In another example of how much easier it is to get permits for something that is already built, the Carlsbadistan Planning Commission last night (April 7, 2010) agreed four to one to grant the proper permits for the construction of the $750,000 seawall built last summer at Terramar, according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times.
The commission’s vote was 4-1, with Commissioner Bill Dominguez opposed and Commissioners Marty Montgomery and Michael Schumacher absent. The four commissioners who voted in favor of granting the permits mentioned both public safety and bluff conditions north of the new wall as reasons for their decision. . . “I don’t have any problem at all approving this … it really is a major public safety issue,” Commissioner Hap L’Heureux said, commenting that the public staircase invites people into an area where people are likely to end up right next to bluffs.
As much as we think people should ask before building gigantic walls on the coastline, the Goetz wall is about as nice a wall as can be imagined. If it causes all the sand to disappear (as opponents suggest) then we’ll all know last night’s decision was a bad one.
[Link: North County Times]
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