HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRE 2026-0035; 315 OLIVE AVE; Admin Decision Letter
Community Development Department
Planning Division 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 442-339-2600
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July 23, 2026
Sam Wright
1287 Buena Vista Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008-1534
SUBJECT: PRE 2026-0035 (DEV2026-0059) – 315 OLIVE AVE
APN: 206-092-09-00
Thank you for submitting a preliminary review application for a proposal to construct a 768-square-foot
addition to an existing single-family dwelling, a 1195-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above a
proposed 896-square-foot garage (Garage 3), a 795-square-foot garage (Garage 4), a 492-square-foot
storage area, and a 540-square-foot gym located at 315 Olive Avenue (APN 206-092-09-00). Garage 3 and
the gym located on the first level would be attached to a 448-square-foot covered breezeway. A 440
square-foot garage (Garage 1) is attached to Garage 3 by a perpendicular wall. A 440-square-foot garage
(Garage 2) is located 10 feet to the rear of Garage 1, creating a tandem configuration. The project site
includes a, approximately 0.64-acre (27,934 square feet) lot, developed with a single-family dwelling and
an attached garage, a shed, and retaining walls. The project site currently takes access off Olive Avenue
through an existing driveway and a second driveway access would be proposed.
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:
General
1. General Plan and zoning designations for the property are as follows:
a. General Plan: R-15, Residential; 11.5 to 15 dwelling units per acre
b. Zoning: Residential Density-Multiple (RD-M) Zone and Beach Area Overlay Zone
c. Coastal Zone: The project site is located within the Coastal Zone and is subject to the Mello II
Segment of the Local Coastal Program (LCP). The LCP Land Use and Zoning are consistent with
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the City’s General Plan Land Use and Zoning for the site. The property is located within the
California Coastal Commission’s Appeals Jurisdiction.
2. The project requires the following permits:
a. Minor Coastal Development Permit (CDP). The project is within the coastal zone, within the
Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program. A Minor CDP approved by the City Planner is
required for the detached ADU, and if the development of the proposed addition and other
accessory structures result in a building valuation of less than $60,000, an additional Minor
CDP will be required (see 2.b below). Please note, the Minor CDP for the ADU must be
submitted separately as a stand-alone entitlement from the CDP required for the proposed
addition and other accessory structures.
b. Minor Coastal Development Permit (Minor CDP) or Coastal Development Permit (CDP) – A
CDP is required pursuant to Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.201.030 where the
applicant wishes to undertake a development (define in CMC Section 21.04.107) located in
the coastal zone. Depending on the scope of the proposed addition and accessory structures
(not including the ADU), a Minor CDP or a Major CDP will be required. Development with a
building valuation less than $60,000 qualify for a Minor CDP, while developments costing
$60,000 or more qualify for a Coastal Development Permit. The City Planner shall make the
final determination regarding a project’s cost of development. The primary basis for
determining the cost of development will be the application of dollar costs per square foot
for different types of construction. These costs are set by the International Conference of
Building Officials (ICBO) and are applied throughout San Diego County. For more information
on determining the cost of construction please see the Project Valuation Form (B-29).
Contractor proposals may also be submitted for consideration by the City Planner. Please
refer to the current fee schedule for the appropriate $/square foot fee rate. The decision-
making authority for a Minor CDP is the City Planner. The decision-making authority for a
Major CDP is the Planning Commission. The CDP will be appealable to the California Coastal
Commission.
c. Hillside Development Permit (HDP). An HDP approved by the Planning Commission is
required if the project proposes to grade, erect, or construct into or on top of a slope which
has a gradient of fifteen percent or more and an elevation differential greater than fifteen
feet. See comment 3 below.
d. Habitat Management Permit (HMP). Pursuant to CMC 21.210.070 a HMP permit approved by
the Planning Commission is required if the project directly or indirectly impacts natural
habitat. See comments 4(a) and 4(c) below.
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
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/departments/community-development/planning. You may also
access the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Ordinance online at the website address
shown. Please review all information carefully before submitting.
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3. Hillside Development Ordinance. Unless exempt pursuant to CMC § 21.95.040, no person shall grade,
erect, or construct into or on top of a slope which has a gradient of fifteen percent or more and an
elevation differential greater than fifteen feet without first obtaining a hillside development permit
(HDP) pursuant to CMC Chapter 21.95. Please provide grading plans with multiple cross sections.
The project will need to demonstrate conformance with the Hillside Development Regulations and
Hillside Development & Design Guidelines. As part of a formal submittal of an HDP, please be sure
that project exhibits address all requirements listed under CMC § 21.95.130 – Hillside Mapping
Procedures and CMC § 21.95.140 – Hillside Development and Design Standards.
The Hillside Development & Design Guidelines may be reviewed online at:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/270/637425976541270000
4. Technical Studies/Exhibits. A formal submittal of this project shall include the following technical
studies/exhibits:
a. Biological Study. A formal submittal of this project will need to include a biological study of the
site in compliance with the City of Carlsbad’s Habitat Management Plan (HMP) and Guidelines for
Biological Studies. If the site contains any potentially or known occupied Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS),
protocol surveys shall be conducted, if not already done, in a February/March period to
adequately survey for the presence of nesting gnatcatchers. Surveys conducted outside of this
nesting period may only observe presence/absence of gnatcatchers and would not be accepted
as adequate for purposes of CEQA and LCP compliance.
The city’s HMP may be reviewed at the Planning Division front counter or found online at:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/224/637446616709600000
The Guidelines for Biological Studies may be found online at:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/1604/637819050500430000
b. Tree Inventory. As part of the above, please inventory trees onsite and identify if any are Torrey
Pines.
c. Constraints Map/Analysis. Pursuant to Coastal Resource Protection Overlay Zone (CMC Chapter
21.203), topographic and vegetation mapping and analysis, as well as soils reports, will be
required as part of the coastal development permit application. Such information shall be
prepared by qualified professionals and in sufficient detail to enable the city to locate the
boundary of any upland habitat areas and areas of slopes in excess of 25 percent. Topographic
maps shall be submitted at a scale sufficient to determine the appropriate developable areas,
generally not less than a scale of 1” – 100’ with a topographic contour interval of five feet and
shall include an overlay delineating the location of the proposed project. (See also Hillside
Development Regulations, CMC § 21.95.130 and § 21.95.140).
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d. Geotechnical/Soils Report. In addition to the typical submittal requirements of a preliminary
geotechnical/soils report, please be sure to also review the specific requirements listed under the
Coastal Resources Protection Overlay Zone (CMC Chapter 21.203) and include in these required
reports.
More specifically, pursuant to CMC § 21.203.040.C - Landslide and Slope Instability, developments
within five hundred feet of areas identified generally in the PRC Toups report, Figure 8, as
containing soils of the La Jolla group (susceptible to accelerated erosion) or landslide prone areas
shall be required to submit additional geologic reports containing the additional information
required in the Coastal Shoreline Development Overlay Zone.
Additionally, pursuant to CMC § 21.203.040.D - Seismic Hazards, development in liquefaction-
prone areas shall include site-specific investigations addressing the liquefaction problem and
suggesting mitigation measures.
e. Cultural Resources and Paleontological Studies. The development of the proposed project will
require excavation in an area of the city known to have a high sensitivity as it relates to
archeological and paleontological resources. Please direct your consultant to the city’s Tribal,
Cultural and Paleontological Resources Guidelines. Please note that any archeological pedestrian
survey of the site for the cultural resources study shall include a Native American monitor during
the survey. The Guidelines may be reviewed at the Planning Division front counter or found online
at:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/254/637425976516870000
f. Historical Analysis. The existing home on the property was built over 50 years ago. To determine
if the structure is significant pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a
historical analysis report will need to be submitted. The report shall also be consistent with the
city’s Tribal, Cultural, and Paleontological Resources Guidelines and again can be found online at:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/254/637425976516870000
A formal submittal of this project to the city’s Planning Division shall include two (2) copies of each of
the above reports.
5. Please be aware that all development on natural slopes of twenty-five percent (25%) or greater
(>25%) within the coastal zone shall comply with the requirements of Chapters 21.38 and 21.203 of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code and the slope protection policies of the Mello II Segment of the Local
Coastal Program.
6. The project frontage has been identified in the city’s inventory as a vacant planting site. If street trees
are required and/or if 500 square feet or more of new or modified landscaping is proposed,
conceptual landscape exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with the General Requirements listed
in Section 3 of the City of Carlsbad Landscape Manual (February 2016). The Landscape Manual may
be reviewed online at:
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https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7032/637697387309170000
7. Per the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330), any project that includes the removal or demolition of a
"protected unit" is required to provide the occupants with 1) relocation benefits (Gov. Code § 7260
et seq.), and 2) right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development.
(Gov. Code § 66300 (d)(2)(D).) "Protected units" are generally defined by Gov. Code §
66300(d)(2)(E)(ii) as including residential units subject to affordability restrictions, price controls, or
occupied by low-income households. The formal submittal of the project will need to include
documentation regarding any existing “protected units.” Refer to the city’s Housing Declaration Form
(P-38) for more information about the State’s potential replacement and relocation provisions, if
applicable. Please note that this form is required to be filed to make your application complete for
processing.
8. New requirements related to the city’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will likely
impact development requirements of this project. A formal application submittal will need to include
a completed Climate Action Plan Checklist (Form P-30) to determine what requirements will apply to
the project. New GHG reduction requirements are related to energy efficiency, photovoltaic, electric
vehicle charging, water heating and traffic demand management requirements, as set forth in the
California Green Building Standards Code and in Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapters 18.21, 18.30 and
18.51 which is available on the city’s website at the following address:
http://www.qcode.us/codes/carlsbad/view.php?topic=18&frames=on
To the extent that new GHG reduction requirements are in effect at the time of application for grading
or building permits, the project will be required to comply with the effective requirements even if
different than what is proposed in the project’s planning approvals. GHG reduction requirements may
impact, but are not limited to, site design and local building code requirements. If incorporating new
GHG reduction requirements results in substantial modifications to the project after planning
approvals are obtained, then prior to issuance of grading or building permits, the applicant may be
required to submit and receive approval of a Consistency Determination or an Amendment
application for the project through the Planning Division.
9. Plans. Please address the following comments:
a. The ADU as designed is proposed on the second level, above the proposed gym, Garage 3, Garage
4 and the proposed storage and mechanical rooms. Pursuant to CMC 21.10.030(E)(4)(e), an ADU
can be constructed above a garage only. Please redesign to ensure the ADU is not constructed
above other uses (i.e. Storage, mechanical rooms)
b. Show and label one 8.5-foot-wide by 20-foot-long parking.
c. Provide floor plans for the proposed addition and ensure all rooms are labeled.
d. Garage 1 and Garage 2 are proposed within the 10-foot side yard setback. Pursuant to CMC
21.24.090(C), detached accessory structures containing no habitable space can be located within
5-feet from the side yard if the structures does not exceed a building coverage of 440 square feet.
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The plans call each garage out as 440 square feet, however the exterior dimension (28 feet long
by 16 feet wide) calculate to 448 square feet per garage. Please revise.
e. Please note, tandem garage parking is not permitted. Garage 1 and Garage 2 are allowed, but
cannot be used to satisfy any required parking space. Please demonstrate that all required parking
will be accommodated:
i. ADU – One uncovered space (9.5-feet-wide by 20-feet-long).
ii. SFD – Two garage spaces provided in a two-car garage (interior dimensions of 20’
by 20’) or two separate non-tandem one-car garages (12 feet by 20 feet).
iii. Visitor Parking (required per CMC 21.82.060(C)) – 1 space.
Please also clearly dimension a 24’ unobscured vehicle back up behind each parking/garage space.
f. Pursuant to CMC 21.44.060(A)(4), driveway pavement within the front yard setback cannot
exceed 30% of the required front yard area. The proposed driveway appears to exceed this
requirement. Please provide a calculation on the plans to show compliance.
g. Provide existing and proposed elevations. The height restrictions are as follows:
i. Accessory structures (not including the ADU) are limited to a height of 14 feet if
a minimum roof pitch of 3:12 is provided or ten feet if less than a 3:12 roof pitch
is provided (CMC 21.24.090).
ii. Newly constructed, reconstructed, altered or enlarged residential structure
within the beach area overlay zone shall exceed a height of 30 feet if a minimum
roof pitch of 3:12 is provided or 24 feet if less than a 3:12 roof pitch is provided
(CMC 21.82.050).
h. Pursuant to CMC 21.24.110, the maximum lot coverage, including accessory structures, is 60%.
Provide a lot coverage calculation on the plans.
Per CMC 21.040.061 lot coverage means the total ground area of a site occupied by any building
or structure as measured from the outside of its surrounding external walls or supporting
members.
Lot coverage should include exterior structures such as stairs, arcades, bridges, permanent
structural elements protruding from buildings such as overhanging balconies, oriel windows,
stories which overhang a ground level story, garages and covered carports. Building coverage also
includes the perimeter area of a basement. Excluded from lot coverage are roof eaves extending
less than thirty inches from the face of any building, awnings, open parking areas, structures under
thirty inches in height and masonry walls not greater than six feet in height such as wing-walls,
planter walls or grade-separation retaining walls.
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10. Applicant Questions:
a. Please elaborate on any potential street dedications and / or frontage improvement requirements
and justification.
See Land Development Engineering comment 29 below.
b. Does the city have any documents that could be reviewed of adjacent parcels that illustrate a rear-
yard stringline setback?
Stringline setbacks apply to projects which are located between the sea and the first public road
parallel to the sea. This property is not located between the sea and the first public road parallel
to the sea, as such stringlines setbacks do not apply.
c. The existing fifty-year-old plus residence is to remain, does the addition to the residence or
improvements on site trigger a historical / cultural resource report for the residence?
A historical resources report is required as the project proposes modification to the existing SFD
in the form of a residential addition.
d. Please confirm no landscape / water conservation plans are required.
Landscaping plans will be required if street trees are required (see Land Development Engineering
comment 20 below) and/or if the project proposes 500 square feet or more of new or modified
landscaping.
e. Do any of the proposed property improvements require a coastal development permit?
Yes, please see Planning Comment 2 above.
f. Do any of the proposed improvements require any of the following reports or studies?
Yes, please see Planning Comment 4 above.
Land Development Engineering:
1. 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.
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 discretionary application submittal.
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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. Depending on the CEQA determination, which is determined after the application for discretionary
permits is submitted, a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis may be required per the Vehicles Miles
at https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showdocument?id=312.
4. Complete a Stormwater Standards Questionnaire Form E-34,
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/604/638683035715330000. 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. 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. 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 discretionary
application.
5. Provide a Preliminary Title Report (current within the last six (6) months).
6. 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.
7. A Preliminary Hydrology Study including map and calculations is required to demonstrate
capacity/sizing of proposed and existing storm drain infrastructure. Show 100-year storm hydrologic
calculations before and after development for each drainage basin.
8. A preliminary geotechnical report is required to evaluate the feasibility of the project and provide
remedial recommendations. Guidelines for preliminary geotechnical studies are available on the City
of Carlsbad Engineering website through the following link:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/326/638054006747270000.
9. Per CMC15.16.060 this project will require a grading permit and grading plan.
10. A separate improvement plan for work within the right-of-way may be required for this project.
11. Delineate and annotate the limits of grading.
12. Delineate and annotate approximate topographic contours for existing and proposed condition.
Provide 1-foot contours for slopes less than 5%; 2’ intervals for slopes between 5% and 10%, and 5’
intervals for slopes over 10%. Extend contours a minimum 25 feet beyond the project boundary.
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13. On the site plan, 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.
14. Delineate location of all existing and proposed buildings, walls, fences and permanent structures
onsite and within 25 feet of the site.
15. Indicate the earthwork quantities (cut, fill, import, export, remedial) proposed for the project in
cubic yards.
16. Provide spot elevations at the corners of each pad in the proposed condition. Include finish pad and
floor elevations.
17. 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.
18. Delineate all retaining walls that will be utilized on the project site, if needed, 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.
19. Provide a cross section to show the existing and proposed ground, the proposed wall, the footing and
remedial excavation. Provide a temporary construction easement or permission to grade letter from
adjacent owner to construct walls on their property or delineate and annotate proposed temporary
shoring walls, if necessary.
20. The project frontage has been identified in the city’s inventory as a vacant planting site. Coordinate
with the parks and recreation department for planting requirements per Section 11.12 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code for additional information.
21. Provide chain of title report to determine lot legality. A Certificate of Compliance may be required
pending results of the chain of title documents.
22. 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.
23. Delineate and annotate all proposed driveways and driveway widths.
24. 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.
25. Show all existing and proposed utilities and callout size for: water, sewer, storm drain, underground
dry utilities, overhead lines, traffic signals, street lights in Olive Avenue and laterals affecting the
property. See DWG 185-1 and DWG 343-2 for locations.
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26. 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.
27. 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.
28. Project is located within the Coastal Zone; therefore, a Coastal Development Permit is required.
29. Dedications and frontage improvements are required per CMC18.40 and/or CMC20.16. A 5 foot wide
public street and utility easement shall be dedicated as well as dedication for the cul-de-sac right-of-
way based on City of Carlsbad Standard GS-3 for a 60-foot right-of-way width.
30. This project requires an encroachment agreement for proposed driveways in the public right-of-
way.
31. Address the comments on the attached redlined plan.
32. Please be advised that a more in-depth review of the proposed development will occur with the
discretionary permit application when a more complete design of the project is provided.
Fire & Life Safety:
1. As proposed, the addition to the primary residence exceeds the maximum allowable 150-foot hose-
pull distance. Hose-pull is measured ten feet from the fire access roadway (Olive Ave). Provide
clarification as to whether the existing primary residence is protected by an automatic fire sprinkler
system.
Public Works Utilities:
1. Verify fire requirements with Carlsbad Fire Department. If fire sprinklers are required, replace existing
water service and meter and install a new backflow device per City of Carlsbad Engineering Standard
W-5.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Identify locations and detail fire service, water, irrigation, and sewer connections at property line for
the new development in compliance with current Carlsbad Engineering Design Standards.
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Building:
1.Provide the following notes on the cover sheet of the plans:
a.A boundary survey report is required for this project. Concrete placement will not be
approved until a boundary survey showing compliance to the approved plans is provided
to the Building Division.
b.Per city form B64, a soils report is required for all new construction, additions over 750
sq ft, new detached ADUs, and retaining walls.
2.Provide the following per CRC R106.1.1:
a.Note the Applicable Codes (e.g., 2025 CBC, CRC, CPC, CMC, CEC, CGBSC, CA Energy Code,
local ordinances, etc.).
b.Specify the Occupancy Group - (e.g., R-3/U for Single Family Dwelling).
c.Specify the Type of Construction - (e.g., Type V-B for wood framed construction).
d.Clarify if the buildings will be equipped with Fire Sprinklers? (Yes or No).
If you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this letter with the commenting departments, please
contact Lauren Yzaguirre at the number below. You may also contact each department individually as
follows:
•Planning Division: Lauren Yzaguirre, Senior Planner, at (442) 339-2634
•Building Division: Jesse Sanchez, Building Official, at (442) 339-2091
•Land Development Engineering: Joshua Thompson, Project Engineer, at (442) 339-2105
•Fire Department: Felix Salcedo, Assistant Fire Marshall, at (442) 339-2663
Sincerely,
ERIC LARDY
Assistant Director of Community
Development
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c: Oshima Family Trust, 352 OLIVE AVE CARLSBAD, CA 92008
Nichole Fine, Project Engineer
Fire & Life Safety
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