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Palo Alto planning staff propose bird‑safe window rules, dark‑sky lighting and larger stream setbacks; state laws expand single‑family development options
Summary
Planning staff previewed an ordinance to require bird‑safe glazing for some windows, a revised dark‑sky lighting ordinance, increased stream setbacks in parts of the city, and explained state laws (SB9, SB1123) that permit additional units on single‑family lots under specified conditions.
Jonathan Lee, director of Planning and Development Services, briefed the town hall on multiple planning initiatives the city expects to take to council in the coming months, and explained recent state housing laws that will affect single‑family lots.
Lee said the planning division is preparing a bird‑safe glass ordinance that would require bird‑friendly glazing or other design measures for large expanses of glass. "The ordinance... identifies the area as well as the foothills and 3 areas within 300 feet of streams as bird sensitive areas," Lee said, and added that some window sizes and a percentage of facade glazing will be specified in the…
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