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Carpinteria Planning Commission keeps prior approval for Burgess Burke remodel, rejects staff revision that would allow removal of Jacaranda street tree
Summary
After extended debate and public testimony, the Carpinteria Planning Commission conceptually denied staff’s proposed revision that would have removed a public Jacaranda street tree to accommodate a widened driveway apron, voting 5-0 to keep the commission’s earlier condition preserving the existing driveway alignment.
The Carpinteria City Planning Commission voted 5-0 to conceptually deny staff’s proposed revision that would have allowed removal of a public Jacaranda street tree to accommodate a revised driveway apron for a proposed remodel and addition at the Burgess Burke residence.
Chair Allen opened the continued public hearing and staff recapped the project: a 1,836-square-foot addition to an existing 997-square-foot single-family residence (a total of 2,833 square feet) including a new second floor, a new garage and a proposed driveway apron on Maple Avenue. Staff told the commission that after the commission’s November approval — which included an added condition to retain the existing driveway configuration to preserve the street tree — public works reviewed construction-level details and concluded the tree would obstruct required sight…
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