tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post2490428842517620783..comments2024-03-29T00:56:00.414-07:00Comments on Encinitas Undercover: Not all developers pack 'em in like sardinesEncinitas Undercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-37384443513788708422015-10-25T15:45:36.068-07:002015-10-25T15:45:36.068-07:00Teresa's ability to comprehend the full pictur...Teresa's ability to comprehend the full picture of a developers intent by offering a pittance in exchange for relaxing current zoning parameters was unreliable. And now she gets a memorial in her name? Oh, the horror. You know the reference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-6976682525615457652015-10-25T14:12:04.055-07:002015-10-25T14:12:04.055-07:00I agree with you,
but
Teresa loved the free sid...I agree with you,<br /> but<br /><br />Teresa loved the free sidewalk aspect of that particular developers agreement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-6845216707323652502015-10-25T13:03:26.179-07:002015-10-25T13:03:26.179-07:00Any upzoning of the Brown property would have requ...Any upzoning of the Brown property would have required a General Plan Amendment, which at the time took a super majority of four to approve. Barth and Houlihan were clear that they would never vote yes to any kind upzoning, whether a simple request or couched in a Development Agreement. This never stopped the Brown family from coming back with another request, hoping that Jerome Stocks would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-45249288652200126772015-10-24T21:49:16.644-07:002015-10-24T21:49:16.644-07:00Sidewalks are not always considered "enhancem...Sidewalks are not always considered "enhancements" or "improvements," you know.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-61969677420342413192015-10-24T21:14:08.608-07:002015-10-24T21:14:08.608-07:00Some planners love to help developers get around o...Some planners love to help developers get around our code. Developer agreements are just one way to get their desired goal. Developers are asked to give concessions in exchange for more lienient requirements of the code from the City. Some offers have been to install a signal at Balour, or a sidewalk from Lake to El Camino. These are just 2 examples of how the city takes advantage of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-38113991911180587872015-10-24T20:54:53.529-07:002015-10-24T20:54:53.529-07:00The sale of the sliver property was an agenda item...The sale of the sliver property was an agenda item within the past year, possibly two years, but not longer than that. The matter needed a more accurate appraisal than the one presented while Gus was CM so it was sent back for the appraisal. Ask Tony about it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-32100526449913665772015-10-23T18:43:17.898-07:002015-10-23T18:43:17.898-07:00Yes, it was Barth and Houlihan who wouldn't vo...Yes, it was Barth and Houlihan who wouldn't vote for the zoning change. The Browns also tried a Development Agreement, what the Eckes did for the Encinitas Ranch development, but that was squashed too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-86854468608337961602015-10-23T13:23:18.220-07:002015-10-23T13:23:18.220-07:00That Danny, what a joker!
That Danny, what a joker!<br /><br />Encinitas Undercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-35581547800181188342015-10-23T12:32:15.005-07:002015-10-23T12:32:15.005-07:00I was part of that fight......peripherally.....fro...I was part of that fight......peripherally.....from the UT:<br /><br />September 19, 2008<br /><br />ENCINITAS – Faced with dozens of angry neighbors, the Encinitas City Council has again refused a request from the Brown family to relax citywide zoning rules to increase the value of its greenhouse land at 1264 Lake Drive.<br /><br />Before unanimously voting to deny the proposal, the five councilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-19912555492136865212015-10-23T11:48:02.140-07:002015-10-23T11:48:02.140-07:00Thanks. What year was this? Were Barth and Houli...Thanks. What year was this? Were Barth and Houlihan the votes against upzoning?Encinitas Undercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-51004073607726413802015-10-23T11:07:38.133-07:002015-10-23T11:07:38.133-07:00It could have been much worse. The Brown family ...It could have been much worse. The Brown family originally asked for a zoning change to R-45. Neighbors organized against it, and the zoning change was dropped to R-15. This was before Prop. A, so a super majority was need on the council to approve the amendment to the General Plan.. There were only three votes. The family then agreed to build according to the original zoning of RR-1.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-79303139019181338542015-10-23T08:51:52.584-07:002015-10-23T08:51:52.584-07:007:14 - No one is trying to stifle discussion - it&...7:14 - No one is trying to stifle discussion - it's more that your legal theory has no merit. If it did, no one would have been able to transact in Park Place since the early '70's. <br /><br /> - The SculpinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-77243677513392356012015-10-23T07:14:52.933-07:002015-10-23T07:14:52.933-07:00Your scenarios for the sake of argument are really...Your scenarios for the sake of argument are really poorly thought out. They border on the ridiculousness. Your aim seems to be to stifle discussion on this blog. <br /><br />Getting a little too hot in the kitchen for you? Start your own blog and moderate to your heart's content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-14418688471206945542015-10-22T23:49:25.196-07:002015-10-22T23:49:25.196-07:00That adds up to a possible 33 homes on a 10 acre ...That adds up to a possible 33 homes on a 10 acre RR1 lot. One home per lot PLUS a studio or carriage house or whatever the owner chooses to make it PLUS an outdoor living room space with a full bath on one side and a full kitchen on the other. That equals the possibility of 33 iunits in my book <br /><br />Then there is the question of the sliver lot of less than .2 acres which the <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-2114580101922204772015-10-22T22:20:16.089-07:002015-10-22T22:20:16.089-07:00Lake and Santa Fe from the low $2 millions.
What...Lake and Santa Fe from the low $2 millions. <br /><br />What an affordable bargain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-33505718048145762132015-10-22T22:10:14.253-07:002015-10-22T22:10:14.253-07:00The DB project on Daphne behind Mozy Cafe is 10 ho...The DB project on Daphne behind Mozy Cafe is 10 houses on 0.75 acres. The cul-de-sac is 0.25 acres. The lot was a hair under one acre.<br /><br />The project is a travesty, as is the one on Hermes. They're the new version of urban blight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-30052723139417411622015-10-22T21:30:51.076-07:002015-10-22T21:30:51.076-07:00Buyers don't give a rats what the zoning is, a...Buyers don't give a rats what the zoning is, as long as the lot size is stated correctly. <br /><br />Did you ever think that with a larger lot size, many of those buyers wouldn't be able to afford those houses? They're thankful the developer pursued every avenue to make the house a little more affordable. <br /><br />Let's say someone brings suit after the fact to claim that theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-23460472771673641262015-10-22T19:45:47.886-07:002015-10-22T19:45:47.886-07:00Guess the new homeowners in the Lake subdivision k...Guess the new homeowners in the Lake subdivision know that the property is substandard according to code. Two million dollars for a substandard house is a great deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-30472315037038844712015-10-22T19:32:03.020-07:002015-10-22T19:32:03.020-07:00Buyers beware. Developers are making money off y...Buyers beware. Developers are making money off your ignorance of the city zoning requirements. Developers should build to the mid-range density but don't do it now. What you read on the e-zoning on lot size and setbacks isn't necessary true on the lot and house you may be buying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-229883667150987422015-10-22T19:25:48.905-07:002015-10-22T19:25:48.905-07:00It was density bonus. There is a smaller lot, th...It was density bonus. There is a smaller lot, the density bonus lot, close to the entrance that was/is owned by the family that owned the greenhouse property (per one of the sale persons). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-48639963300255107052015-10-22T19:20:36.517-07:002015-10-22T19:20:36.517-07:00Thanks. So is this density bonus or how did they ...Thanks. So is this density bonus or how did they get denser than zoning?Encinitas Undercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-6015656257182471492015-10-22T19:14:05.122-07:002015-10-22T19:14:05.122-07:00The developer is packing them like sardines in tha...The developer is packing them like sardines in that Rural Residential 1 (RR1) zone that should have only 0.75 house per acre. Buyers are being taken if the house lot isn't at least 56,700 square feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com