HomeMy WebLinkAboutAV 01-15; Simes RV Variance; Administrative Variance (AV)- City of Carlsbad
June 12,2001
Mr. Leonard Simes
6731 Antilope Street
Carlsbad, CA 92009
SUBJECT: Request for Permission to Park a Recreational Vehicle in the
Front Yard Setback at 6731 Antilope Street
The Planning Director has completed a review of your request to park a recreational vehicle in
your front yard setback, pursuant to section 21.44.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. After
careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Planning Director has
determined that the findings required for allowing the parking of a recreational vehicle in the
front yard setback can be made and therefore APPROVES this request based on the following
findings.
1. That parking in or access to the side yard would require structural alteration to the
existing residence or would require the removal of significant or unique landscaping in
that the south side yard is inaccessible due to elevation changes and mature
landscaping, thus preventing access to the rear yard. Additionally, the distance
between the north side of the structure and the cinder block wall and slope is only 7.5
feet. Therefore, it is not possible to park a recreational vehicle in the side or rear yards.
2. That parking in or access to the side or rear yard would require extensive grading in that
the south property side yard slopes downward to the street and the north side yard
slopes upward to the adjacent property.
3. That allowing the recreational vehicle in the front yard setback will, not interfere with
traffic on the street or sidewalk or encroach into the street and utility right of way or
interfere with visibility to or from any street in that the recreational vehicle would be
substantially screened behind existing landscaping and the existing north side yard
slope. Although the subject site is a corner lot, the recreational vehicle would be parked
no closer than 87.5 feet from the street corner, allowing adequate site distance.
City of Carlsbad
MICHAEL HOLZMLLER
Planning Director
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C: Chris DeCerbo
Paul Godwin
Building File
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