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Board delays decision on contested cargo-container storage permit after neighbor complaints
Summary
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors continued for 60 days an appeal of a planning commission approval that would legalize an after-the-fact cargo-container storage building, man-made pond and water tank on a small coastal parcel after neighbors raised concerns about missing plans, noise and unpermitted work.
Crystal Shea, a neighbor, appealed a planning commission decision that conditionally approved an after-the-fact agricultural permit to legalize a multi-container storage building, an excavated pond and a nonpotable water tank on a small coastal parcel. The board voted to continue the matter for 60 days and directed staff to gather additional documentation and mediation between the parties.
The matter reached the board after a planning commission decision to permit the structure subject to conditions, including removal of upper containers, a sound wall to mitigate refrigeration noise, removal of an unpermitted bathroom, relocation of a generator out of the front setback, and new landscaping to reduce visual impacts. Planning staff said the applicant must submit building-permit plans within three months and complete required changes within six months of board action.
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