Eye on SC Moving On Up (Cont. from page 6) prioritizes its work starting with the most egregious cases. Barth’s application would have to be recommended to the commission by staff but has not. Willis insisted that work done within the coastal zone required permits from his agency even if it is a mobile home. In this area, the commission’s oversight reaches to about Interstate 5, he said. Other owners in the park have applied for and been granted Coastal Commission permits or waivers, Willis said. The owner of lots Nos. 80 and 81 received approval in June 2010, according to Willis. Lot No. 46 has been issued a permit. The owner of lot No. 50 received a waiver from permits in 2009, the enforcement analyst said. Pending applications for Coastal Commission permits are lots No. 31 and No. 90, which is the only one to have a pending enforcement action. No Need for Bureaucracy The park has been around since 1959, and in 2008 the owners purchased the property for a reported $100 million. It had been bequeathed to Amherst College prior to the owners’ purchase. About 10 percent of the mobile home owners live there full time and the rest are seasonal, said Gordon Hall, Capistrano Shore’s property manager. The longest-standing owner has held the property since the early 1960s, Hall said.
He described Capistrano Shores as a “very family friendly organization.” Hall said Barth was only remodeling. The changes made to Barth’s lot No. 90 make it a one-story with a loft and only three feet taller than his neighbor’s home. Presently, eight homes are being remodeled or replaced, according to Hall. Two owners are bringing in new structures and were permitted through the city. The remaining six were remodeling and were permitted through the state, Hall said. Hall didn’t think the owners needed Coastal Commission permits for work within those four walls. HCD issued the permits and mobile homeowners didn’t need any more bureaucracy. If HCD is comfortable with it, then so are the owners at Capistrano Shores. “We follow all their guidelines,” he said. Hall said mobile home owners didn’t start facing such scrutiny until about 2007. Before then, permit request rarely went to full hearings but now they do. “It’s just become a nightmare,” the property manager said. “They’re not changing the footprint. They’re not changing anything else.” Hall contested suggestions that the height increases affected anyone’s views, including neighbors’ within the park. He thinks the renovations will increase property values in the city. “It’s beautiful and it’s gorgeous,” he
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SC Sheriff’s Blotter Compiled By Pantea Ommi Mohajer
All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Web site (www.ocsd.org) and reflects data available from calls placed from the field by the responding officer(s). An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD Web site.
Monday, May 2 Citizen Assist Avenida Presidio, 100 Block (11:36 a.m.) An apartment owner of a vacant unit called police when she drove by and saw someone inside. The caller believed the intruder was dealing drugs in the apartment. She said there was a sheet on the balcony being held in place by pieces of wood. San Clemente Times May 5–11, 2011
Keep the Peace Avenida Pico, 800 Block (9:33 p.m.) A woman called police after her boss and former lover fired her and kicked her out of the house. The woman said she had nowhere else to go and did not know what to do. Citizen Assist Calle Del Pacifico, 100 Block (9 p.m.) Convinced her neighbor wanted to kill her, a woman called police, asking for help. She said the neighbor had come over earlier in the day trying to sell her something, and she believes the person to be on drugs. Patrol Check Avenida Vista Montana, 200 Block (7:54 p.m.) A woman called police when her neighbors called to tell her there was a group of gang types at her house. The woman was out of town and said no one but her 25-year-old son should be home. She requested deputies investigate. Assault with a Deadly Weapon Boca Del Canon and La Rambla (7:53 p.m.) A man called police when he was attacked by group of juveniles. He said he was on his bicycle when the group threw a large boulder at him, hitting him on the head.
A view of the water and the mobile homes at Capistrano Shore. Photo by Heidi Mefferd
said of Barth’s lot No. 90. “It has not had an affect on anybody, certainly not in the park and certainly not on the highway or any others that see it.” Dahl disagreed and worried that every homeowner in the park would eventually take their homes to new heights. The whole area would look like a tunnel, he said. The councilman said it was an issue
of fairness to other property owners like him who live near the water and must be permitted by the Coastal Commission. Everyone should live by the same rules, he said. “The Coastal Commission slams people all over the place and these guys are exempt, and it doesn’t seem right,” Dahl said. “These guys are just out there on their own.” SC
Assault with a Deadly Weapon Paseo Flamenco, 3400 Block (7:12 p.m.) A woman called police after her son’s exboyfriend tried to run her over.
the woman out of the car and yell at her.
Disturbance Avenida Miramar, 100 Block (7:01 p.m.) A man called police when his roommate, who was drunk, was becoming belligerent. He said she had been drinking for the past few days. Dispatch could hear the woman yelling in the background. Welfare Check Avenida Algodon, 200 Block (3:04 p.m.) A woman called police to report her daughter was doing meth with some guy and her 5-month-old granddaughter was with them. The mother said she could go over to pick up the child if necessary. Keep the Peace Avenida Del Reposo, 100 Block (11:32 a.m.) A man reported his neighbor, who had threatened to beat up his 15-year-old son, was leaving threatening notes on his door. Disturbance Calle Amistad, 100 Block (3:08 a.m.) A concerned citizen called to report three people sitting in a parked car. The caller said the car was occupied by two men and one woman who had been fighting. The caller also saw one of the men pull Page 9
Saturday, April 30 Welfare Check Calle Campana, 600 Block (10:06 p.m.) A neighbor called to report the sounds of a little girl screaming. The caller said they could hear the girl’s father screaming as well as sounds of possible hitting. Battery Calle Seville, 100 Block (9:44 p.m.) A city worker was attacked when he refused to let a man into a community party. The victim refused medical attention. Disturbance Avenida Vista Hermosa and Avenida La Pata (5:40 p.m.) A woman called to report that her husband would not let her out of the car. She said she was only able to get out when he had stopped at a light. She was now walking down the street in a black dress. The woman refused dispatches offer to call her a cab. Welfare Check El Camino Real, 1300 Block (5:14 p.m.) A man called police after he got a text from a female friend stating problems with her husband. It was unclear how the man knew the woman or what the situation at hand was. When dispatch questioned him for details, he hung up. www.sanclementetimes.com