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Planning commission approves variance and design review for 1276 Montclair Way over neighbor objections
Summary
The Los Altos Planning Commission voted 5–1 on March 19 to approve a design‑review permit and variance for a single‑family home at 1276 Montclair Way after the applicant reduced house size, increased a side setback and added screening. Neighbors pressed the commission to preserve a protected coast live oak and to protect privacy.
The Los Altos Planning Commission voted 5–1 on March 19 to approve a design‑review permit (DR25‑0062) and a variance (V25‑0001) for a single‑family home at 1276 Montclair Way, finding the application met the required findings and that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA §15303.
Planning staff opened the public hearing by reviewing the variance standard and the commission’s earlier split vote on Feb. 19. Staff said the applicant responded to concerns raised at the prior hearing by shrinking the home by 441 square feet (to about 3,028 square feet), increasing the left‑side setback to a code‑compliant 15 feet, adding 68 screening shrubs and proposing a 6‑foot redwood fence with 2 feet of lattice to improve privacy and neighborhood compatibility. Staff recommended approval subject to the findings and conditions in the draft resolution.
The applicant told commissioners they held…
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