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Woodside ASRB delays decision on Canada Corners parking expansion after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of testimony, the Woodside Architectural Site Review Board continued a proposal to expand the parking lot and add two permanent parklets at 3062 Woodside Road (Canada Corners), asking staff and the applicant for precise seat counts, a sitewide lighting plan, circulation analysis and alternatives that would preserve more open-space easement near the creek.
The Woodside Architectural Site Review Board on Sept. 4 continued for further study an application to expand the parking lot and add two permanent parklets at 3062 Woodside Road, known as Canada Corners, after extensive public testimony raised legal and neighborhood concerns.
Planning staff outlined the proposal as an update to an existing conditional use permit. The applicant seeks to repave a rear parcel for additional surface parking, install two front-of-store parklets for outdoor dining and modify a recorded open-space easement that today surrounds parts of the rear parcel. Staff said the existing easement is roughly 70,000 square feet and the project would reduce it to about 50,000 square feet; the applicant also proposes a stepped gabion retaining wall (staff estimated up to about 8–10 feet at the tallest points) with a Core10 steel safety fence along the top and additional lighting for the expanded lot.
Why it matters: Residents and nearby property owners told the board the changes would remove important screening and open space, increase light and noise, and threaten trail safety for children who use…
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