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Planning commission-approved pergola, pool and nonexempt grading for 16 Caballeros reviewed, council receives report
Summary
Staff summarized the Planning Commission’s approval of a conditional use permit for a 636 sq ft pergola, a 480 sq ft pool and nonexempt grading totaling 108 cubic yards at 16 Caballeros Road; council voted to receive and file the report.
City planning staff on Tuesday presented a site plan review and conditional use permit for 16 Caballeros Road, describing a proposed secondary building pad with a detached pergola and swimming pool and nonexempt grading, and the council voted to receive and file the item.
Planner Stephanie (last name not given in the record) told the council the project was reviewed and unanimously approved by the Planning Commission on May 20 (4–0, one commissioner absent) for nonexempt grading and the pergola conditional use permit. The project includes a 480‑square‑foot pool (administratively approved as under 800 sq ft), pool equipment, a 636‑square‑foot detached pergola that requires the CUP, and grading for excavation and stairway work. The nonexempt grading totals 54 cubic yards of cut and 54 cubic yards of fill (108 cubic yards), exceeding the city exemption threshold of 50 cubic yards.
Stephanie said most retaining walls are 3 feet or less, but a small corner of a deck required site plan review because a portion of wall reached 3 feet 6 inches; the stairway includes a maximum cut of 5 feet. The secondary buildable pad is 4,252 square feet; all proposed development was presented as meeting setback and coverage standards on the existing pad. She said most site work will be balanced on‑site and that the project is categorically exempt under CEQA categorical exemption class 15303 (new construction of accessory structures).
A neighboring resident at 14 Caballeros raised a concern but later told staff by phone on June 18 that the pergola would not affect their view, the planner said. After brief public comment the council member moved to receive and file the report; the motion was seconded and carried on an aye vote recorded on the meeting audio.
Formal action: Motion to receive and file the staff report on zoning case 24‑015 (16 Caballeros Road) passed (motion seconded; vote: all in favor). No permits were issued by the council; the project will proceed through final administrative and permit steps consistent with planning commission approval.
