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Neighbors oppose rezoning request tied to retroactive grading at Cape Breton property; council delays decision
Summary
After extensive public testimony alleging illegal grading, erosion and neighborhood impacts, council continued to a date uncertain a contested application from the owner of 650 Cape Breton Drive that would rezone an HPD site to planned development to permit a retroactive grading permit and a small covered carport.
A contentious agenda item at the Feb. 25 meeting centered on a rezoning, development plan and specific plan application for 650 Cape Breton Drive after a 2021 unpermitted grading event. Community Development Director Samantha Updegrave told the council the city issued a notice of violation related to removal and relocation of roughly 100–300 cubic yards of sand and soil and that, under the Hillside Preservation District (HPD) rules, the property owner must apply for a PD rezoning, a development plan and a specific plan to obtain a retroactive grading permit.
Neighbors gave extended,…
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