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November 76, 7990
Ray Martin
Rick Engineering
7959 Palomar Oaks Way, Suite 200
Carlsbad, CA 92009
RE: St. Patrick’s Parking Lot Addition - CUP 204”
Dear Mr. Martin:
This will confirm our discussion this morning. It was a pleasure meeting with you. Staff
has reviewed your proposal and considered your request to be relieved of the
requirements of Section 21.44.080 of the zoning ordinance requiring a solid wall.
Because of the fact that your parking lot will abut a residentially zoned lot occupied by
a single family home, a 6 foot high solid wall is required. If this wall is placed on the
property line separating the residential parcel from your parking lot, and if that wall is 6
inches thick, only 1.5 feet will separate the curb from the wall. A 1.5 foot overhang is not
adequate to prevent cars from hitting the wall. Two and one half feet is the minimum
overhang required. While your plans show that the spaces next to the wall will be
compact, the possibility that they will be used by full size cars must be considered in the
design. Furthermore, even some compact cars require more than 1.5 feet overhang.
The same problem appears to exist at the northerly boundary of the proposed lot. While
the dimension between the curb and north wall is not called out on your plans, it appears
to scale to 2 feet, where a minimum of 2.5 feet is required. This northerly row of spaces
is not limited to compact vehicles.
Please redesign the lot to address these requirements. You may want to consider the
following two ideas:
- Locate the required wall further east in order to increase the overhang
fronting the row of compact spaces.
Move the entire parking lot further toward the west side of the site. This
may allow adequate overhang on both east and west sides.
Of course the above ideas are only suggestions; you may redesign the lot in any manner
which satisfies the requirements.
2075 Las Palmas Drive - Carlsbad. California 92009-4859 - (619) 438-1 161
Ray Martin
November 16, 1990
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We hope these comments are helpful to you. Thank you for coming in and we look
forward to receiving your revised plans.
Sincerely,
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Jim Davis
Robert Green
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