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Cupertino planning commission recommends approval of two Dividend Homes townhome projects with privacy, landscaping conditions
Summary
The commission voted to forward recommendations to City Council for two Dividend Homes townhome developments (57 and 32 units) after residents pressed for larger rear setbacks, screening and limits on rooftop decks; commissioners required some end units to step down to two stories and asked the developer to pursue hedges/trellising and HOA-maintained screening.
The Cupertino Planning Commission voted Dec. 9 to recommend City Council approval of two Dividend Homes townhome communities on Stevens Creek Boulevard, subject to amendments aimed at reducing impacts on adjacent single-family homes. The two related applications would replace existing office buildings with 57 townhomes (11 below-market-rate units) on the western parcel and 32 townhomes (six BMR units) on the adjacent parcel; staff processed both projects under SB 330 and state density bonus law.
Neighbors told the commission the proposals, as drawn, would place 44–45 foot buildings as close as 13 feet to rear property lines, harming privacy and compatibility. "You can't claim that a building that's ... 45 feet tall is compatible with adjacent single family homes," resident Whitney McNair said during public comment. Several speakers asked the commission to require larger rear setbacks, a double row of evergreen screening, an upgraded sound wall…
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