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Planning Commission orders further review after finding serial permitting and complex violations at 45 Culebra Terrace
Summary
After a lengthy hearing into years of incremental permits and a current Notice of Violation, the commission signaled intent to require restoration/review for 45 Culebra Terrace and continued the matter for follow‑up, directing staff and the city attorney to identify an enforceable path forward.
A contentious hearing on July 18 exposed a pattern of serial permitting, misrepresented existing conditions, and excavation beyond permitted scope at 45 Culebra Terrace. Planning and Building Inspection (DBI) staff summarized a long history of permits and multiple complaints that ultimately produced a Notice of Violation; neighbors described lost light, privacy and a fragile shared parking arrangement on the private easement street.
DBI Senior Inspector Bernie Curran and planning staff laid out the enforcement chronology, saying dozens of permits and many inspections were associated with work that, cumulatively,…
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