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Encinitas planning staff recommend approval for Oswald residence addition at 417 West E Street
Summary
City planning staff recommended approval of a coastal development permit for an addition and roof deck at a single-family residence at 417 West E Street; staff said the project meets zoning and CEQA exemption criteria and reported no written opposition during notice and a Citizens Participation meeting with three attendees.
City planning staff recommended approval Tuesday of a coastal development permit for an addition and roof deck to a single-family residence at 417 West E Street in Encinitas.
The project, filed as case CDP-007113-2024, would add a 404-square-foot single-story addition and a 312-square-foot roof deck to an existing detached house, staff said. The presentation noted the site is within the Coastal Commission’s appeal jurisdiction and that the addition represents an increase of more than 10% to the home’s floor area, which triggers the coastal development permit requirement.
Kaipo, a planning staff presenter, told the hearing the proposal “would meet all applicable development standards of the [Downtown Encinitas specific plan] zone” and that the project is consistent with the general plan and local coastal program. Kaipo said the applicant held a Citizens Participation Program meeting on July 27, 2024, attended by three members of the public and that staff received no opposition comments after a notice of pending action mailed January 30, 2025.
The staff report said the project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines §15301(e), which covers additions to existing structures so long as the addition does not increase the structure’s floor area by more than 50% or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less. The presentation summarized that the location, size and design would be compatible with surrounding single- and multi-family residences.
Representing the applicant at the hearing, a Booker from Booker Builders in Encinitas said the owner, Greg Oswald, is out of town and that the firm has previously developed on the property and the adjacent home. Booker said the addition is “relatively small” and that the owner is “just trying to get a master bedroom out of his house.” He added the team was available to answer questions.
Interim Director of Development Services Anna Colomusi asked staff clarifying questions about the Citizens Participation meeting and lot slope; staff confirmed three attendees at the CPP meeting and that the lot slope was below 5 percent. No members of the public spoke against the project at the hearing.
No final decision or formal vote was recorded on the transcript excerpt; the item was closed for the purpose of preparing a notice of decision and finalizing required findings and conditions, according to the hearing record.
The record shows staff recommended approval; any final action and the city’s notice of decision will document conditions, responses to public comments and the administrative findings required for a coastal development permit.
