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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2002 0918 CC REG ITEM 11JTO: 07V 9 DATE: MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Honorable City Council Barry K. Hogan, Community Development Tv- Cm' or mooRPARK. CAT,TroR -,;TA City Coaneil Meeting ACTTON: at) Lc,V -eS 2 C C rec esmmer�da��s,_ Doty' Aire l�n tG Rv: Direct2V11f_1 September 10, 2002 (CC Meeting of 9/18/02) SUBJECT: Review and Consideration of Issues Relating to 323 Casey Road Regarding Grading, Retaining Walls and Driveway Installation BACKGROUND At the September 4, 2002 City Council meeting Mr. Andrade, of the Los Angeles City- County Native American Indian Commission, spoke to the City Council regarding problems that the residents at 323 Casey Road were having relative to improvements which they wish to make to their property. Specifically, concern was raised relative to the construction of a retaining wall and to the installation of a replacement driveway. The City Council directed staff to prepare a report regarding this issue. The 27,250 square foot property is located on the north side of Casey Road in the RE -5acre zone (minimum 5 acre single family lots) . There is one single family home on the site. On July 19, 1999, the Community Development Department issued a Zone Clearance to construct a 1 to 7 -foot high wall. The plans submitted as part of the Zone Clearance indicate that approximately 90 cubic yards of soil would be moved and the fill would be less than 36- inches. The Zone Clearance was issued subject to the requirement of a building permit and other permits which may be necessary, i.e. electrical, plumbing, grading, etc. The applicant submitted plans to the Building Division, which were plan checked and a grading plan was requested since the proposed grading exceeded 50 cubic yards. The applicant met with the City Engineer to discuss the grading permit requirement. No building permit or grading permit has ever been issued. Approximately one year later the retaining wall and the grading work have been completed and still there is 3;-z' SZI Honorable City Council September 18, 2002 Page 2 no building permit or grading permit. A plan check is good for 180 days, after which it expires and the plans, following standard procedure at the time, were purged. Subsequently, the applicant decided to remove the existing driveway to the residence. Since there was still an open code violation case on the subject property the applicant was told to clear the violation before the City would consider approving additional improvements on the subject property. While a permit for paving or repaving a driveway is not required on private property an encroachment permit is required for work in the public right -of -way. Additionally, it appears that additional grading, without the benefit of a grading permit was done in the removal of the driveway. DISCUSSION Following a meeting with the City Engineer, the applicant's engineer submitted a grading plan for City review. The grading plan was submitted on September 4, 2002, more than two years after it was required. The plans were returned to the applicant on September 9, 2002, since it only showed the existing conditions of the site and was not a grading plan. Additionally, the applicant was informed that the plans were not on the correct size sheets (22 -inch x 36- inches). What our investigation has found is that the necessary plans have not been filed with the City in order to resolve the outstanding issues. What needs to be done to resolve the outstanding issues? The following items need to be provided to the City: 1. A grading plan, prepared on 22 -inch x 36 -inch sheet size showing the grading proposed. This plan needs to be submitted to the City Engineer and the double plan check fee paid. (Double fees are required when work is done without permits.) 2. A structural plan for the retaining wall needs to be submitted to the Building Division showing, in sufficient detail, in accordance with the building code, how the existing retaining wall was constructed and the double plan check fee paid. S: \Community Development \ADMIN \COUNCIL \Misc Reports \Tessier cc Agenda Report.doc Honorable City Council September 18, 2002 Page 3 3. Once the plan checks for both item 1 and 2 have been completed and the plans have been changed to meet code requirements, the grading permit, encroachment permit and building permit can be issued. 4. After the issuance of a grading permit, encroachment permit and building permit any grading and /or construction shown on the plans that remains to be done can be performed and inspected by Building and /or Engineering staff. 5. Upon satisfactory completion of the work permitted the City will sign off on the permit. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Receive and file. S: \Community Development \ADMIN \COUNCIL \Misc Reports \Tessier cc Agenda Report.doc :..$