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Neighbors clash with owner over unpermitted work and proposed remedy at 135 El Camino Del Mar
Summary
A long, contentious hearing on a property altered after a 1995 sinkhole centered on notices of violation, multiple permit applications and a rear‑yard variance request. Neighbors and the 'Doctor' requester argued the work was performed without full process; staff and the owner described extensive remediation and revised plans. The Commission continued the item to Sept. 22 for further design and survey work.
The Planning Commission on Thursday took up a disputed permit and rear‑yard variance application for a Sea Cliff property at 135 El Camino Del Mar after decades of complaints, abatement orders and rounds of permits tied to a dramatic sinkhole that damaged the lot in the 1990s.
Planning staff summarized a complex history: the lot was damaged in a 1995 sinkhole, there were multiple permits and renewals in the late 1990s and 2000s, and the Department of Building Inspection issued several notices of violation for unpermitted horizontal and vertical additions. Staff said the current application seeks to legalize…
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