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Neighbor urges Woodside to halt work after alleged admitted code violation at adjacent lot
Summary
A neighbor told the Woodside ASRB that a nearby conceptual plan for 156 Bardette includes admitted setback and grading violations and asked the board to rescind conceptual approval and order the owner to stop work; planning staff said compliance is checked at the formal review stage and code enforcement does not apply at concept review.
Maya Stern told the Woodside Architectural and Site Review Board on Dec. 15 that her mother, Pookie Stern, the owner of 164 Bardette, had been told by the owner of 156 Bardette that the approved conceptual design did not meet setback requirements. “They fully admitted to a code violation with a setback to our property,” Stern said, and she read a portion of an email she said contained that admission.
Stern said the conceptual plan shows side setbacks of roughly 23–25 feet where the code requires 30 feet, and that portions of the proposed house exceed 17 feet in height, which would require increased front setbacks under the…
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