Title
SMITH FAMILY TRUST ENCROACHMENT (PA2024-0045)
Site Location: 3015 Cliff Drive
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to waive City Council Policy L-6 to retain private improvements consisting of a various retaining walls, steps, and pilasters with lights that encroach up to 4 feet within the 40-foot-wide La Jolla Drive public right-of-way and up to 13 feet within the 80-foot-wide Cliff Drive public right-of-way. The La Jolla Drive public right-of-way is approximately 5-foot wide from face of curb to property line and the Cliff Drive right-of-way is approximately 13-foot wide from the face of curb to the property line. City Council Policy L-6 prohibits the retaining walls, steps, and pilasters with lights since structures are limited to a one 1-foot projection into the right-of-way, maximum height of 36-inches, and prohibits lighting.
Recommended Actions:
1. Find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) (Preliminary Review) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment;
2. Waive City Council Policy L-6, Encroachments in Public Rights-of-Way, to retain non-compliant private improvements consisting of varying height retaining walls, steps, and pilasters with lights that encroach into the La Jolla Drive and Cliff Drive public rights-of-way, contingent upon all conditions of the Encroachment Permit process being met (Attachment No. PC 1); and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-010 waiving City Council Policy L-6 and approving Encroachment Permit No. N2024-0163.