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Carlsbad
March 23, 2023 8 FILE COPY
Brian Church
507 S. Cedros Avenue
Solana Beach, CA 92075
SUBJECT: PRE 2023-0003 (DEV2023-0026) -DEVRIES BEACH ACCESS RAILING REPLACEMENT
APN: 210-120-27, -31
Thank you for submitting a preliminary review to replace an existing steel railing in-kind for a stairway
along a blufftop which provides beach access for an existing single-family home located at 5305 Carlsbad
Boulevard, APNs 210-120-27-00 and 210-120-31-00. Based on correspondence with you, no mechanized
equipment will be used and the work will be completed utilizing hand-held tools (i.e., drill and saw to
remove railing). In addition, no new footings will be needed (i.e., no proposed intrusion into blufftop) and
the concrete stairway along the blufftop will not be replaced.
In response to your application, the Planning Division has prepared this comment letter. Please note that
the purpose of a preliminary review is to provide you with direction and comments on the overall concept
of your project. This preliminary review does not represent an in-depth analysis of your project. It is
intended to give you feedback on critical issues based upon the information provided in your submittal.
This review is based upon the plans, policies, and standards in effect as of the date of this review. Please
be aware that at the time of a formal application submittal, new plans, policies, and standards may be
in effect and additional issues of concern may be raised through a more specific and detailed review.
Planning:
General
1. General Pli;m and zoning designations for the property are as follows:
a. General Plan: R-4/O5, Residential 0-4 dwelling units per acre/Open Space
b. Zoning: R-1/OS, One-Family Residential/Open Space
c. Coastal Zone: The project site is located within the Coastal Zone and is subject to the Mello II
Segment of the Local Coastal Program (LCP). The LCP Land Use and Zoning are consistent with
the City's General Plan Land Use and Zoning for the site. The property is located within the
California Coastal Commission's Appeals Jurisdiction.
d. Overlay Zones. The project is located within the Beach Area and Coastal Shoreline
Development Overlay Zones (Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapters 21.82 and 21.204)
Community Development Department
Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 442-339-2600 www.carlsbadca.gov
PRE 2023-0003 (DEV2023-0026) -DEVRIES BEACH ACCESS RAILING REPLACEMENT
March 23, 2023
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2. Pursuant to Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.204.030, steps and stairways providing
access from the top of the bluff to the beach are permitted beach uses. Based on aerial
photographs submitted with the Preliminary Review application, the private stairway and railing
provide beach access for a single-family home and predate the California Coastal Act, which was
established in 1976 and regulates development in the coastal zone.
3. Pursuant to CMC Section 21.201.060.B.10, the proposal to replace the existing steel railing along a
blufftop stairway with a new steel railing without the use of mechanized equipment (i.e. only
manual tools will be used) and without modifications to the blufftop is a repair or maintenance
activity that is exempt from the requirement of a Coastal Development Permit.
Please be advised this determination has been made based on the information provided to staff
via email correspondence and the Preliminary Review application. Specifically, pursuant to CMC
Section 21.201.070.B.3, a coastal development permit is not required.for repair and maintenance
activities within twenty feet of coastal waters or along the blufftop as long as none of the following
is required:
a. The placement or removal, whether temporary or permanent, of rip-rap, rocks, sand or other
beach materials or any other forms of solid materials;
b. The presence, whether temporary or permanent, of mechanized equipment or construction
materials.
4. The Land Development Engineering Division did not have any comments on the subject Preliminary
Review.
All necessary application forms, submittal requirements, and fee information are available at the Planning
counter located in the Faraday Building at 1635 Faraday Avenue or online at
https:ljwww.carlsbadca.gov/departments/community-development/planning. You may also access the
General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Ordinance online at the website address shown. Please
review all information carefully before submitting.
If you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this letter with the commenting departments, please
contact me at the number below. You may also contact each department individually as follows:
• Planning Division: Shannon Harker, Senior Planner, at (442) 339-2621
Sincerely,
ERIC LARDY, AICP
City Planner
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c: 5305 Carlsbad Blvd., LLC, P.O. Box 675324, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
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