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Mock Residence Retaining Wall, Newport Beach
 Mr.
Brian Mock approached Baumann Engineering in 1998. Mr. Mock wanted to put
up a retaining wall to eliminate erosion that was taking place on a slope at the
rear of his property. He also wanted to regain some of the back yard that
had disappeared over time due to erosion. Mr. Mock was dealing with a
homeowner's association, the City of Newport Beach, and because of the location
of his property, the California Coastal Commission. Mr. Mock wanted a
design which reclaimed his land, stabilized his slope, and a firm capable of
providing documents that would satisfy the three agencies with which he was
dealing. A decision was made to use the Tycor retaining wall, which
presented the problem of trying to get an 80 foot long, 20+ foot high concrete
wall approved by the above agencies. After receiving approval from
neighbors and the HOA, Mr. Mock went before the Newport Beach Planning
Commission, armed with his engineer, large scale photos and handouts of a
PowerPoint presentation employing the photos below. Mr. Mock gave his
allowed 3-minute presentation, was asked 3 questions, and the plan was approved.
At this point, one of the planning commissioners took the unusual step of
thanking Mr. Mock for
the quality of his presentation, stating that it was obvious that he had put a
good deal of thought into it, and that because they were able to see what it was
Mr. Mock wanted to do, they were able to approve his plan without delay.
The last time I drove by the site, no wall had as yet been constructed.
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Aerial shot of property and surroundings |
Slope failure
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Slope failure from another angle
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Photo of proposed "disappearing" concrete wall
in early landscaping stage at another location
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Proposed wall w/mature landscaping |
One area of concern was the requirement for
sloped walls. This wall shows non-conformance in neighborhood |
This photo illustrates need to regain hillside |
Photos of neighbor's landscaping were
superimposed over slope failure photo to show proposed completed look
Van was added in for scale, it was necessary to make windows transparent in
order to show landscaping through the van windows. |
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