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Commission deadlocks on 160 Spring Grove house; project continued to Dec. 16 for more design context
Summary
After lengthy debate about massing, retaining walls, tree removal and neighborhood compatibility, the Planning Commission split 3–3 on approving a grading permit, design review and variances for a new 2,491 sq ft house at 160 Spring Grove, leading staff to recommend and the commission to vote to continue the item to Dec. 16 for more context and applicant revisions.
A contested proposal for a new single-family home at 160 Spring Grove was continued to the Planning Commission’s Dec. 16 meeting after the panel deadlocked on a motion to approve on Dec. 2.
Assistant Planner Jackson DeBronier summarized extensive revisions since the July hearing: the applicant reduced visual massing by segmenting the front retaining wall into two tiers (a lower 6-foot wall and an upper 9-foot wall separated by a planted strip), shifted the driveway and added a required 20-foot fire-lane turnout per Ross Valley Fire Department direction, and revised façade articulation with recessed windows, a belly band and planters. Jackson told commissioners the revised design would require about 540 cubic yards of excavation, 60 cubic yards of fill and the removal of 43 on-site trees identified as heritage size…
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