Zoning hearing officer approves accessory dwelling unit in Emerald Lake Hills; T‑Mobile consent item also approved

Zoning Hearing Officer Joel LeClaire on Oct. 16 approved a conditional use permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit at 35 Aquavista Court in the Emerald Lake Hills neighborhood and also approved a consent telecom item for a T‑Mobile facility at 25775 Sand Hill Road on Stanford property. Both decisions were announced during a hearing held in Room 101 of 455 County Center and on Zoom.

The accessory dwelling unit (ADU) approval, filed as PLN2025‑00077 for owners Carmen and Lilia Maroon and applicant Daniel Vargas, authorizes construction of a 985‑square‑foot, single‑story, two‑bedroom, 1.5‑bath ADU with a maximum height of 15 feet. Planning staff member Michael Jacinto said the ADU would be set 6 feet from the primary residence and 10 feet from the northern property line, a reduced setback from the 20 feet normally required by the zoning code because of an existing sanitary sewer access easement on the property. "The location of the proposed ADU is in…