromise the view to the Bay. (This is after extensive trimming earlier this year to improve pedestrian flow.) Now, imagine this same view in 20 years with mature trees! The canopy trees in the 100 block of Orange have a mature height of 25-60 feet and width of 25-40 feet. Soon a person could stand at the corner of Second and Orange and be totally unaware of the sweeping beauty of the Bay beyond. Moreover, healthier replacement trees are planned for the median in the 100 block of Orange Avenue. Thus more mass.

This highly scenic Orange Avenue view corridor extending from Third Street down Orange Avenue to the majestic panorama of Centennial Park and the San Diego Bay is just the type of "limited, valuable and fragile" coastal resource the Coastal Act of 1976 was created to protect and preserve for the enjoyment of all of the people, and not just for the use of developers, private property owners and special interest groups. The planning process for the 100 block of Orange Avenue Enhancement Project is slated to begin in early 2014. Mayor Tanaka has suggested that thought be given to a plan that would unify this whole area "so that people know they are walking into the best view in town and that is what this whole area is about." Any new plan for the 100 block of Orange must restore the striking unobstructed view corridor extending down Orange Avenue to Centennial Park and the San Diego Bay. This is the concept vigorously fought for by early leaders, and included in our Local Coastal Plan. Whether a view corridor to a bay or a beach is obstructed by a building or obscured by a wall of trees, an irreplaceable coastal resource will be forever lost! Too much of the best of Coronado is already slipping away to "bulk and mass!" Note that Local Coastal Plan regulations are not just suggestions, but rules mandated by the Coastal Act of 1976 and agreed to by the city of Coronado. Sincerely, Horace and Meredith Scott 200 Orange Avenue, Unit 202 Coronado, CA 92118