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Planning commission continues decision on 21-foot netting at Wunderlich Field to May 27 after strong neighbor push for landscaping
Summary
After extensive public comment for and against a proposed 21-foot net along Alejandra Avenue at Wunderlich Field, the commission continued the conditional-use and variance hearing to May 27 and asked the school to work with the town arborist on a landscaping/mitigation proposal.
The Atherton Planning Commission continued a decision on a request by Menlo School and Menlo College for a conditional use permit (CUP) and variance to install approximately 330 feet of 21-foot-high sports netting along the Alejandra Avenue frontage of Wunderlich Field.
Assistant planner Lauren French (speaker 5) told commissioners the proposal requires a conditional use permit because school facilities must be evaluated against a campus master plan and that structures for schools are treated with the same development standards that apply to main buildings (including setbacks). The proposal would require a front-yard setback variance and a side-yard…
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