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ASRB moves Patrol Road residence to formal review after staff presentation and applicant Q&A
Summary
The Woodside ASRB heard staff and the applicant on a proposed residence with an attached 800-sq.-ft. ADU at 800 Patrol Road, asked about ADU connection, fire district routing and exterior lighting, and voted to move the project to formal design review with staff.
The Woodside Architectural and Site Review Board voted Dec. 15 to advance the proposed residence and attached ADU at 800 Patrol Road to formal design review with staff after a presentation by planning staff and the project architect.
Sarah, the project planner, said the project proposes demolition of an existing single-family residence, an attached garage and a detached barn on an approximately 1.5-acre lot in the SEP-7.5 zoning district and construction of a new single-family residence with an attached ADU of about 800 square feet. The site has steep topography with roughly 70 feet of elevation change; story poles were installed in advance of the hearing and the applicant will modify the driveway to provide a fire truck turnaround.
Architect Stefan told the board the design is sited to minimize grading, avoid tree removal where possible and orient living spaces down the slope toward Kings Mountain Road so the house has low visibility from Patrol Road. He said glazing is oriented away from neighbors, landscaping will provide additional screening, and the design includes roof overhangs and passive strategies for energy control. He also stated the project team will prepare a fire-protection design evaluation and work with a lighting designer to keep exterior lighting subdued.
Board members asked whether the ADU is attached and internally connected (staff confirmed there is an internal door and a fire-rated separation will be required), whether the project will satisfy fire-district requirements (staff said routing to fire and engineering occurs at the formal stage), and whether the floor-to-ceiling glazing might project light onto the Kings Mountain Road scenic corridor. Stefan said the most glazed areas face away from properties below and that lighting will be modeled and designed to avoid outward projection.
After discussion, a motion to move the project to formal design review with staff was made and seconded; the roll-call votes were recorded as affirmative and staff said the applicant will receive a letter outlining next steps. The ASRB encouraged the applicant to continue neighbor outreach and to address concerns about lighting and fire safety in the formal submission.
