HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRE 2025-0001; SALK AV APTS; Admin Decision LetterFebruary 14, 2025
Joe Gambill
Hanover Company
1161 San Vicente Blvd. Suite 740
Los Angeles, CA 90049
JGambill@hanoverco.com
SUBJECT: PRE 2025-0001 (DEV2025-0001)-SALK AV APTS
APN: 212-021-04-00
Dear Joe Gambill,
{city of
Carlsbad
Thank you for submitting a preliminary review application for a multi-family residential project proposed
on a vacant lot located on Salk Avenue, East of College Blvd and West of El Camino Real (Assessor Parcel
Number 212-021-04-00). The project site, a graded 9.79-acre parcel, is currently undeveloped. The
project fronts on Salk Avenue and takes access from Salk Avenue. The preliminary review application
proposes:
• Construction of a 397-unit, five (5) story apartment building with 555 parking spaces provided as
surface parking and within a four-story parking garage. The project will utilize California State
Density Bonus Law to increase the base density allowed on the site from 294 units to 397 units,
with the dedication of 79 units for low-income families.
In response to your application, the Planning Division has prepared this comment letter. Please note
that the purpose of a preliminary review is to provide you with direction and comments on the overall
concept of your project. This preliminary review does not represent an in-depth analysis of your
project. It is intended to give you feedback on critical issues based upon the information provided in
your submittal. This review is based upon the plans, policies, and standards in effect as of the date of
this review. Please be aware that at the time of a formal application submittal, new plans, policies,
and standards may be in effect and additional issues of concern may be raised through a more specific
and detailed review.
Planning:
1. The current General Plan and zoning designations for the properties are as follows:
a. General Plan: R-30, Residential; 26.5 to 30 density units per acre
b. Zoning: Residential Density-Multiple (RD-M)
c. Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Master Plan, SP 07-02
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2. Housing developments that contain a minimum of 20 percent affordability to lower-income
(i.e. low and very low) households as required pursuant to Government Code section 65583(c)(l)
and 65583.2(h), and that are on specific sites rezoned by the City Council to meet RHNA
requirements as detailed in the programs of the Housing Element, shall be permitted "by right"
as that term is defined in Government Code Section 65583.2(h) and shall be subject to
the mitigation measures of Supplemental Environmental Impact Report EIR 2022-0007. The
below permit/approval(s) will be required, approved ministerially, prior to the issuance of any
grading or building permits for the project:
a. Site Development Plan
Any conditions of approval placed on the above permit will be standard conditions applied
to all projects and/or will be reviewed and discussed with the applicant prior to the permit's
approval.
As the Housing Element sites rezoned by the City Council, and the associated environmental
review mitigation measures, were based on a certain number of new residential units, which did
not include density bonus units, some additional studies may be required. The results of these
studies may identify the need for additional conditions on the project's ministerial approval, such
as the need for utilities upsizing.
3. Density/Density Bonus. The following is a summary of the calculation for the base number of
units that could be permitted within the density range of 26.5 to 30 dwelling units per acre:
Base Unit Range for 9.79-acre parcel in R-30 Zone: 259-294 dwelling units:
Minimum density= 26.5 du/ac:
26.5 x 9.79 = 259.435 rounds down to 259 dwelling units
Maximum density= 30 du/ac:
30 x 26.5 = 293.7; rounds up to 294 dwelling units
Density Bonus (DB)
The project proposes 397 units, of which 79 units are designated for low-income families. With
this dedication (more than 26% of the base density units as low-income) the project is eligible
for a 50% density bonus, allowing up to 441 units.
Density Bonus Incentives/Concessions and Waivers. Pursuant to State Density Bonus Law, the
number of incentives and concessions that can be requested by a developer varies by the amount
and type of reserved affordable housing units being proposed. Please see the table below for
some examples of how many incentives could be granted based on the level and percentage of
affordability.
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Income % of Reserved Units
Very Low 5% 10% 15% 80% or more
Low 10% 17% 24% 80%ormore
Moderate 10% 20% 30% 20% maximum
Senior** n/a n/a n/a n/a
Incentives 1 2 3 4*
•10 qualify for 4 Incentives, a project must reserve at least 80% of the units
for lower Income households (very low, low, or combination thereof). The
remaining 20% may be reserved for moderate Income households.
•• Senior projects with no affordable housing are not entitled to Incentives. .
As part of the request for incentives or concessions, the city requires applicants to provide
reasonable documentation to show that any requested incentive will result in identifiable and
actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs or rents {CMC 21.86.050A.5). The
city must grant a requested incentive or concession unless it finds the following:
a. The concession or incentive does not result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to
provide for affordable housing costs or rents.
b. Granting the concession or incentive would have a specific adverse impact on public
health or safety or on property listed on the California historical register, which cannot
be mitigated, or would be contrary to state or federal law
In addition, waivers or a reduction of a development standards may be granted if a developer
provides reasonable documentation showing that the City's standards would physically preclude
the allowed densities and incentives.
Please refer to the link below for the city's State Density Bonus Law Informational Bulletin, IB-
112:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8169/637744794162930000
Please refer to the link below for the Density Bonus Supplemental Checklist, P-l(H):
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/16609
** Application materials included with the preliminary review application state that an
incentive/concession will be requested to increase the allowable height. As increasing the
allowable height may not result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for
affordable housing costs or rents, the request for additional height may be better suited
proposed as a requested waiver.
4. lnclusionary Housing. Pursuant to recent amendments to the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific
Plan, any residential development (rental or for-sale) shall enter into an affordable housing
agreement with the City of Carlsbad to provide a minimum of 20% of the total housing units on
the site of the residential development as affordable to lower income (i.e., low and very low)
households at 80% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income. This affordable housing
requirement may also be satisfied by the following alternatives (at the sole discretion of the City
of Carlsbad and following completion of an alternate public benefit analysis):
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5.
6.
7.
• At least 15% of the total housing units shall be affordable to low-income households and
an additional 10% shall be affordable to moderate-income households; or
• At least 15% of the total housing units shall be affordable to very low-income
households.
Please be sure specify how you intend to satisfy the affordable housing requirements with the
formal submittal. An affordable housing agreement, which will be recorded against the project,
shall be approved prior to issuance of the first building permit.
Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan. The site is subject to the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific
Plan, and any conditions or mitigation measures associated with the specific plan, unless
otherwise amended by Ordinance CS-466 or City Council Resolution NO. 2024-014. Links
provided below.
Specific Plan:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/6970/637614203631670000
*Please be aware that the above document does not include amendments made under
Ordinance CS-466
Ordinance CS-466:
https://records.carlsbadca.gov/Weblink/DocView.aspx?id=7270674&dbid=0&repo=CityofCarls
bad
Resolution 2024-0014:
https ://records. ca rlsba d ca .gov /Web Lin k/DocView .as px?id = 7245823&d bid =0& re po=CityofCa rls
bad
City-Wide Objective Design Standards (ODS). The proposed project is subject to the city-wide
ODS. Please see link below for reference.
City-wide ODS:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/13768/638201047511900000
City-wide ODS checklist:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/15323/638332233693100000
Objective Design Standards Processing Guide:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/15321/638331501903600000
Development Standards. The standards for development of the property are those required by
RD-M zone: https://ecode360.com/44010882#44010887 or as amended by Ordinance CS-465.
Some of the applicable standards are stated below:
a. Building Height: No building shall exceed a height of thirty-five feet, protrusions may exceed
the maximum heights permitted as described in Section 21.46.02.
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b. Front Yard (Setback): Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than ten feet in depth.
However, a front yard of not less than twenty feet in depth shall be provided to carport or
garage openings that face onto the front yard.
c. Side Yard (Setback): Not less than five feet.
d. Rear Yard (Setback): Not less than 10 feet.
8. Parking dimension in a parking structure. Pursuant to CMC Section 21.44.060, Table D, the minimum
dimension for parking stalls in a parking garage are 8.5 feet x 20 feet, exclusive of supporting
columns/posts. In addition, a back-up distance of 24 feet and 5-foot turning bump-out is required at
the end of a stall series (i.e., dead end). Please also ensure an area is striped for "No Parking" to
allow room for cars to pull-into and safely back-up and turn-around. With the formal project
submittal, please demonstrate compliance with these standards.
9. McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) -The project site is located within
the McClellan-Palomar Airport Influence Area (AIA). New development within the AIA must be
reviewed for consistency with the McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP).
Preliminary review of this project against the new ALUCP revealed the following:
a. Exhibit 111-1-Compatibility Policy Map: Noise. The project site is located outside of the
60 db CNEL noise exposure range per Exhibit 111-1. Pursuant to the ALUCP Section 3.3.3(a)
on page 3-19: "The threshold for evaluation is the projected 60 dB CNEL contour. This
contour defines the noise impact area of the Airport. All land uses located outside of
this noise contour are consistent with the noise compatibility policies."
b. Exhibit 111-2 -Compatibility Policy Map: Safety. The project site is located entirely within
Safety Zone 6 (Traffic Pattern Zone) per Exhibit 111-2. Pursuant to Table 111-2 (Pgs. 3-45
through 3-52), Residential, >20.0 du/ac is considered compatible within Safety Zone 6
with no F.A.R. restrictions. However, if the project proposes some small
communal/assembly-type areas (i.e., communal terraces, pool area, game room,
community room, lounge, fitness area, etc.), that area would be limited by the mitigation
measure found in Ordinance No . CS-466 (linked above).
c. Exhibit 111-3 -Compatibility Policy Map: Part 77 Airspace Protection. The project site is
located within the 7:1 Transitional Surface contour of Exhibit 111-3. Formal submittal of
this project under the ALUCP would require compliance with the Federal Aviation
Administration's (FAA) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77, Objects Affecting
Navigable Airspace. FAR Part 77 regulations require that anyone proposing to construct
an object, which could affect navigable airspace around an airport, submit information
about the proposed construction to the FAA. Because the proposed building height
exceeds what is currently being studied in the Draft EIR for the Housing Plan Update and
what is allowed in the RD-M zone, an FAA Part 77 may still be required . A final
determination will be made once the application is submitted .
d. Exhibit 111-4-Compatibility Policy Map: Overflight. The project site is located within the
Overflight Notification Area. Pursuant to the ALUCP Policy 3.6 -Overflight Compatibility
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Policies for McClellan-Palomar Airport, real estate disclosures and overflight notification
documents would need to be recorded.
e. Exhibit 111-5 -Compatibility Policy Map: Airport Influence Area. The project site is
located within Review Area #1 of the Airport Influence Area . Review Area #1 consists of
locations where noise and/or safety concerns may necessitate limitations on the types
of land use actions. Please see discussions above in subsection a) and b).
f. Exhibit 111-6 -Compatibility Policy Map: Avigation Easement Area and Overflight
Notification Areas. The project site is located outside of the Avigation Easement Area
but is located within the Airport Overflight Notification Area. As noted above in
subsection d) above, real estate disclosures and overflight notification documents would
need to be recorded.
Please see link below for the McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/226/637446617757230000
10. Technical Studies: Please refer to Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for needed site-
specific studies applicable to Site 7. Additionally, Local Mobility Analysis (LMA) and Transportation
Demand Management (TOM) Plan may be required in connection to the entitlement review (See
Land Development Engineering comment #1 below).
11. Permit Processing: An accurate timeline for processing this application cannot be provided, as many
factors can affect the amount of time required to review an application, for both Site Development
Plan approval and building permit. This includes the amount of time the applicant needs to respond
to review comments or to complete studies.
12. Habitat Management: Comments provided via email to Joe Gambill on November 5, 2024, remain
accurate and applicable to the project.
All necessary application forms, submittal requirements, and fee information are available at the
Planning counter located in the Faraday Building at 1635 Faraday Avenue or online at
www.carlsbadca.gov. You may also access the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Ordinance
online at the website address shown; select Department Listing; select Planning Home Page. Please
review all information carefully before submitting.
Land Development Engineering:
1. Please contact Nick Gorman in the Transportation Division at Nick.Gorman@carlsbadca.gov, a
division of the Public Works Department, to determine if a Scoping Agreement is required. Scoping
Agreements are used to determine if a Local Mobility Analysis (LMA) is required and the scope of
analysis. If an LMA is deemed necessary, first, work with Transportation Division staff to obtain an
approved scoping agreement. After the scoping agreement has been approved, submit the approved
Scoping Agreement as an appendix within the LMA that is to be prepared per the most recent
Transportation Impact Analysis Guidelines.
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2. After the scoping agreement has been approved or deemed not necessary by the Transportation
Division, submit a completed Transportation Analysis Need Statement Form P-42 to Land
Development Engineering at LandDev@carlsbadca.gov prior to planning application submittal. If an
LMA has been deemed not necessary by the Transportation Division, please provide correspondence
from the Transportation Division indicating one is not required.
3. A Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan may be required depending on the number of
employee vehicle trips the project will generate. Calculate the gross employee ADT using the
generation rates from Table 2-2 of the TDM Handbook at
https://www .ca rlsbadca .gov /home/showpublisheddocument/310/63 7 425981338370000 Show
calculations on the Climate Action Plan checklist, Form P-30. If applicable, submit a TDM plan with
your application for Planning entitlement.
4. Please complete a Stormwater Standards Questionnaire Form E-34. This questionnaire will guide you
and the city in determining what type of reports and storm water mitigation must be completed to
satisfy state and City storm water quality requirements. The questionnaire is located on the City of
Carlsbad website.
5. Based on a preliminary analysis it appears that this project is a Priority Development Project (PDP).
All impervious surfaces being created or replaced (onsite and offsite) shall be included for treatment.
Submit a Storm Water Quality Management Plan. Please review the Hydromodification Exemption
Map and Potential Critical Coarse Sediment Yield Area Map on the City website to see if this criterion
applies to your project. The post construction stormwater treatment BMPs shall be shown on a
conceptual grading plan and drainage plan with the Site Development Plan application.
6. Based on this project's general land use R-30, this project is subject to the City of Carlsbad trash
capture requirements. Please incorporate trash capture measures on the project plans. PREPARE A
PRELIMINARY TRASH CAPTURE STORM WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN, INCORPORATE
INTO STORM WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN, Form E-35.
7. Please provide a Preliminary Title Report (current within the last six (6) months).
8. Please annotate and delineate all existing easements and encumbrances listed in the Preliminary
Title Report on the site plan. If any vacations or quitclaims are planned with this development
annotate on the site plan.
9. A Preliminary Hydrology Study including map and calculations is required to demonstrate
capacity/sizing of proposed and existing storm drain infrastructure. Please show 100-year storm
hydrologic calculations before and after development for each drainage basin.
10. A preliminary geotechnical report is required to evaluate the feasibility of the project. Guidelines for
preliminary geotechnical studies are available on the City of Carlsbad Engineering website.
11. Per CMC15.16.060 this project will require a grading permit and grading plan.
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12. This project shall utilize City of Carlsbad Survey Control Network established on Record of Survey
Map 17271, NAD83, Zone VI, 1991.35 Epoch for horizontal control and NGVD 29 datum for vertical
control per City of Carlsbad Engineering Standards.
13. Please delineate and annotate the limits of grading. Include remedial grading quantities on the
plan.
14. On the site plan, Pleas show and identify all existing surface improvements screened back (curb,
gutter, sidewalk, paving, manholes, inlets, street lights, adjacent driveways, vaults, transformers,
etc.) at the project site, project frontage and within 25 feet of the boundary.
15. Please provide spot elevations at the corners of each pad in the proposed condition. Include finish
pad and floor elevations.
16. Please provide the method of draining each lot. Unless otherwise specified by a geotechnical
engineer, method of drainage shall comply with California Building Code (latest version) section
1804.4.
17. Please delineate all retaining walls that will be utilized on the project site and show top of wall and
bottom of wall elevations, including at the highest and lowest points. Indicate maximum height of
retaining wall measured from bottom of footing to top of wall and maximum height measured from
finish surface to top of wall.
18. Please provide D-75, Type 'B' brow ditch behind and at the top of the sloping backfill retaining walls
if proposed. Show how storm water from the ditch will be conveyed to the storm drains on site.
19. Please delineate location of all existing and proposed buildings, walls, fences and permanent
structures onsite and within 25 feet of the site.
20. Please show proposed parcel/lot lines on the site plan. Provide proposed parcel/lot areas.
21. Please provide typical street cross sections for existing frontage streets and proposed streets.
Provide existing right-of-way width and existing improvements and proposed improvements and
dedications.
22. Driveways that exceed more than 150' length shall have a turnaround designed for a 3-point turn
of a passenger vehicle. Additionally, applicant shall coordinate with the fire department to ensure
width and grade of driveway meets fire department requirements.
23. Pleas show truck turning radii. Plot turning radii per Caltrans figure 404.5B and/or 404.5F.
24. Please provide 5-foot minimum back-up clearance at the last stall of the row of parking spaces.
25. All transformers and electrical facilities solely serving this project site shall be located on site and
outside of the public right-of-way.
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26 . Please provide a Sewer Study for new development based on City of Carlsbad Sewer Master Plan
Update 2019, Section 4.2 Design Criteria.
27. Please provide a Water Study for the new development based on City of Carlsbad Potable Water
Master Plan 2019, Section 4.2 Design Criteria.
28. Please locate fire service, backflows, potable and recycled water services, meters, landscape
irrigation services, and sewer laterals for the new development in compliance with City of Carlsbad
Engineering Standards requirements.
29. Please ensure the trash enclosure design is consistent with the City of Carlsbad and Republic Services
standards.
30. Please provide multiple cross-sections of the site to demonstrate differences in grade from adjacent
properties, existing and proposed grades on-site, fences and location of structures on-site and on
adjacent properties.
31. Meet with the Fire Department to identify the necessary fire protection measures required for this
project (access, fire hydrants, sprinkler system, on-site circulation, emergency access, etc.)
32. Please plot stopping sight distance at all driveways and corner sight distance at all street
intersections.
33. Project frontage shall meet ADA compliance requirements.
34. Additional right of way will be required for project access to accommodate directional ADA
pedestrian ramps.
35. Multifamily residential developments shall have a maximum driveway width of 34-feet per the City
of Carlsbad Engineering Standards Volume 1, section 3.15.
36. Please address the comments on the attached redlined plan.
37. Please be advised that a more in-depth review of the proposed development will occur with the
planning entitlement application when a more complete design of the project is provided.
Utilities Division:
1. There is a potential for offsite sewer capacity issues from your project. Please submit a sewer
modeling request through the City of Carlsbad online portal hydraulic data request with the
maximum unit and EDU count. Sewer infrastructure upsizing extents will be determined using the
City of Carlsbad 2022 Engineering Standards and the sewer model results.
2. There is a potential for offsite water main upsizing for your project. Please submit a water modeling
request through the City of Carlsbad on line portal hydraulic data request with proposed peak daily
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water demand and required fire flow. Water infrastructure upsizing extents will be determined
using the City of Carlsbad 2022 Engineering Standards and the water model results.
3. Please provide updated Civil Site Plan indicating utility connection locations, meter and backflow
sizes, and piping arrangements detailed up to the back flow preventers based on approved
plumbing and fire flow demands. All connections to the public utilities shall be detailed on plans in
accordance with current city engineering standards.
a. Plumbing analysis and Fire Department approved fire flow requirements shall be used to
determine the size(s) and number of potable water utility connections that are required.
b. Irrigation shall require a separate meter and backflow.
4. Proposed Ground floor layout shall preserve suitable locations and space for all required utility
connections, meters, and backflow devices in conformance with current Engineering Standards.
Please identify locations and detail fire service, water, irrigation, and sewer connections at property
line for the new development in compliance with 2022 Carlsbad Engineering Design Standards.
Building Division:
1. Conceptual plan reviewed. No comments, plans submitted lack details for meaningful building
review.
Fire Department:
1. A fire apparatus access road must extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior of the first
floor of any structure. This distance, known as "hosepull distance", is not shown. This allows for
adequate firefighting operations and hosepull from the fire apparatus. Hosepull measurements
begin at a point the location of parked fire apparatus and must extend to all exterior portions of the
building. Pleas show hosepull measurement on the plans and demonstrate can reach all points of the
first floor of the buildings within 150 feet.
2. Fire Apparatus Access Road Grade -The grade for access roads shall not exceed 10% or 5.7 degrees.
The grade may be increased to a maximum of 15% or 8.5 degrees for approved lengths of access
roadways, when all structures served by the access road are protected by automatic fire sprinkler
systems. Cross-slope shall not be greater than 2% for paved access roadways. Please provide grade
and cross slope for fire apparatus access road.
3. Fire Apparatus Access Roads shall meet requirement for aerial apparatus access when the distance
from grade plane to highest level of the roof exceeds 30 ft. The minimum width of an aerial fire
apparatus access roadway is 26 feet, unobstructed width. The aerial access road must be a minimum
of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building and shall be positioned parallel to one entire
side of the building.
4. A minimum of two vehicle access points is required for any MFR development containing 50 or more
residential units (D106.1; CMC amend .) and where two apparatus access roads are required, they
shall be placed a distance apart not equal to less than½ the length of the overall diagonal dimension
of the property (D106.2) A second emergency vehicle access point must be provided OR provide
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mitigation for lack of sufficient apparatus access that is approved by the Fire Marshal. This proposal
must be submitted via an AM&M process (refer to AM&M Guideline for details)
5. Please provide documentation that hydrants are provided in the quantity and spacing described in
California Fire Code (CFC) Appendix C and prove that they are capable of delivering the amount of
water required by CFC Appendix B. The quantity and spacing of hydrants are governed by the fire
flow required for the structure(s) served. The required fire flow is dependent upon the size of the
structure, type of construction, and whether the building is equipped with fire sprinklers. A P99-F
form will need to be submitted to Fire & Life Safety
FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE REQUIREMENTS:
6. Note: property is currently mapped on a parcel adjacent to a very high fire severity zone. Updated
maps are expected to be released by the state in spring 2025. If updated maps are adopted by the
city prior to entitlement, this property may be required to meet all requirements for high or very
high fire severity zones. In designated Fire Hazard Zones/Fire Suppression Zones, fire lanes shall be
at least 28 feet wide.
7. Structures within a high or very high fire severity zone require special construction features to
protect against wildfire hazards; please consult with the building department and refer to CBC
Chapter 7 A for specific building requirements and CFC Chapter 49 for defensible space requirements.
If you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this letter with the commenting departments, please
contact Kyle Van Leeuwen at the number below. You may also contact each department individually as
follows:
• Planning Division: Kyle Van Leeuwen, Associate Planner, at (442) 339-2611
• Land Development Engineering: Jose Sanchez, Project Engineer, at (442) 339-5486
• Utilities (CMWD): Zac Taylor, Assistant Engineer, at (442) 339-2328
• Building Division: Shawn Huff, Building Official, at (442) 339-5338
• Fire Department: Randy Metz, Fire Inspections, at (442) 339-2661
Sincerely,
ERIC LARDY, AICP
City Planner
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Jose Sanchez, Project Engineer
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Data Entry
Attachments: A-Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (PDF)
B -Engineering Redline Plans (PDF)
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