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Commissioners continue Belmont home addition hearing pending updated arborist confirmation
Summary
A proposed second‑story addition at 1800 Robin Whipple Way was continued after commissioners raised concerns that the arborist report does not explicitly confirm whether pruning tied to the revised design would jeopardize a landmark magnolia tree; the commission asked for a written arborist addendum or peer confirmation before rehearing.
The Belmont City Planning Commission continued its review of a single‑family design proposal at 1800 Robin Whipple Way on May 5, asking staff and the applicant to provide written arborist confirmation that pruning required by the current plans will not jeopardize a large southern magnolia that neighbors describe as a neighborhood landmark.
Planner Ruiz told commissioners the project is a Tier 3 design review for a 1,156‑square‑foot addition (222 square feet at ground level and 934 square feet added as a new upper story) and that staff recommended approval subject to conditions. The applicant revised earlier, boxier plans after outreach, adding window trim, a stone veneer and reduced upper‑story window sizes to address privacy concerns, Ruiz said.
“We did reduce the overall size for those…
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