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Design Review Board approves Hillsburg Avenue housing project, requires updated arborist report and tree performance bond
Summary
The Sebastopol Design Review Board on Nov. 26 approved final design for a 24-unit residential project at 7621 Hillsburg Avenue but required an updated arborist report and a performance bond ($1,500 per tree or appraised value) for protected trees before building permits may be issued.
The Sebastopol Design Review Board voted 5-0 on Nov. 26 to approve final design review for a residential project at 7621 Hillsburg Avenue, while conditionally deferring final decisions on tree removals pending an updated arborist report and a performance bond for protected trees.
The project, presented by applicant Kathy Austin on behalf of Pacific Realty, calls for 12 one‑bedroom apartments and 12 town homes, and proposes removal of 29 trees, 20 of which the staff report identified as protected. John, planning staff, told the board that land‑use entitlements and the tentative map were previously approved by the Planning Commission and unanimously by City Council on Nov. 9, 2024; the Design Review Board’s review focused on building design, materials and the tree‑removal permit.
Why it matters: the site sits at the corner of Hillsburg and Murphy avenues in Sebastopol and the project would add smaller one‑bedroom units to the housing stock; at the same…
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