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Zoning administrator approves hillside permit for residential pool at 3619 Crescent Circle
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the zoning administrator approved a minor hillside development permit to allow a pool, spa and associated improvements at 3619 Crescent Circle; staff said retaining walls and a flat rear-yard area will limit grading and permit conditions will apply. The decision is appealable until July 6, 2026.
The Zoning Administrator approved a minor hillside development permit to allow construction of a residential swimming pool, spa, patio area, retaining walls and related drainage and erosion-control improvements at 3619 Crescent Circle.
Planning staff presented the project on behalf of the applicant (contact listed as Suzanne Hartman), said the site slopes upward away from the house and described proposed landscape screening with wax myrtles. Staff reported the project had been found categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act and recommended approval, saying recommended conditions and findings could be met.
Janice Carmen asked how a pool could fit on a steep slope and raised concerns about retaining-wall design, anchors and past instances of houses sliding on hills. Planning staff responded that the project includes retaining walls intended to limit grading disturbance and that a relatively flat area in the rear yard can accommodate the pool. The administrator said the design “steps up to the plate,” agreed with the conditions of approval, and approved the project.
The administrator said the action is final unless an appeal is filed within 10 calendar days; the appeal deadline stated at the hearing was July 6, 2026. Staff noted that construction details such as load-bearing retaining-wall design will be addressed through required building-permit applications.
The decision completes the public meeting on this item; any future modifications (for example, changes to pool location or scope) would require additional permits as appropriate.
