[0:11] Are we good to go, Julie?
[0:14] All right.
[0:17] This is the call to order for the March
[0:20] 4th, 2026 meeting of the Town of
[0:24] Woodside Planning Commission. We'll
[0:26] start with the pledge of allegiance.
[0:49] Roll call, please.
[0:51] >> Chair Weaver,
[0:52] >> present.
[0:53] >> Vice Chair Gar,
[0:54] >> here.
[0:55] >> Commissioner Evans,
[0:56] >> here.
[0:57] >> Commissioner Gonerko,
[0:58] >> here.
[0:59] >> Commissioner Tober.
[1:04] » Are there any changes to the published
[1:06] agenda? There are no changes to the
[1:09] agenda. There are no desk items. I do
[1:12] want to just take this opportunity to
[1:13] introduce and congratulate our new
[1:15] planning commissioner, uh, Darren Evans.
[1:18] Um, and also congratulate Matt Gar for
[1:20] being reappointed.
[1:22] We have a full group and that's great.
[1:24] And, uh, look forward to many meetings
[1:26] ahead.
[1:30] » Welcome to Darren.
[1:32] Welcome.
[1:37] » We will now open our public
[1:39] communication period for items not on
[1:41] tonight's agenda. Uh this is an
[1:44] opportunity for members of the public to
[1:47] bring up issues of interest to the town
[1:49] of Woodside and its planning commission,
[1:51] but which are not on tonight's published
[1:53] agenda. Uh this is traditionally limited
[1:56] to up to five speakers at a maximum of
[2:00] three minutes each at the beginning of
[2:02] the meeting and if there are more
[2:03] speakers than that that can be deferred
[2:05] to the end of the meeting. But this is
[2:07] for items that are not on tonight's
[2:09] agenda. So given that is there anyone in
[2:11] the room or on Zoom that would like to
[2:13] speak during the public comment period?
[2:17] >> We have no attendees online at the
[2:19] moment.
[2:19] >> Okay.
[2:21] Given that I will close the public
[2:24] comment period and we can move on to the
[2:26] consent calendar which seems to consist
[2:30] of the approval of the minutes from the
[2:33] February 18th meeting of the planning
[2:35] commission.
[2:37] Does anyone in the public
[2:41] staff or on the commission wish to make
[2:43] a alteration, correction, elaboration or
[2:47] other change to the minutes of the
[2:50] February 18th meeting as published?
[2:58] There being no call for changes, uh the
[3:02] chair would entertain a motion to
[3:05] approve those minutes.
[3:08] motion.
[3:11] » I second the motion.
[3:16] » Chair Weaver.
[3:17] >> Yes.
[3:18] >> Vice Chair Gar.
[3:19] >> Yes.
[3:19] >> Commissioner Evans.
[3:21] >> Think I should abstain since I wasn't
[3:23] here.
[3:24] >> Commissioner Gonerka.
[3:25] >> He learns fast. Yes.
[3:27] >> And Commissioner Tober.
[3:28] >> Yes.
[3:40] We will now move on to the main excuse
[3:43] me uh the main item on tonight's agenda
[3:46] which is a application for a variance
[3:50] for a new detached garage at 1583
[3:54] Kinyatta Lane and I believe that the
[3:56] staff presenter on this is KGO.
[4:00] So, KGO, please go ahead and uh start us
[4:04] off.
[4:07] >> Hello and thank you. I will be
[4:09] introducing the project at 1583 Kinyata
[4:12] Lane for planning commission review. For
[4:14] this review, uh the applicant requests
[4:16] approval of a variance to the setback
[4:19] requirements for the construction of a
[4:21] new detached garage that would encroach
[4:24] into the front required front setback.
[4:26] And this application is categorically
[4:28] exempt under the California
[4:29] Environmental Quality Act SQA guidelines
[4:32] 1533
[4:34] uh new construction of small structures
[4:37] including garages. And as the planning
[4:39] director has mentioned earlier, uh there
[4:41] are no desk items at this time.
[4:48] And to give a quick summary on the
[4:50] property, the property size is 0.88 88
[4:53] acres and is in the suburban residential
[4:56] uh SR zoning district which has basic
[4:59] setbacks of 50 ft from the front uh
[5:02] property line, 25 ft from the rear and
[5:04] 20 ft from the sides of the property
[5:06] line. The overall site is relatively
[5:09] flat on the southwestern portion uh
[5:12] inclining through the center and
[5:14] northeastern portions. The elevation
[5:17] ranges from 148 ft on the southern side
[5:20] to approximately 185 ft on the northern
[5:23] side. The site contains an existing
[5:26] one-story single family residents and
[5:29] existing heartscape that are located on
[5:31] the relatively flat uh southwestern
[5:33] portion of the site. And as mentioned in
[5:37] the staff report, uh the project site
[5:39] includes an easement for a public
[5:41] rideway at the southern side. And this
[5:44] determination was made by the town's
[5:46] engineering department. And this
[5:48] determination is important for
[5:50] determining lot size for allowable
[5:53] uh thresholds for floor area and paved
[5:56] area as well as determining uh the
[5:57] setbacks from the front.
[6:01] And as mentioned, the applicant is
[6:03] requesting approval of a variance to
[6:04] locate the detached garage uh within the
[6:07] front setback. Um, as explained earlier,
[6:10] the 30 foot half width of the kinyatta
[6:13] lane uh projects into the front side of
[6:16] the project site. Uh, therefore, the
[6:18] proposed location of the garage would be
[6:20] 1 ft away from the interior boundary of
[6:23] this rideway. Uh, the proposed location
[6:26] of the garage would require the removal
[6:28] of three trees in its vicinity. Uh, the
[6:31] proposed garage would be designed in the
[6:34] same style as the existing main
[6:36] residence. And as you can see on the uh
[6:38] physical materials board on your left
[6:40] hand side uh shows uh the materials uh
[6:44] for the proposed garage
[6:47] uh including uh identical exterior
[6:49] materials such as brick uh black asphalt
[6:52] roof finishes and gray stained wood
[6:54] siding color.
[6:58] Here are the elevations for the proposed
[7:00] garage.
[7:02] Here
[7:05] is the existing uh vantage points uh
[7:08] from the adjacent kinata lane and from
[7:11] the private road.
[7:16] Lastly, staff recommends that the
[7:17] planning commission adopt the draft
[7:20] resolution in attachment one uh making
[7:22] the required findings to approve the
[7:24] variance. And so that concludes my
[7:27] presentation. Uh staff is happy to
[7:29] answer any questions. Uh story polls
[7:31] were installed at least 10 days before
[7:32] the hearing date and the applicant is
[7:34] also here in attendance to answer any
[7:36] questions. Thank you.
[7:40] » Do any members of the commission have
[7:42] questions for staff?
[7:45] >> I I do. So So that I mean it seems like
[7:47] the nature of this whole thing is based
[7:49] on the 30foot implied sort of right of
[7:52] way right from from Kenyatta from what I
[7:54] can kind of tell. So, um I mean I guess
[7:58] it seems like that's historically.
[7:59] There's
[8:01] records that are kind of there. We think
[8:04] it does exist, but the implied thing was
[8:07] a little bit weird. So, I mean, my my
[8:09] read of this whole thing is essentially
[8:11] we have a 30 foot se from the road where
[8:14] the road is. It's unlikely that would
[8:16] ever get built into the implied right of
[8:19] way. So, that that's kind of how I'm
[8:21] looking at it, but is that the right way
[8:23] to look at it? And you know,
[8:25] >> yes.
[8:26] >> How have how are cases on this street
[8:28] been looked at in the past?
[8:30] >> The so our engineering department then
[8:32] we have outside consulting surveyors who
[8:34] review all the different documents. Um
[8:36] based on what they reviewed um they
[8:39] determined that the easement is there um
[8:41] it wasn't something that was recorded on
[8:43] the property but given all the different
[8:45] documentation they have uh that it is an
[8:48] easement for a road right away. Um, you
[8:50] are correct. There is there are no plans
[8:53] to widen that road now and there
[8:56] probably wouldn't be plans to widen that
[8:58] road in any time in the near future for
[9:00] sure. Um, uh, so yeah, it is it will
[9:04] still at least for several years unless
[9:06] something drastic changes out there with
[9:08] road widening and sidewalks and things
[9:10] of that nature. Um, then it would still
[9:12] have that buffer between the roadway and
[9:14] the proposed garage. just follow. Have
[9:17] there been other other projects with
[9:20] this that we've come across before? And
[9:23] is do we have a precedent?
[9:24] >> It's it's not completely uncommon. You
[9:26] get into older, you know, when lots were
[9:28] cut up, you know, pre-1950,
[9:31] uh, you get a lot of these things coming
[9:34] up from time to time. Um, you get into
[9:36] the western hills, there's questions
[9:38] about right road right ofway widths. Um,
[9:41] I don't know if anyone was around and
[9:43] 215 Grand View was heard. that was a
[9:45] major topic of that project. Um, and so,
[9:49] uh, so it does come up from time to
[9:51] time.
[9:54] When before there was a subdivision
[9:57] ordinance, um, lots were created in
[10:00] different fashions, often just kind of
[10:03] drawing up a deed and getting it
[10:04] recorded at the county, which was a
[10:06] legal way to create a lot back then. Um,
[10:08] and sometimes it's a little bit
[10:09] difficult to find all those details.
[10:13] Am
[10:16] I correct in that the uh lot official
[10:20] lot line is actually goes over in the
[10:22] road or the entry road.
[10:24] >> Yeah. So what's what's being shown if
[10:26] you want to pull up the site plan is um
[10:28] is yes you have a 60oot right ofway and so it
[10:34] usually is 30 feet on one side and 30t
[10:36] on the other side. Um so if you zoom in
[10:38] a little bit my eyes aren't that good.
[10:41] Um the the property line that is the
[10:44] outer boundary of the 30 foot easement
[10:48] um is just right about where the
[10:50] pavement is.
[10:53] >> Okay.
[10:55] >> See
[10:55] >> the blue the blue the blue is the
[10:57] property line
[10:57] >> line right? So you know the pavement is
[11:00] just right around here and you can see
[11:02] the um the the these uh hatched areas.
[11:07] These are identifying little pockets of
[11:09] 35% slopes. So, it's kind of just
[11:11] steeping. The road uh pavement kind of
[11:14] goes right up to where that slope starts
[11:16] to go uphill
[11:16] >> down at the corner where the garage is
[11:19] supposed to be. That corner trips over
[11:21] the road.
[11:24] That correct?
[11:26] >> Um Oh. Oh, right here in the corner.
[11:28] Yes. So, again, it's a roadway easement,
[11:31] right? So, that is something that could
[11:32] exist in that location.
[11:45] Any other commissioner questions for
[11:47] staff?
[11:49] Go for it. So, it's for stage S stage,
[11:52] excuse me. Uh, can you bring up that
[11:54] picture um to the right of the driveway?
[11:58] Not not this part of the uh lot, but
[12:01] behind the drawing here, behind where it
[12:03] shows Yeah, that way. Okay.
[12:07] Um,
[12:09] so I'm wondering what what is that? It
[12:12] looks like a wall. Is that a retaining
[12:13] wall?
[12:15] >> Yeah, it's a it's a short kind of rock
[12:17] retaining wall. So, right where the
[12:19] existing driveway is, you notice it
[12:21] really slopes upward. Um, here the
[12:23] applicants are also contemplating an ADU
[12:25] in the future. Um, that would probably
[12:27] be placed in that portion of the the
[12:29] lot. So from this particular portion,
[12:31] yes, this is a kind of a short rock
[12:33] wall. Um that's
[12:36] >> So the reason I'm asking, you sort of
[12:39] answered my question. So perhaps there's
[12:42] plans for the ADU in in the future right
[12:44] at that spot. When when I visited the
[12:46] site, um I had a question, why wasn't
[12:50] the garage put on the right side instead
[12:52] of sticking into the uh setback?
[12:55] Yeah, and the applicant can also
[12:56] probably help answer that as well um in
[12:58] terms of what their thought process was.
[13:00] Uh but yes, it's partially that they do
[13:02] have future plans as well as um kind of
[13:06] uh the slope going upward um at that
[13:09] portion of site. And so they they chose
[13:11] to keep an area where they typically
[13:12] park their cars today.
[13:14] >> All right, those are my questions.
[13:23] Alex, did you have questions?
[13:26] Um, well, Richard's question prompted a
[13:28] question from me. Um,
[13:32] I believe that there was mentioned in
[13:34] the staff report that the goal is to
[13:37] create four spa is once the garage is
[13:40] done to have four spaces of off-
[13:42] streetet parking.
[13:44] Will that meet the requirements for what
[13:47] is built on the property now or will the
[13:50] construction of a future ADU require
[13:53] that um more parking be created?
[13:56] >> It depends on the design of the ADU. So,
[13:58] if it's a studio apartment, it would not
[14:00] require a parking space. If it's a
[14:02] one-bedroom or more, it requires one
[14:04] parking space. Um and that simply just
[14:06] has to be something that's in the
[14:07] driveway area.
[14:11] Yeah, the the I've seen the driveway
[14:13] driveways is uh fairly wide and probably
[14:16] accommodate a lot more than few cars to
[14:18] park there even for the ADU.
[14:20] >> That's correct.
[14:27] Um, given an absence of further
[14:29] questions for staff, the applicant or
[14:32] the applicant's representative is
[14:34] invited but not required to come and
[14:36] speak and let us know uh your thoughts
[14:40] and what you're asking for. So, um, feel
[14:44] free to come up to the mic if you wish.
[14:47] You're not required.
[14:52] Um, if you don't have a presentation,
[14:54] whoever you want to designate to come up
[14:56] and field questions,
[14:58] go on up to the mic.
[15:00] >> And you can just press that red handle
[15:02] on the mic to adjust the height.
[15:04] >> So, make yourself comfortable.
[15:06] >> Height's okay.
[15:08] >> Okay.
[15:10] Um, questions for the applicant.
[15:12] >> So, I just had one. um doesn't really
[15:14] apply to most of what was talked about,
[15:15] but the I saw a down the right side uh a
[15:20] stream bed looks like a way to sort of
[15:21] funnel water. Um is there do you guys
[15:23] ever have any water problems running off
[15:26] the road?
[15:28] >> If you could Sorry, I just we it's for
[15:30] recording and people on Zoom if you
[15:31] could speak to in the microphone.
[15:34] This is the under the water comes down
[15:36] the hill and it's met in a French drain
[15:39] and goes underneath the driveway and the
[15:42] that rock wall it uh creek bed
[15:45] dissipates the water. If you look at it
[15:47] the the t it tails off to the right. So
[15:50] if there's any water that makes it that
[15:51] far then it just trickles down. So no
[15:54] never had any flooding. The runoff that
[15:56] comes off the property
[15:58] uh is minimal. We don't have any.
[16:00] >> Do you get some off the road into your
[16:03] property?
[16:04] >> Well, the upper lot, you know, rain
[16:06] comes down over the upper lot and and
[16:09] washes down to the to my house at 1583.
[16:12] >> The then I guess this is hopefully
[16:15] you're thinking about this. The I saw
[16:17] the um it does go down and make that
[16:19] little curve. I think the curve's
[16:21] underneath the corner of where you want
[16:22] to build. Um so you may want to like
[16:25] >> Yeah, it'll have to be moved at the end
[16:27] a little bit. Yeah,
[16:28] >> my my property has all kinds of water
[16:30] issues and
[16:33] acute awareness. Thank you.
[16:35] >> Thank you.
[16:41] » Question just in in terms of choosing
[16:43] the location. Um Richard asked the
[16:46] question about looking maybe up the
[16:48] hill. Maybe just be interesting to kind
[16:50] of learn just your thought process
[16:52] around citing it where where it is. And
[16:54] then also
[16:56] I'm just interested also like with this
[16:59] uh implied easement. I I could sort of
[17:03] how you just think about the site and
[17:05] how you know folks in the neighborhood
[17:06] think about the site as far as you know
[17:08] setbacks being
[17:11] it sort of seems like if you just look
[17:12] at it you would think it's from from the
[17:14] road right um versus this easement. I'm
[17:16] just interested in all that and how you
[17:18] thought about the the sighting. Does
[17:20] that make sense?
[17:20] >> Yeah, go for it.
[17:23] Hi. Um,
[17:26] so we looked at he currently parks on
[17:30] the driveway where the where the garage
[17:32] is cited now. Um, and he uh and David is
[17:35] planning on doing an ADU. So, and not um
[17:40] doing another driveway entrance,
[17:41] basically coming up and then turning up
[17:44] into an ADU. So, that is actually in the
[17:46] works. Um, but we also didn't want to
[17:49] locate the garage too far too far from
[17:52] the house. We we did a bunch of kind of
[17:55] turning it a different, you know, kind
[17:56] of turning it. We could do a like
[17:58] exception and try to go to the to the
[18:00] side. We looked at all that. We just
[18:01] didn't have enough space between the
[18:03] existing house and the garage to turn it
[18:06] a different way. And then if you pull it
[18:10] up too far, it's then it's all you see
[18:14] outside of the existing house. the house
[18:17] um it's it's listed as being built in
[18:19] 1905. Um David actually thinks it was
[18:22] built earlier than that. So it was way
[18:25] before the town was incorporated or
[18:27] there was a zoning ordinance or you know
[18:29] so that's kind of the main hardship
[18:33] um and reason for the variance.
[18:36] Um yeah and the implied easement the
[18:40] nobody could find an actual recorded
[18:42] easement. So it's implied because the
[18:45] you know everybody kind of assumes it's
[18:47] there but nobody could actually find a
[18:49] record of it anywhere.
[18:52] >> When did likement
[18:54] come up process something that started
[18:56] playing and then where did the easement
[18:58] come from or how does that look like? We
[19:01] started looking well we have to get a
[19:03] title report for for this process and
[19:06] the title report didn't have one and
[19:07] then the survey had had an easement
[19:09] shown and that was like where so that
[19:12] started kind of the whole discussions of
[19:14] where you know and then it became
[19:15] implied and then the city had to kind of
[19:17] do a whole you know deep dive and um
[19:20] come up with a ruling on it and everyone
[19:23] kind of uses it as assumes it's an
[19:25] easement from from the city and the
[19:28] property owner side so that's why it's
[19:30] labeled complied.
[19:32] >> Thank you.
[19:39] » Alex, you have questions for the
[19:40] applicant.
[19:43] Um,
[19:46] given
[19:48] what uh, Commissioner Gar and
[19:50] Commissioner Evans have already asked, I
[19:52] have no further questions. Um
[19:55] so given that um we could open the
[20:00] public comment period
[20:03] on this issue. And so is there anyone in
[20:05] the room or online that would wish to
[20:09] speak regarding this item of considering
[20:13] a resolution to grant this variance?
[20:15] >> We still have no attendees online.
[20:19] Uh there being no public comment period
[20:22] either written via Zoom or live in the
[20:26] room, we will close the public comment
[20:29] period and move on to commissioner
[20:32] discussion and we will start with
[20:35] Commissioner Evans to welcome him. And
[20:40] » thanks uh really don't have any
[20:43] comments. I think it's a logical place
[20:45] to put it. seems like a if you're going
[20:47] to add ADU in the future, this should
[20:49] really only place to go and you want to
[20:50] have enough space in a garage to be
[20:52] useful. So, seems like a reasonable plan
[20:55] and very well thought through as well.
[21:02] Yeah, I think but also one on on on the
[21:06] points from Commissioner Evans. I mean I
[21:08] think to me also
[21:10] it's a question of how we look at the
[21:12] setbacks which is why I was asking about
[21:14] you know this
[21:16] how sure are we about the implied
[21:18] easement uh etc. And it it it feels to
[21:22] me like for all intents and purposes
[21:23] it's set back 30 ft from the road which
[21:26] I think is what the intent of the
[21:27] setbacks is intended to do in the first
[21:30] place. Um I agree also, you know, other
[21:33] sighting options don't seem as as good.
[21:37] The distance from other structures is
[21:40] large. We don't have any any neighbors
[21:42] or desk items who seem concerned with
[21:44] it. Uh so from all those reasons, I can make the findings in this case.
[21:56] » I have very little. I mean I think it's
[21:58] in the right place.
[22:00] Sorry, could you just speak into the
[22:01] microphone? Thank you.
[22:03] >> I I don't have anything else to add. I
[22:05] mean, I think it's in the right place.
[22:06] It doesn't affect other neighbors and
[22:07] it's screened from both roads.
[22:14] » So, one one comment and maybe one
[22:18] addition. Um there are three trees.
[22:21] They're mature trees to be taken down.
[22:24] Um, their canopy is nice, but their the
[22:28] canopy is fairly high, so it really
[22:30] doesn't screen anything. It wouldn't
[22:31] have screened screened anything. My
[22:33] concern is uh that the uh from the road
[22:38] there are some shrubs. There are smaller
[22:40] shrubs um not small shrubs, but you
[22:44] know, I don't know, they're 8 ft high. I
[22:46] don't quite remember. Uh I just wanted
[22:48] to stipulate that uh just to make sure
[22:51] that there is going to be screening,
[22:53] make sure that these shrubs are in good
[22:56] health and if they're if one is suspect
[22:58] or whatever, just to plant something
[23:00] else that'll be permanent since it's so
[23:03] close to the road.
[23:08] » So Richard, are you proposing that the
[23:11] draft resolution be tweaked to add that
[23:14] requirement?
[23:16] Yeah, I I see that the owners are
[23:19] nodding their head. Would be
[23:21] >> is that allowable, Sage?
[23:24] >> Sorry, what' you say?
[23:25] >> Um
[23:26] >> yeah, we could amend the the draft
[23:29] resolution. You could add a condition um
[23:31] to the project if uh to ensure that uh
[23:38] any of the existing vegetation that um
[23:40] is not within the footprint of the
[23:43] building gets retained uh to the extent
[23:45] feasible. Obviously, there will be some
[23:47] little grading around that area.
[23:50] >> Is that language acceptable to you,
[23:52] Richard, or do you want to try your own?
[23:55] >> No, no. I'm sure Sage can can articulate
[23:58] it well.
[24:01] I guess my my only comment on that would
[24:02] be
[24:04] if the intent is is the is the screening
[24:08] is maybe we put the condition talking
[24:10] about screening rather than necessarily
[24:12] the existing vegetation like if the
[24:14] existing vegetation is
[24:15] >> Oh, I I meant that you know if there's
[24:18] any lack in the existing vegetation that
[24:21] the screening uh should be inspected and
[24:25] approved.
[24:26] There there is there is a um looks like
[24:30] utility boxes on the ground.
[24:32] >> There's what
[24:33] >> some there's some utility boxes or
[24:34] something on the ground that between the
[24:36] road and where the structure would be.
[24:39] So if they may not have a whole lot of
[24:41] space to get too fancy with the shrubs
[24:43] or the vegetation.
[24:45] Um just a it's a question really if if
[24:48] you want to require stuff in there. We
[24:50] have to make sure there's space to put
[24:52] it. And what what are those things that
[24:54] are on the ground behind the in the
[24:56] corner there
[24:58] >> or the underground?
[24:59] >> They're like metal plates.
[25:01] >> Oh, uh in the road or
[25:04] >> between the road and and where your
[25:05] building would be. Yeah. Please come up
[25:06] to the microphone just so we have it for
[25:08] the record.
[25:10] >> Um those boxes, they're labeled uh
[25:13] there's two electric boxes and one looks
[25:15] like a cable TV box.
[25:17] >> Okay. I I just make sure that whatever
[25:19] we say doesn't uh make them interfere
[25:21] with those boxes.
[25:23] >> We could um if if looking for a
[25:25] condition provide a new condition onee
[25:29] um that's prior to the issuance of a
[25:30] building permit the applicant shall
[25:32] submit and then um updated plans uh
[25:36] indicating to retain the existing
[25:39] vegetation adjacent to the roadway. Um
[25:41] if the vegetation needs to be removed,
[25:44] uh it shall be replaced
[25:47] with other screening vegetation
[25:50] that
[25:53] uh there's I probably planted
[25:56] somewhere around 90 trees and shrubs on
[25:58] the big shrubs on the property. Um
[26:08] Whoops.
[26:10] Don't bail me out here. No. Uh the we're
[26:12] going to end up every shrub that comes
[26:14] out of the ground, if it's in where the footprint of the garage, it's going
[26:18] to get transplanted to other areas. So,
[26:22] I won't destroy any trees. I'll actually
[26:24] transplant everyone that comes out of
[26:26] the ground.
[26:26] >> Those two big oaks you're going to
[26:28] transplant.
[26:29] >> I'm sorry.
[26:30] >> Those two big oaks?
[26:31] >> No, they they're coming down. The one
[26:34] big oak. There's just one big oak there
[26:36] and it's pretty in poor shape as the
[26:38] artist said. It's it's dangerous. It
[26:41] could happen. So, yes.
[26:44] >> Um,
[26:45] also the the owner is interested. There
[26:48] there's an oak and a redwood that's
[26:50] right as you back out of the garage on
[26:52] the side. We've shown them as being
[26:54] removed. Um, but he, for the record, is
[26:59] going to see if he can try to keep them.
[27:01] It's just kind of a worst case scenario
[27:03] with the backup if and the cut of the
[27:05] driveway, but he would like to maintain
[27:07] them as well. I think he's also willing
[27:09] to um put more shrubs behind the the new
[27:14] garage once it's up.
[27:16] >> That that was my point. Yes.
[27:17] >> Yes. And yeah, he he wants his property
[27:20] screened as well. So, he's that would be
[27:22] a perfectly fine condition for us.
[27:26] >> Yeah. Th those utilities are probably in concrete boxes. So, you know, small
[27:32] roots from shrubs are are not going to
[27:34] interfere,
[27:35] >> right? And there's like there's room
[27:37] between the the garage and where they
[27:39] are.
[27:39] >> Yeah. And there's trees. Trees have
[27:41] large roots and I'm sure they make their
[27:43] way a lot more invasively than than just
[27:46] shrubs.
[27:48] >> So, I want to maybe make another point
[27:50] on this though, which is so we're
[27:52] talking about basically a 30-foot
[27:54] setback from the road that's all within
[27:56] a 30ft defensible space zone. So, if
[27:59] we're I don't know. I I don't
[28:02] necessarily feel comfortable
[28:04] requiring like planning that we keep
[28:06] vegetation in an area where fire may
[28:08] well say like that needs to be taken out
[28:10] anyway, right? Cuz we have a there's a
[28:12] 5ft dead zone and then beyond there
[28:14] there's like everything's actually
[28:16] supposed to be cleared up to 6 ft high.
[28:19] So, that vegetation is actually like
[28:21] non-compliant given what fire would come
[28:23] and say.
[28:24] >> That's a good point.
[28:30] Yeah, I mean I think if you have an
[28:33] applicant who is kind of committed to
[28:35] keeping the vegetation there to the
[28:37] extent feasible, it' be up to the
[28:39] planning commission they want to add a
[28:40] condition.
[28:47] Um
[28:48] >> well
[28:51] uh
[28:53] this week uh I forget the name uh the
[28:56] company but they've been putting in
[28:58] utilities right along Kinata Lane. And
[29:01] anytime a utility goes in, they don't go
[29:03] more than maybe this far off of the
[29:05] road. So there's like two or three
[29:08] layers of shrubs in between that area
[29:11] and the property line. So, and the
[29:13] shrubs I have, they grow to about 18t
[29:15] tall and uh they should they're really
[29:18] dense when they grow. And uh I think
[29:21] it'll uh look good.
[29:27] Fine. Just to leave this as is.
[29:30] I given the fact that in 2026 we're
[29:34] steering between the fire district and
[29:38] the more traditional Woodside style of
[29:43] nestling buildings and shrubbery. Um,
[29:45] I'd be inclined to leave it as is and
[29:49] uh rely on the applicant's goodwill and
[29:52] trying to work it out as best he can
[29:54] with the fire district, which I think is
[29:56] an evolving standard
[29:58] none of us understand.
[30:01] >> I would second that. That's fine. I I
[30:02] see that the uh applicants are are quite
[30:05] amendable to to screen the property in a
[30:09] proper way and uh that's that's fine
[30:12] with me.
[30:20] If we're headed towards a consensus, the
[30:23] chair would entertain motions.
[30:26] >> Make a resol or I would make a motion to
[30:29] approve the resolution as presented.
[30:36] » Chair Weaver,
[30:37] >> yes.
[30:37] >> Vice Chair Gar,
[30:38] >> yes.
[30:39] >> Commissioner Evans,
[30:40] >> Commissioner Gonerko,
[30:41] >> yes. Commissioner Tober.
[30:43] >> Yes.
[30:45] >> So approved.
[30:49] » Good luck.
[30:50] >> Enjoy your new garage.
[30:54] » And if you crack the code with dealing
[30:55] with the fire districts, they do the
[30:57] inspections. Share your experience with
[31:00] us.
[31:02] >> Y
[31:04] um Sage, do you have anything for us
[31:06] tonight?
[31:06] >> Um there's no director's report as we
[31:09] haven't finished. Well, we just wrapped
[31:11] up February. Um, so we'll have that at
[31:13] the next meeting. Um, the town is uh
[31:17] completing its housing element annual
[31:20] report that will get submitted to HCD.
[31:23] That will go before the council on March
[31:24] 10th. Um, and
[31:28] um
[31:31] and and Julie will reach out to you
[31:33] about next meeting which is uh April
[31:36] 1st. Um I believe it's also the first
[31:38] day of Passover. Um, so we're going to
[31:40] look uh to make sure we we're looking at
[31:44] um in April is when we switch the chair
[31:46] and vice chair and we may not have all
[31:48] commissioners at that first meeting. Uh
[31:51] so we'll we want to make sure all
[31:53] commissioners are available when we take
[31:55] that action. So Julia will reach out.
[31:57] We're going to look at the first if if
[31:59] we move it a week if people will be
[32:01] available or if we just focus on a
[32:03] second meeting in April. But we'll have
[32:04] that information uh probably by next
[32:06] week at the latest.
[32:07] >> Yeah. Those of us that have school age
[32:09] children, that's there's usually a
[32:11] spring break either first or second
[32:13] week. And
[32:13] >> there is in the San Francisco district
[32:15] is spring break that week.
[32:17] >> Yeah, our the Woodside spring break is
[32:18] the following week. So the first week
[32:20] should be here.
[32:21] >> Okay. So that's that's also good to know
[32:23] for us as well if we're looking to
[32:24] reschedule because that may come.
[32:25] >> Julie will reach out and get a poll
[32:27] going and
[32:29] >> six to 10.
[32:30] >> Yep.
[32:31] >> Actually, I was not here at the last one
[32:32] because of the last break.
[32:34] >> Might be good.
[32:36] >> Right. So that's it. I have nothing
[32:38] further to add.
[32:39] >> Just brief question with with some of
[32:40] the recent personnel changes. Are there
[32:42] any does is there any changes to
[32:44] existing business like things that have
[32:46] gotten pushed, rescheduled, etc.
[32:48] >> Um the council schedules are just being
[32:50] set up and looking at you know what can
[32:53] uh on each agenda but um but otherwise
[32:56] notes business as usual.
[32:57] >> No no changes to housing element, things
[32:58] that were interrupted etc. No, no.
[33:01] Everything there is just on track and
[33:03] the that report um should be released by
[33:06] tomorrow if not the latest Friday in
[33:08] terms of the report going to the council
[33:10] on uh March 10th um for the housing
[33:12] element report. Uh so that that will be
[33:15] on we do uh we have to submit to HCD by
[33:18] April 1st of each year. And so there's
[33:21] the general plan report card uh which
[33:23] goes through all the elements, but the
[33:25] housing element is a separate one uh
[33:27] given that that has much more detailed
[33:28] information and a different format
[33:31] that's required by HCD. Um so if you're
[33:34] interested, that report will be
[33:35] available by the end of this week. Okay.
[33:37] >> And it it has the it's a it's a a series
[33:40] of Excel sheets, a few of which don't
[33:43] apply necessarily to Woodside. Um, so
[33:45] you'll see those will be blank, but the
[33:47] primary ones list all the permits issued
[33:49] identified by address. Um, and it it
[33:52] outlines the number and income levels.
[33:57] » Sage, got a question for you. The uh the
[34:01] work uh the road work and I guess the
[34:04] utility work on High Street, does that
[34:06] have anything to do with the multi- uh
[34:09] >> uh No, not at all. Um, so I'm not I they
[34:13] I know the public works director is much
[34:15] more familiar with it. Um, but that is
[34:17] not any direct relation to uh the that
[34:20] site on High Street.
[34:22] >> I wrote.
[34:27] » All right. Given that we will close
[34:30] tonight's meeting. Thank you very much
[34:31] everyone.