Romney House

Month	October
Year	2013
Summary	The City of San Diego to demolish an existing 3,009 square foot residence and construct a new 11,062 square foot, two-story over basement single-family residence with attached 4-car garage, hardscape, and retaining walls, with existing pool, spa, and seawall.
Outcome
Outcome Description	The Commission voted 7 to 4 to deny the appeal based on a finding of no substantial issue. Commissioners Zimmer and Bochco expressed concerns over the City allowing the inclusion of non-buildable beach area to determine the maximum size of the house, the use of beach policies instead of blufftop policies to determine the setback and the limiting of the lateral access easement to passive recreation.
Why You Should Care	This project raised a serious question about whether developers should be allowed to use the entire area (square footage) of a public beach to justify the allowable size of a massive private beachfront structure.
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Decision Type	CDP Appeal
Staff Recommendation	No substantial issue and denial of appeal.
Staff Report	http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2013/10/F6a-10-2013.pdf
Lobbyist/Agent	Matt Peterson
Opposition to Project	The appellant claimed property surveys resulted in an erroneous measurement of Romney’s lot size by including approximately 6,000 sq. ft. of the beach and that the scale of the proposed residence was out of character with the surroundings.
Coastal Act Policies	30210, 30211, 30212, 30604 Applicable Land Use Plan policies: Sections of Land Development Code: 113.0103, 131.0446(a), 126.0707, 126.0708, 142.0520, 143.0144, 133.0103, 142.0220. Local Coastal Plan: P 58, 82, P 84, P 90,