Mr. Gonzales, Tear Down the Building!!

I was among the attendees to the May 17th Council meeting. I'm also a neighbor concerned with the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors of rezoning back to residential status 3821 Fair Oaks Avenue, currently occupied by BACE. The recommendation was voted, unanimously, by all Council members present. So far so good.

I'm concerned about the process and, ultimately, the conditions under which the rezoning will be in effect. According to opinions expressed during the meeting by Ms Jensen and a representative of the Planning and Zoning division, even though the rezoning will be considered and perhaps approved by the Board of Supervisors (the San Mateo County Planning and Zoning website says rezoning could take as long as 6 to 12 months), it would still not go into effect until the commercial parcel in question changes ownership. Since time was short and comments kept brief, it was not clear if the current owner was willing to convert to residential 3821 Fair Oaks Ave, among other reasons because Mr. Gonzales was not present. This option could expedite the process of preventing BACE to remain in the premises in order to complete the lease term.

I'm inclined to believe that BACE should not be obligated to remain in the current location, under a different guise, based on a lease probably signed under false pretense. This business is leaving the premises not because they have outgrown the place, they are leaving because they don't need unhappy neighbors. If there had been no complains, BACE would have stayed as long as it was convenient for the business.  As things stand now, we're are stuck with them until the new location is remodeled, and then three years more because of a lease that didn't account for the suitability of the premises?. 

MR. GONZALES, TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING!!