Remarks by Michael Serrone
237 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 10
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“Okay, and I just had a question about the I notice that's the gas meter remains are there gas appliances inside the Inside the house if I can punt that question to the architect who's here tonight. Thank you All right Seeing no other questions i will go ahead and open the public hearing on this specific item now in this case we have appellants and an applicant team the appellants will have ten minutes to address the planning commission first followed by ten minutes for the applicant team members of the public will then have an opportunity to speak uh... afterward the applicant team will have…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Can you pull the microphone a little closer to you? Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. I think we may have a question from Vice Chair Davis.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“I have a couple questions. You said that the house would extend across your full property line, but your property line effectively extends clear to the creek, right? You mean it would extend the length of your house?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“So your current view also includes that big PG&E tower, is that right?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“And I had the question earlier about the gas meter remains. I thought it said somewhere that this is a considerate of, this doesn't apply to you. Never mind, sorry. Sorry, thank you. Oh, Commissioner Shukla?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“You'll have five minutes at the end of the public comment to add any additional comments.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. So now the applicant team will have 10 minutes to speak. So that's Eliza Ridgeway, Morgan Maeger, and Bill McIntosh.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“All right. Any questions from commissioners? Commissioner Pine.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“And I just wanted to follow up on the gas question. At some point a remodel, maybe this is for staff now, At some point, a remodel is extensive enough that it triggers you have to comply with the reach codes and things like that. This is not that extensive?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Okay. All right. Thank you. All right. And thank you. You'll have five minutes at the end to provide closing comments. Thank you. So now I will go ahead and open the public hearing on this specific item. The members of the public now have an opportunity to provide comments on this item. Please submit a speaker card to the recording officer. And if online, raise your digital hand or dial star 9 on the telephone to indicate you wish to speak. Recording officer, do we have any cards in the room?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“All right. So I will close the, well, I guess before we close the public hearing, the applicant team will now have five minutes to provide any closing comments.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you. And now the appellant team, Jim and Anna French, you have five minutes to share any closing comments.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“All right, thank you. I will now close the public hearing and will ask for a discussion or a motion from my colleagues. Commissioner Pyne.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“And I'd just like to clarify, if we were looking at the new standards that are coming out in a few days, can you clarify, would anything be different about this or we don't know, we haven't looked at it?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Okay, and I thought we did have daylight plane requirements. I thought it was part of the El Camino Real specific plan where you have commercial buildings up against potentially single-family homes, that there was an angle of 40 degrees or something. Forty-five, correct, yeah.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Right, it doesn't apply in this case. All right, thank you. Commissioner Davis.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“So thank you And Seeing no other hands, I'll just comment that first of all I want to thank both the applicant and the appellant for their very well thought out detailed presentations and can fully understand the you know, the feelings on either side of this issue. I think many if not most of us who are homeowners can point to specific things that have changed our sidelines from our house it happens a lot for various reasons and so I fully appreciate the the issue and maybe our city standards should be different but Given the standards as they apply here, it seems like the applicant has…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“OK. And so what is the fate of this project?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“All right, thank you. And now I'll ask for questions from my colleagues. Vice Chair Davis.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Okay, I think I got it. Thank you. Okay, well, maybe I don't understand it. The statement was made that it's as if the original approval, the MPP, never happened. But if we deny the appeal, then the MPP stands, right?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Okay, so it is as if that never happened.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Right, and is that why, so I had another question about why do we care, you know, the business is distinct from a traditional beauty salon, focusing primarily on hair consultation for individuals experiencing hair loss, and they were by appointment and hours, and It seemed like there was a lot of detail about what specifically is going on there. And there's already a beauty salon there, right? If it was a beauty salon, wouldn't that also fall within this similar type of services category? Why are we being so specific about exactly what this business is doing?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“OK. All right. Well, let me ask about the timeline. Can someone apply for a permit before they have obtained a lease? Who applies for the permit? Does the tenant apply, or does the landlord apply for a permit?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026