Address: 89 Redwood Rd. (map / assessor’s database)

Type: Single-family

Request: to raze the existing structure to construct a three-story single-family dwelling exceeding the maximum floor-area ratio (FAR)

- Approved 19-0 on first call (no discussion
  - Absent — Baker, Farrell, Grossman, Hume Charm, Kelley
- Report — to come
- Video — to come
- Approved 6-0
- Agenda
- Video — starts at 3:10
- Planning memo
To be addressed by the full City Council
- City Council Reports Docket — item is on p. 11 as numbered
- Outcome: held 8-0 (all councilors were present)
- Official report
  - Item starts on p. 3
  - Includes petitioner’s and Planning Department presentations
- Meeting video (YouTube) — starts at about 49:00
- Public feedback: One neighbor expressed concern that the large size of the home would create a precedent for other, larger homes in the neighborhood.
- Discussion: The key issue is that the petitioners need to raise the floor of the basement because of a very high water table on the property. There was considerable discussion about the size of the home and how the petitioner is basically asking for the council to ignore the rules on the calculation of floor-area-ratio given the height of the basement relative to the original ground level. There was also discussion about the future of trees on the property and the extent of non-permeable surface.
- Agenda
- Planning memo