ASRB forwards 125 Farm Road estate to formal design review after discussion of grading, trees and fault-zone constraints

The ASRB on July 28 voted to forward the proposed development at 125 Farm Road to staff for formal design review after a presentation on site design, geology and landscape impacts.

The project manager described the proposal as “the construction of a new single‑family main residence with an attached garage as well as a detached garage, and then a pool house, gym, and detached ADU, and a swimming pool, sport court, and other site improvements.” The parcel is approximately 4.8 acres in the SCP‑5 zoning district in the Hidden Valley Lake subdivision, located off Portola Road.

The board’s nut graf: the ASRB found the compound‑style design and materials palette generally consistent with the residential design guidelines but flagged potential impacts to mature oaks and the amount of grading required; the board asked the applicant to consider minor redesigns to save healthy native trees where feasible.

Staff said the property contains areas within the Alquist‑Priolo and San Andreas Fault study zones and that the applicant provided exploratory geotechnical trenching and a…