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Board defers decision on after‑the‑fact container storage; orders documentation and mediation
Summary
After a multi‑hour hearing, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to continue an appeal concerning an after‑the‑fact cargo‑container storage building, pond and unpermitted features in the La Honda scenic corridor for at least 60 days and directed staff to gather documentary evidence and arrange mediation.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on March 24 continued for at least 60 days an appeal of the Planning Commission’s conditional approval of an after‑the‑fact agricultural permit for a cargo‑container storage building, man‑made pond and related unpermitted improvements on La Honda Road.
Planning and Building Director Steve Monowitz told the board the project site contains multiple unpermitted changes, including stacked shipping containers used for freezer and storage, a pond excavated without permits and an unpermitted bathroom. Staff recommended conditional approval that would require the removal of the top two containers, relocation of a generator outside the required setback, installation of a sound wall to address noise from a refrigeration unit and planting screening along the road, and it set…
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