HomeMy WebLinkAboutAV 91-08; Vista San Malo; Administrative Variance (AV)-.
August 1, 1991
Ray Escano
800 Grand Avenue Suite A-1
Carlsbad, CA 92008
SUBJECT: Pp mA'"! VA&&E 9l-087 Request to maintain an existing
combination retaining/screening wall that ranges in height from 6 to 10 feet
in the required side and rear yard setback in a single-family residential
zone, where 6 feet is the maximum wall height permitted.
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Dear Mr. Escano:
The Planning Director has completed a review of your application for an Administrative
Variance at the southwest corner of Las Flores Drive and Tuttle Street. After careful
consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Planning Director 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.
Findinas:
1. There are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances applicable to the property
that do not apply generally to the other property in the same vicinity and zone.
The lot slopes down to the southwest and the placement of retaining walls ranging
in height from 1 to 4 feet were required along the southern and western property
lines for adequate lot drainage. The subject property is located adjacent to
parcels that have agricultural uses, horses and accessory uses located on the
southern and western property lines. These types of land uses are not abundant
nor commonly found in the immediate neighborhood surrounding the property.
2. The requested variance is 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. To provide adequate
buffering from pesticide spraying, odors and flies from the horses and the
accessory uses on the adjacent southern and western properties lines, a solid
screen wall/fence on top of the required retaining walls is necessary for the
reasonable use of the rear and side yards of the subject property.
2075 Las Palmas Drive - Carlsbad, California 92009-4859 - (619) 438-1 161
Ray Escano
August 1, 1991
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3. The granting of this variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare
or injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity and zone in which the
property is located. The walls are not visible from Buena Vista Way and only
partially visible from Jefferson Street. The walls/fences will benefit the surrounding
properties by providing rear yard privacy. The placement of vertical reveals every
six feet along the south facing exterior of the wall will be required to visually break
up the monotony of the long linear wall. The required use of a textured and
painted stucco material will help to soften the visual impacts of the wall.
4. The granting of this variance will not adversely affect the comprehensive General
Plan. Residential, agricultural land uses, and retaining and screen walls are
permitted in the R-1 Zone. The screen wall will make the residential and
agricultural, land uses more compatible by providing adequate buffering and
screening.
Conditions:
1. Prior to occupancy of any units, textured stucco facing and vertical reveals every
six to eight linear feet along the exterior of the south facing masonry wall shall be
required to enhance and soften the appearance of the wall and to provide visually
interest.
2. Prior to occupancy of any units, the wood fence on top of the retaining wall
located along the western property line shall not exceed a height of 5 feet.
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 contact
the project planner, Jeff Gibson in the Planning Department at 438-1 161, extension 4455.
VAssisFt Planning Director
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