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Commission recommends approval of tentative map at 4103 Old Trace Road over residents' safety objections
Summary
The Planning & Transportation Commission voted 7–0 to recommend that City Council approve a tentative map that would subdivide a 1.02‑acre lot into nine lots (and enable a separate streamlined housing project of 16 units, including seven junior ADUs and one BMR). Neighbors urged denial over emergency‑access, parking and wildfire‑insurance concerns; the commission attached conditions and asked council to review cumulative safety standards.
The Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission voted 7–0 on April 29 to recommend that City Council approve a tentative map for 4103 Old Trace Road, forwarding the map with added conditions and a set of commission concerns about cumulative neighborhood impacts.
Staff recommended the map after concluding the subdivision complies with objective standards and is eligible for waivers under the state density bonus and AB 130 process. Project planner Nishita Kambikupa told commissioners the proposal would subdivide a 1.02‑acre vacant lot into nine residential lots served by a private street and advance a related housing application for 16 units total, of which seven would be junior accessory dwelling units and one would be a deed‑restricted below‑market‑rate unit on Lot 9.
Neighbors who spoke during the public‑comment period told the commission the project threatens public safety and neighborhood livability. Resident Sean Lou Mara, speaking…
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