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Los Altos Hills panel hears objections to proposed 311‑lot Twin Oaks subdivision
Summary
At a March 16 subdivision committee informational meeting, staff reviewed tentative map TM26‑0003 for Twin Oaks and residents and committee members raised fire‑safety, grading, easement, tree‑loss and traffic concerns; the application remains incomplete and staff will collect comments for a future compliance review.
Los Altos Hills subdivision committee members and dozens of residents on March 16 questioned a developer’s proposal to subdivide six Twin Oaks Court parcels into 311 residential lots, raising repeated concerns about emergency egress, steep grading, the fate of heritage oaks and whether the plan complies with local standards.
The meeting was an informational completeness review required under the town’s subdivision ordinance; staff and the applicant emphasized that no final decision was made and that the application is currently incomplete. Planning staff said the tentative‑map step precedes agency compliance review, Planning Commission and ultimately City Council hearings, and that the town will produce a written summary of the comments for the subdivider and the subdivider’s engineer.
Why it matters: The proposal would dramatically alter a roughly 11.9–12.6‑acre hillside site and, according to residents and committee members, could strain narrow local roads and affect riparian drainages and heritage trees. Several speakers urged…
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