HomeMy WebLinkAboutV 2017-0002; TUCKWELL RV VARIANCE; Admin Decision LetterJuly 17, 2017
Sandra Flood
4830 Kelly Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
SUBJECT: V 2017-0002 (DEV2017-0059)-TUCKWELL RV VARIANCE
{'City of
Carlsbad
The City Planner has completed a review of your application for an Administrative Variance, V 2017-0002,
to allow the parking of a seven foot wide, 12 foot long, by 8 feet high recreational trailer in the required
front yard setback located at 4830 Kelly Drive. After careful consideration of the circumstances
surrounding this request, the City Planner has determined that the five findings required for granting an
Administrative Variance can be made and therefore, APPROVES this request based on the following
findings and conditions.
Findings:
1. Whether parking in, or access to, the side or rear yard would require structural alteration to the
existing residence, or would require the removal of significant or unique landscaping that the
strict application of requiring recreational vehicles to be· in an enclosed structure or in the
side/rear yard while observing all required setbacks (CMC Section 21.44.060 Table E) physically
constrains the trailer to the driveway. The dimensions of the trailer are seven feet wide, 12 feet
long, by eight feet high. Both side yards are six feet wide from the residence to the property
lines, making it infeasible to locate a seven foot wide trailer in the side yard. Similarly, the
garage door height is seven feet tall, approximately a foot shorter than the trailer; which makes
it infeasible to locate the trailer in the garage. Major structural alterations would be required
to accommodate the trailer such as: 1) removing residential or garage square footage in order
to park the trailer in the side or rear yard; or 2) raising the garage height by several feet to park
the trailer in an enclosed structure. These structural alterations would change the character of
the residence and neighborhood.
2. Whether parking in or access to the side or rear yard would not require extensive grading.
Grading activities would be infeasible in accommodating the trailer in the side and or rear yard
because: 1) the trailer is seven feet wide and does not fit in the six foot side yard; and 2) trailer
access from the rear half of the property cannot be achieved because the rear and side of the
property do not abut a public street.
3. Whether, because of the configuration of the lot, existing landscaping, the location of the
structures on the lot, and the size of the recreational vehicle, parking of the recreational vehicle
in the front yard would not interfere with visibility to or from any street in that the 30 foot
driveway can accommodate the 12 foot long trailer without impacting visibility to or from any
street. The configuration of the interior lot is very similar to that of the surrounding lots:
rectangular in shape, residences with less than 10 foot side yards, and lengthy driveways serving
two-car garages. The residence onsite constrains the trailer from being parked in an enclosed
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structure or side yard. Although the trailer will be parked in the driveway, the size of the
driveway will accommodate the trailer and other vehicles without encroaching into the public
right-of-way. Given the limited room the trailer requires on the driveway, and the linear
configuration of Kelly Drive, the trailer will not interfere with visibility to and from any street.
4. Whether allowing parking of the recreational vehicle in the front yard would interfere with traffic
on the street or sidewalk, or would encroach into the street and utility right-of-way. The driveway
of the residence is approximately 30 feet long from the garage to the sidewalk. This depth is
adequate to park the 12 foot-long trailer. Therefore, the trailer will not encroach into the public
right-of-way and will allow multimodal traffic flow to proceed normally.
5. That the City Planner has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State
Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and it is
therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental
documents pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the state CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen
with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant
effect on the environment. In making this determination, the City Planner has found that the
exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 of the state CEQA Guidelines do not apply to this project.
Conditions:
1. The recreational vehicle is not considered a habitable structure when parked on the pr_operty
and shall not be used in such a manner.
2. When parked on the property all "slide-outs," "pop-ups," awnings or similar features shall not
be deployed and shall be kept in the "in" or "down" position in order to minimize the mass of
the recreational vehicle.
3. Approval is granted for V 2017-0002 as shown on Exhibit "A," dated June 13, 2017, on file in the
Planning Division and incorporated herein by reference. Development shall occur substantially as
shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions.
This decision may be appealed by you or any member of the public to the Planning Commission within ten
days of receipt of this letter. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Planning Commission at 1635
Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along with a payment of $850.00. The filing of such appeal within such time
limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the City Planner until such time as a final decision on the
appeal is reached. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Paul Dan
at (760) 602-4614.
Sincerely,
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TERI DELCAMP
Principal Planner
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Kyrenne Chua, Project Engineer
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