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Hearing officer approves replacement home at 26388 Ginny Lane with conditions to protect heritage oak and drainage

Los Altos Hills Hearing Officer (Fast‑Track Planning) · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The hearing officer approved a site development permit for 26388 Ginny Lane to demolish an existing house and build a new 6,276 sq ft residence with a detached ADU, subject to retaining a 34‑inch heritage oak, maintaining a natural drainage swale parallel to Persimer Road, limiting garage door transparency and submitting a landscape screening plan after framing.

The hearing officer approved a site development permit for 26388 Ginny Lane after staff and committee input resulted in project‑specific conditions to protect trees, preserve drainage patterns and limit exterior lighting impacts.

Jonathan Fox, the project planner, described the corner lot as one acre and largely flat, with access required from Ginny Lane and a site that would remove 18 trees, including a 34‑inch heritage oak staff recommended be retained. Fox…

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