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Palo Alto council hears prescreenings for two San Antonio Road housing projects; no formal decisions
Summary
City staff and two developers presented preliminary plans to rezone parcels on San Antonio Road for midrise housing. Council offered feedback on height, parking, affordable units and labor standards; no votes were taken at the prescreening.
City of Palo Alto planners and two developers presented prescreenings on May 19 for projects at 788 and 800 San Antonio Road that would rezone parcels to allow denser housing, and council members used the session to give early feedback but made no formal decisions.
The presentations opened with Jonathan Lake, director of planning and development services, and senior planner Emily Callas describing the process and key differences between the current entitlements and the proposed projects. Callas said the prescreening “is required for proposed legislative changes, including rezonings” and emphasized that “no formal decision is being made tonight.” The larger of the two proposals would seek Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) and replace an earlier entitlement that allowed ownership condominiums.
The first applicant, represented by Megan Watson of Grubb Properties, described an eight‑story rental project with above‑grade parking and a reduced…
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