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PLANNING DEPAAMTMEN T
September 1, 1988
Mr. Glen Rhodes
1200 Chinquapin Carlsbad, California 92008
SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE NO. 88-8 - Request approval of an Administrative Variance to allow a six foot fence
within the required front yard setback.
Dear Mr. Rhodes:
The Planning Director has completed a review of your application for an administrative variance at 1200 Chinquapin. After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Planning Director has determined that the four findings required for granting an administrative variance cannot be made and, therefore, DENIES this request based on the following findings and conditions:
Findinss:
1. There are no exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property or to the intended use that do not apply generally to the other property or class of use in the same vicinity and zone. Although the lot gently slopes down from east to west, the desire to create a level
lot cannot justify a six foot retaining type wall within the
€ront yard setback. There have been no other applications for a variance for a six foot wall or fence in the front yard setback in the vicinity.
2. The requested variance is not necessary for the preservation
and enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other property in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied to the property in question because the six foot fence would afford the applicant a greater level of privacy than neighboring residences could enjoy.
3. The granting of this variance will be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity and zone in which the property
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is located because the six foot wall will create a significant
visual impact on the adjacent lots. The surrounding neighborhood consists of single family dwellings maintaining a 20 foot front yard setback. Allowing this fence would set an undesirable precedent in the neighborhood.
You have the right to appeal this decision to the Planning Commission within ten days of receipt of this letter. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to call this off ice.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER
Planning Director
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