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Total Height from Guest Bedroom to Top of Roof Line = 39 feet on Plans (Coastal
Height Limit is 30 feet). Approved Plans include three levels with individual floors up to
14 feet high.
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15+ foot Cut Slope With No Shoring (Cut Slopes over 5 Feet Require
Shoring in Accordance with Cal OSHA).
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Structural
Calculations for Retaining Walls are for a maximum height of 10.67 feet.
Approved Plan Shows
Walls of At Least 14.5 Feet. Actual Walls are approximately 15+ Feet
High. The wall is not designed for existing conditions.
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Existing Excavations of approximately 600 cubic yards. Approved Plans Show
Excavations of 200 cubic yards. This is a 300 percent (3x) increase in
the size of the approved excavation.
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The original building envelope of the home was 850 square feet. The
planned building envelope is 6,696 square feet. The size increase by
approximately 8x.
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50 percent (61.4 linear feet) of the walls were supposed to be left in
place to be considered a remodel. By a visual observation, the
existing walls do not seem to conform to the law. The roof, floor, and the
majority of the walls were destroyed. The remaining walls are
suspended @ 15+ feet in the air by steel girders. In addition, the
existing walls are offset @ 3 feet to the west from the new retaining
wall.
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The Palm Tree on site as considered a monument in the La Playa area.
The Palm Tree was to be saved by a retaining wall in the front yard according to the approved plans. The
Palm Tree was destroyed due to the larger than approved excavation and
the wall to save the tree was never built.
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005). |
Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005).
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005).
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005).
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005). |
Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005). |
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005).
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking East (October 16, 2005). |
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Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking North (October 16, 2005). |
Flag at 39-Foot Maximum Height -
Looking North (October 16, 2005). |
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Looking North From Center of
Front Yard (October 16, 2005). |
Looking North From East Side of
Front Yard (October 16, 2005). |
Looking North From West Side of
Front Yard. The original wall is approximately 3 feet offset to the west of
the new retaining wall. Note unpermitted grading onto the neighboring lot to
the west (October 16, 2005). |
Looking North From West Side of
Front Yard. Note unpermitted grading onto the neighboring lot to the west (October 16, 2005) |
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Looking North From West Side of
Front Yard. Note unpermitted grading
onto the neighboring lot to the
west (October 16, 2005). |
Looking Southeast to Adjacent
Home From Alley (October 16, 2005). |
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Looking South From Alley (October
16, 2005). Note unpermitted grading
onto the neighboring lot to the
west. |
Looking South From Alley. Note
unpermitted grading onto the
neighboring lot to the west (October
16, 2005). |
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Adjacent One-Story Home to the
West (October 16, 2005). Looking
East From Street. |
Adjacent One-Story Home to the
West (October 16, 2005).
Looking East From Alley. |
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Looking North From East Side of
Front Yard.
Level 1 Pad is 4 feet below
Adjacent Grade. Therefore, there is 6 feet from Adjacent Grade to Level 2
(October 20, 2005). |
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Looking North From West Side
Yard. Grading onto neighboring lot for slope cut. Note unpermitted grading
onto the neighboring lot to the west (October 20, 2005). |
Looking North From West Side of
Front Yard. The original wall is approximately 3 feet offset to the west of
the new retaining wall.
The 15-foot high slope is also
not shored (October 20, 2005). |
