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Design Review Board asks for major redesign, continues 31565 Eagle Rock Way to March 26, 2026
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Summary
A proposed two‑story, single‑family home at 31565 Eagle Rock Way was continued after the board and neighbors raised substantial concerns about massing, view obstruction and privacy. The board directed the applicant to reduce upper‑level bulk, work directly with neighbors and return on March 26, 2026.
The Design Review Board on Oct. 23 continued a concept application for a new two‑story home at 31565 Eagle Rock Way to March 26, 2026, after extensive public comment and board feedback. The project as presented included an attached two‑car garage, a 297‑sq‑ft accessory dwelling unit (ADU), a pool and about 465 sq ft of elevated decking.
Staff noted the property is currently vacant except for a small storage building and described the latest redesign: a relocated upper level, changes to roof form (flat roofs on the rear segments) and a reduced deck area compared with a prior design. The applicant (architect Stan Andrade) said he re‑staked the project after neighbors raised view‑equity concerns and planned further redesign.
Neighbors — including long‑time residents who said they have lived on the street for decades — delivered sustained opposition. Comments described staking that blocked ocean and sky views from primary living areas and questioned lot suitability for the scale proposed. Several neighbors said they had provided detailed photos showing staking impressions and urged the board to deny or require a substantial redesign. One neighbor noted a long history of entitlement hearings for the property and urged the board to exercise caution.
Board members agreed the project as shown had too much upper‑level mass for the narrow lot and would likely cause significant view and privacy impacts. Several board members said a two‑story form is not categorically incompatible with the neighborhood but that the current design must be substantially reduced in upper‑level bulk, consider alternative pool/yard layouts (such as reorienting the pool or shifting program to reduce visible mass), and seek collaborative meetings with nearby homeowners. The board asked the applicant to return with revised plans and stronger mitigation of view and privacy impacts; the applicant agreed.
The board voted unanimously (4‑0) to continue the item to March 26, 2026. No permits were approved and the board requested that the applicant coordinate site visits and neighbor meetings before resubmittal.
Why it matters: The continued item underscores the board’s role in mediating scale and view equity in compact neighborhoods where new infill development can significantly alter neighbors’ daylight, views and privacy.
