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Dana Point planning commission approves height variance for three‑story home despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors warned the house would block ocean views and reduce property values, the commission approved variance V-25-0001 and site development permit SDP25-0010 for 33911 Calle La Primavera by a 4–1 vote.
The Dana Point Planning Commission on Nov. 10 approved a variance and site development permit that will allow a three‑story, 4,405‑square‑foot single‑family home at 33911 Calle La Primavera to exceed the city’s nominal hillside height limits.
Project planner Alyssa Gonzalez told commissioners the property is a vacant 7,009‑square‑foot lot in the RSF‑7 zoning district and qualifies as a hillside condition because the lot has a 44 percent slope. Because the house is proposed on caissons, zoning measures height from the lowest existing grade; that method yields a total structure height of 44 feet 5 inches from lowest grade and 21 feet 8 inches from the upper street curb to the third story. Staff recommended approval, noting the project meets all RSF‑7 standards except for height and that a prior variance and site development permit for the site were approved in 2019.
Neighbors who live across the canyon urged the commission to deny…
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