B24-0114 - 30987 STEEPLECHASE DR02/14/2025
From:rdecaro2
To:Building Department
Subject:FW: RE: 30987 Steeplechase Revised plans
Date:Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2:07:29 PM
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From: Rebecca Smith <rsmith@keystonepacific.com>
Date: 1/25/24 11:28 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: Bob DeCaro <rdecaro2@cox.net>
Subject: RE: 30987 Steeplechase Revised plans
Hi Bob,
Your application was approved as submitted. You may proceed with scheduling, and you will
receive a formal approval letter in the mail. Please let me mow if you have any questions.
Rebecca A. Smith | Director of Community Management
Keystone
direct: 949.508.1107 | main: 949.833.2600
16775 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100 | Irvine, CA 92606
kppm.com | facebook | linkedin | rsmith@keystonepacific.com
We’d love your feedback! Let us know how we're doing.
From: Bob DeCaro <rdecaro2@cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 12:55 PM
To: Rebecca Smith <rsmith@keystonepacific.com>
Subject: Fwd: 30987 Steeplechase Revised plans
One last thing, in case the committee needs to understand the PLANTER that surrounds the
sunken patio, here is the detail for it
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Subject:Re: 30987 Steeplechase Revised plans
Date:Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:36:07 -0800
From:Bob DeCaro <rdecaro2@cox.net>
To:Rebecca Smith <rsmith@keystonepacific.com>
CC:Bob DeCaro <rdecaro2@cox.net>
Hi Rebecca
Attached are the revised drawings for my rear yard project located at 30987 Steeplechase
Drive. I can bring hard copies to your office tomorrow following an approval of the pdf files
by the landscape committee.
The scope of the work to be done:
1) abandon the existing pool, and replace with a sunken patio (approx 2 ft down from existing
grade), adding a natural gas line to supply a fire pit.
2) remove the existing pool patio cover, rebuilding a small portion of it as shown on the
drawings
3) Surround the sunken patio with an above ground planter as shown on the drawing. The
planter will be constructed from block that is covered by stucco to match existing.
4) plants are per the plans and also reflect existing plantings in the yard peripheral.
5) Setbacks are well within the guidelines and are shown on the revised drawing.
6) Abandoning of the pool is shown in the demo drawing and confirms to the City of San Juan
Capistrano guidelines, to be approved by the City once we have stamped plans.
7) Artificial turf will replace some of the existing concrete decking in my back yard.
Any questions, please call me 949.562.3432
Regards,
Bob DeCaro
On 1/22/2024 4:11 PM, Rebecca Smith wrote:
Dear Bob,
We are unable to approve your plans at this time as the following required
guideline information, as noted on the guidelines was not submitted with your
application, therefore it is incomplete. The good news is if you can get this over to
me by Wednesday by noon I can bring the additional information before the
committee as were meeting Wednesday at 5:30. As long as you submit the
required information I should be able to have it approved at the meeting.
-Plans must include setbacks
-A rendering or drawing of the backyard design must be submitted, to include
setbacks, product information and design. Please be sure to include any plant
material, concrete, and/or any other hardscape. Please be sure to include the patio
cover information if applicable.
-Please include details as to the scope of work for the
Please let m know if you have any questions
Rebecca A. Smith | Director of Community Management
Keystone
direct: 949.508.1107 | main: 949.833.2600
16775 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100 | Irvine, CA 92606
kppm.com | facebook | linkedin | rsmith@keystonepacific.com
We’d love your feedback! Let us know how we're doing.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob DeCaro <rdecaro2@cox.net>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2024 2:05 PM
To: Rebecca Smith <rsmith@keystonepacific.com>
Subject: 30987 Steeplechase Stamped plans for pickup
Good afternoon Rebecca,
Please call me concerning pickup of my STAMPED & APPROVED landscape
plans as I would like to pick them up today.
As Keystone Pacific is well aware, these plans were dropped off at your business
on December 11, 2023. It is now Jan 22, 2024, well beyond the 30 day
requirement for automatic approval. My prior conversation with you before the
Landscape committee meeting that night was to expect a phone call if there was
any issues whatsoever. You assured me that you didn't see any problems as they
were very basic. However I did insist that you take my phone number and call
me if there were any issues that they did not understand. With the lack of any
phone call, I looked forward to picking up the stamped and approved plans the
very next day as time is of the essence. Having received no calls the next day, I
then called your office and was told that the plans went off to some unknown
architect even though I used a licensed landscape architect for these plans.
Now I find myself still waiting for approved plans to pick up that should,
according to the HUNT CLUB CC&Rs, automatically approved absent a denial
within 30 days from submittal.
Please call me today and have these plans stamped so that I can get started on my
project.
Thanking you in advance for your efforts to get this matter resolved today.
Regards,
Robert De Caro
30987 Steeplechase Drive
San Juan Capistrano, CA. 92675
949-562-3432
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