Neighbors press city board over proposed second‑story addition, driveway and tree loss at 967 Garcia Road

The Single Family Design Board heard a pre‑application consultation for a proposed major remodel and additions at 967 Garcia Road and continued the item indefinitely with detailed requests after multiple neighbors raised concerns about scale, setbacks, driveway alignment and tree removal.

Applicant Adam Graham and designer Risa Hong presented a plan to remodel a 2,202‑square‑foot, two‑story 1946 house, replace mechanicals and roofing, convert lower‑level space into a legalized accessory dwelling unit, construct a new detached 400‑square‑foot garage and a 322‑square‑foot cabana, and add a roughly 476‑square‑foot third‑story element. The applicants reported the proposed total of about 3,419 square feet on a 14,374‑square‑foot lot (roughly 80% of the stated floor‑area guideline). Staff emphasized this was a one‑time pre‑application consultation…