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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDP 02-06; Tavelman Tennis Court; Hillside Development Permit (HDP) (12)c 7500 Cadencia St. Carlsbad, CA 92009 November 7,2002 .. .,. City of Carlsbad Planning Department 163 5 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 Attention: Mr. Greg Fisher L: r , _.. Reference: Tavelman Tennis Court Case No HDP 02-06 Dear Mr. Fisher: Based on the limited information in the Notice of Request for a Hillside Development Permit and the telephone conversations on 11/4/02 held with yourself and Mr. David Rick in the city Engineering Department, we have a number of objections and concerns about the proposed project. Specifically we object to the following: I. Grading should not proceed until after the rainy season. During construction of the Tavelman house by the previous owners approximately 15 years ago, several cubic yards on loose dirt washed fiom their property on to our lot and onto the lot immediately north of ours, causing considerable damage to our neighbor’s house, then under construction. 2. We object to any changes which will reduce the stability of the pad on which the Tavelman house is built. We reserve the right to have our own experts review the soil analysis and engineering related data and calculations on the stability of the Tavelman house pad, any retaining walls and related grading. 3. We object to any grading which will adversely affect the drainage from the Tavelman lot. To reduce standing water in our own back yard, we have installed an extensive drainage system, in addition to that required by the city when our house was built. Even with this, we have had problems when leaks have occurred in the irrigation system on the Tavelman lot. This has occurred when slow leaks from their irrigation system flowed down the hill, in the soil under our brow ditch and into our back yard. We reserve the right to have our own experts review the proposed drainage plans. If the drainage plans require granting an easement to empty into our brow ditch, we will take that into consideration although we are not making any commitments at the present time. Note that pipes from the Tavelman lot currently empty into our brow ditch in a less than optimal manner. 4. We object to any changes which will adversely affect the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood from our lot, including the proposed installation of a 10 foot fence around the tennis court and the installation of lights on the tennis court. 5. We object to any changes to the landscaping and irrigation which will result in additional water flow onto our property. We object to any additional irrigation which cannot easily be turned off by an adult with nominal mechanical ability in the event of a broken pipe or sprinkler. Within the past two months we have had L + such a problem and were told by the Tavelman’s that their gardener would fix it in five or six days. This months will not be an acceptable answer during the rainy season when the hillside is already soaked. 6. We object to any discharge of contaminated water, cement slurry, sludge, etc. into the brow ditch, into the pipes leading to the brow ditch or otherwise onto our property. Such a discharge of a cubic foot or more of some sort of wallboard like material occurred about a year ago during the construction of an addition by the Tavelman’s house. Until these objections and concerns can be properly addressed, we respectfully request that the hillside development permit be denied. Please contact us at the above address or telephone me during the day at (858) 73 1-283 1 so that we can have an opportunity to review the plans and better understand the proposed project. Sincerely, Henry T. Peterson Owner, 7500 Cadencia St.