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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 93-08; Carrillo Ranch Village O; Tentative Map (CT) (19)RICKPlanning Group 5(20 Friars Rood Son Diego, CA 92110-2596 Phone 161?) 291-0810 Fox (619) 291-4165 October 10,1996 Miss. Terri Woods City of Carlsbad Staff Planner 2075 Las Palmas Drive Carlsbad, California 92009 SUBJECT: Dear Terri: VILLAGE 0 RANCHO CARRILLO (RICK PLANNING GROUP JOB NUMBER 12916) We would like the opportunity to present additional information and justification for our proposal on the "drop a lot" condition in Village O. Our proposal is that the restricted lots be split down the center with each of the two halves becoming part of the adjacent lot's nonbuildable yard. To support this position we make the following points: 1. Village O has met its recreation requirement with other facilities so no additional recreation space is required (the public park is also next door). 2. Village O is planned to be marketed and priced for young family home buyers where budget is especially critical. Due to this, Continental Homes is making every attempt to be sensitive to the amount of homeowner association fees these buyers will be required to pay. Additional common open space will add to these fees. 3. Breaking up too long a line of homes with an unbuildable area will be equally effective whether it is owned and maintained as a landscaped space by an individual homeowner or is under common ownership. As part of the adjacent lots ,the area can still be restricted from structures void of the scale and mass of a two story home and landscaped so that the space will be recognized as providing relief in that row of homes. Yard fencing facing the street will not have a major influence on this visual relief (See photos 1 and 2). Yard fencing at the rear of the lots facing the park are at the top of slope where privacy is not an issue so they will be a visually open design. Li summary, although our proposal may be a new way of handling the "drop a lot" condition, when viewed for its intended purpose, that of producing visually relief, a "drop a lot" open space will be as effective in private lots as it would be as a common area and does it without additional homeowners association fees. Thanks for your continued consideration of this proposal. Sincerely, RICK PLANNING GROUP Robert E. Wilkinson Director of Design REW:vs. 12916.002 cc: Mr. Dave Lother Continental Ranch Inc. Mr. Mike Howes, Hofinan Planning Associates Mr. Norman Arndt, Rick Engineering Company Mr. Steve McPartland, Rick Engineering Company