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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 4.43; KELSO RESIDENCE; Engineering Application,., __ , • CITY OF CARLSBAD • . ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ABOVE GROUND ENCROACHMENT PERMIT APPLICATION PERMIT NO. 1. PR Jf. 3/-;3 I PROJECT NAME I /:::&-fJO ,e.£$1/Jt;;..JCE LOCATION OF PROJECT: ON THE jµaem£A~r jsroE OFj /!?.1~6C£U,r /.¥, (~:droj j (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST) (NAME OF STREET) BETWEEN I HMt'JtlU,l'-4£.K., LIJ, AND CAHO£/J C,/,ea,e. (NAME OF STREET) (NAME OF STREET) ASsEssoR PARCEL No ( s). ,,---. 1-1w_7_5_3-,-, _&_f ___ J_1o_7 ___ D_s_, -_ -11----;-t ~--i-e-~-~!---,01 / BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENCROACHMENT: I E.Xl~77/J6 /!!Elll/AIIA./6 ttlAtL 16 LtJCA?l:L) t){/c,ll.. A ~1Zit/1 t)/!,A-/µ ~ tW A Pl/~Ut. L)/44/.V~. ~£NT. ~ee REASON FOR ENCROACHMENT: I SU. [)£;,:tUU<> ~,Al /.U _01/,I! MMIA.ll~17lArtl/£ //~/,4,vct.~. {~~) OWNER APPLICANT NAME (PRINT OR TYPE) NAME (PRI'NT OR TYPE) 'I /J A-AINA ~ l.SO /QEl/1AJ ANN,4 . K£t..=?I) MAILING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS 3350 f<.,/~eC/Ze-~T OIZ. 3750 /ZI0~/3Ctf£5' t:;e.. FOR CITY USE ONLY TOTAL FEE REQURIED, .... _l,_n_a_::---_r&_· ___ z DATE FEE PAID! ~-;,µ -'f / RECEIPT No. I. 3to& RECEIVED BY: REC·EIVED APR 2 2 1991 Page: 6 L . -• l. Explain why there are r.xceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property or to the intended use that do not apply generally to the 0th.er property or class of use in the .same vicinity and zone. When we purchased our home in 1986, we·were adjacent to Rising Glen Drive. It was a small asphalt one-car-width road that went from Ridgecrest Drive to Camino Real, giving one house the street axis it needed. Next to the road was a very large, steep gully. The property bepind us was purchased to build single family homes on. . The street was closed off. We a;pproached MacMillan r ompany, the la.nd's developer, about purchasing the part of Rising Glen Drive that was directly south of our property. They agreed with us that this section of land would be di+'ficult to maintain. Before closing escrow, MacMillan r:ompany gave us :permission to remove the weeds and debris from the property. This gully had obviously become someone's land fill because we worked :or four days to clean it up and have it hauled away· in dumpsters. Ne found years of yard clippings, used car batteries, wheelbarrows full beer bottles and cans, in addition to year's and year's of plant growth. We have heard, during many conversations with.neighbors, that this was a ,lrequent hang-out of' teenagers on weekends. The wall was built so that the gully and vacated strret could be filled in with dirt and land.,scaped as part of.our complete landscape plan. This area had become an eye-sore ~or the neighbors. By filling in the steep gully and levding the dirt with our adjacent neighbor's pad we tried to blend the two properties togethf'r, thereby creating a more attractive view for all neighbor's to enjoy. No other home pads on Ridgecrest Drive have steep gullies on them and most arc generally level flat. 7 .. v• • 2. Explain why such variance is necessary for the preservation and e enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other property in the same vicinity and zone byt. which is denied to the property in question. Since we moved into our home in 1986, we discovered, through conversations with other neighbors, that the local :i:'esidents were adament about not having Rising Glen connect with Ridgecrest Dir.i.ve, as a result of 'the Brentwood Heights subdivision. The neighbors wanted it closed. We were told numerour times that they were pleased we were purchasing the property, as the land would be maintained from momeone on Ridgecrest Drive and not by a maintain company for the people of. Brentwood Heights. The retaining wall was .necessary to bring our "sideyard prq,erty" up to comparabie standards of the neighborhood. The height and length of the retaining wall was necessary tc tie our property in with the adjacent neighbor to the south. However, the "filled" area is still several feet below that property, cre~ting a gentle stepped affect. 1-Je tried to bring this local "eye-sore" up to the "pride of ownership" standards that property m-mers on Ridgecrest Drive maintain. Without .l the retaining wall the land would have been di f·~icul t to incorporate into a residential landscape plan. J. Explain why the granting of such variance will nto be mater5.ally detrimental to the public welfare or injorious to the property or improvements in such vicintiy and zone in which the property is located. /rom Ridgecrest Drive the retaining wall is less than 2 ft. tall. this loes not affect anyone in anyway. 'h'om the homes below, 1•:hich sit on pads 80 -90 ft. below our home's pad the impact is minimal, The embankment is landscaped and maintained by their homeo~mer's association • . Upon completeion of our landscape plan, it is our intent to install ~ dr:i,p system behind the retaining wall. · We will then plant drought .... ,l,, • -• tolerant plants, such as bougainvillea, Pride of Madeira, gazania, and lantana, to further sof:ten the effect of the wall. 4. F,xplain why the granting o'f such variance will not adversely a":fect the comprehensive plan. As e~plained previously, this retaining wall and the subsequent fill and landscape plans have been viewed favorably by our neighbors. They Saw it as a dramatic improvement over the previous situation. We filled in the "gully", and during the remodeling of our home, we put our electrical ser~ice underground, thereby removing from our neighbor's view, unsightly power lines and a power pole. Our home is in a residential area and the retainlfug wall does not change that fact. Therefore the comprehensive plan re~ains unaffected. .... .,., IJ)T n © IJ)T !~ PARCEL 8 25230 SQ. FT. 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