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Community & Economic Development
November 20, 2013
Andrew & Lori Mencinsky
3320 Piragua Street
Carlsbad, CA 92009
SUBJECT: AV 13-09-MENCINSKY RV PARKING
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The City Planner has completed a review of your application for an Administrative Variance, AV 13-09 at
3320 Piragua Street to allow a recreational vehicle to be parked in the required front yard. After careful
consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the City Planner has determined that the
four findings required for granting an Administrative Variance can be made and therefore, APPROVES
this request based on the following findings and conditions.
Findings:
1. That parking in or access to the side or rear yard will require structural alteration to the existing
residence or will require the removal of significant or unique landscaping in that the west side
yard is nine (9) feet five (5) inches wide and contains a three (3) foot tall retaining wall built
with CMU blocks that encroaches 3 feet and 5 inches into the sideyard. The remaining six (6)
foot opening will not accommodate the eight (8) foot two (2) inch wide recreational vehicle.
The east side yard is 16 feet wide, however, several palm trees would have to be removed and
a curb cut and grading would be required to access this area.
2. That parking of the recreational vehicle in or access to the side or rear would require extensive
grading to the side or rear yard as the east side yard has a significant slope that would need to
be cut and a retaining wall installed to stabilize the cut. The west yard would require minor
grading to smooth out the shallow three (3) foot five (5) inch slope to access the side yard.
3. Parking of the recreational vehicle in the front yard will not interfere with visibility to or from
Piragua Street in that adequate site distance is provided and the subject lot is an interior lot.
4. That the recreational vehicle will not interfere with traffic on the street or sidewalk or encroach
into the street and utility right-of-way in that the recreational vehicle would not encroach into
the public right-of-way since the length of the recreational vehicle is 21 feet and the driveway
length is 27 feet 6 inches.
Conditions:
1. The recreational vehicle is not considered a habitable structure when parked on the property
and shall not be used in such a manor.
Planning Division
1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 T 760-602-4600 F 760-602-8559
AV 13-09-MENCINSKY RV PARKING
November 19, 2013
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2. All "slide-outs," "pop-ups" 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 AV 13-09 as shown on Exhibit "A," dated November 20, 2013, 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 $651.00. 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 Austin Silva at (760) 602-4631.
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CHRIS DeCERBO
Principal Planner
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c: Don Neu, City Planner
Chris, DeCerbo, Principal Planner
Jason Geldert, Project Engineer
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