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Council continues appeal over 1000 Sandringham home to allow talks on wildlife, fire access
Summary
An appeal of the Design Review Board approval for a two‑story home at 1000 Sandringham Drive was continued to March 11 after neighbors, conservation groups and the applicant agreed to try to negotiate changes addressing wildlife passage and fire access concerns.
The Glendale City Council on Feb. 11 continued until March 11 the appeal of a Design Review Board decision to approve a new two‑story, roughly 5,067‑square‑foot single‑family home at 1000 Sandringham Drive, citing neighborhood concerns about an existing wildlife corridor and emergency access.
The appellant, neighborhood volunteer Christopher Smee, told the council he and a group of volunteers who steward the nearby Sunshine Preserve had not received adequate advance notice of the Design Review Board hearing and that story poles were not installed in the full 10‑day notice window. Smee said the property sits within a known wildlife corridor linking the preserve to Verdugo Park and that the current design would put retaining walls and building mass where animals and emergency responders currently pass.
Why it matters: The property is adjacent to city‑owned open space and volunteers said it functions as a…
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