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Open-space committee asks staff to draw smaller, connected easement for Maria Lane property after legal challenge
Summary
The Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee pressed staff to craft a narrower, connectivity-focused open-space easement for a site at 11778 Maria Lane after the applicant raised legal challenges; staff will return with mapped dimensions within the 60‑day window.
The Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee on a routine meeting reviewed a site development application at 11778 Maria Lane and directed staff to return within the 60‑day condition period with a revised, smaller open‑space easement designed to protect riparian connectivity while avoiding the proposed garage footprint.
Planning staff told the committee the current application proposes a two‑story structure with a garage at the lower level and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above. The garage footprint of about 1,500 square feet triggered routing to the committee; staff noted the committee’s standard recommendation is an easement on slopes…
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