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Staff: Applicant’s added JADU may remove open-space dedication trigger in Maria Laney appeal

Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee · March 18, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff told the open-space committee that the Maria Laney applicant added a JADU that reduces the discretionary garage below the 900-square-foot threshold that would have triggered an open-space dedication request; staff said permits will not be issued while the appeal is active and that staff expects the applicant may drop the appeal.

Jay, a planning presenter, told the Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee that an applicant for the Maria Laney project has amended its plans to add a JADU (junior accessory dwelling unit), shrinking the discretionary garage component below the 900-square-foot threshold that would have triggered the committee’s request for an open-space easement.

"What they've done in the interim, though, is they've submitted for building permits, and they want those building permits issued to be able to not have the appeal," Jay said. He added that staff will not…

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