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Bluebird Canyon CDP erupts into heated debate over ridge‑top design; chair prepares draft denial
Summary
Neighbors urged the board to deny a two‑story bluff‑top house at 1550 Bluebird Canyon, citing alteration of natural landforms and visual incompatibility. Applicant counsel said state housing law limits subjective denials and threatened legal action; the chair introduced draft CDP denial language but the transcript ends before a final roll call.
A protracted public hearing over a proposed house at 1550 Bluebird Canyon turned into the meeting’s most contested item on Nov. 13, with neighbors arguing the plan would substantially alter a natural landform and loom above the neighborhood, and applicant counsel warning that state housing laws restrict subjective permit denials.
Neighbors packed the council chamber to urge the board to apply coastal development permit standards that protect natural landforms and the character of the hillside. Opponents said the house sits on the knoll, projects 10–15 feet above the surrounding ridge and would be visible across the neighborhood; they also raised concerns about access and fire‑safety standards for Bluebird Canyon Road. Several speakers asked the board to deny the CDP under Finding 1 (criteria 5 and 6): minimizing…
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