Remarks by Neela Shukla
39 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 39:37
“Thank you for the presentation. I have questions about the trees. the one you have chosen um on the boundaries i understand that's more like for the mitigation uh can you a little bit tell me the how what are those trees in the in the center like in the front of the house i just don't know wonder tree or something so just wanted to know a little bit about the tree concept the the the trees that are currently on the site or the ones that we will be planting Or the one in the is that like a ornamental tree? Is it a native tree or just curious because I don't I don't think so. No, I'm not sure…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 1:10:28
“Thank you chair. I'll be supporting the motion and also I want to bring out just one more point that also the street improvement you did for the residential side. That is amazing. There are a lot of. I remember the projects when it came into the to the project. A lot of neighbors were there the whole neighborhood. was involved and you guys have taken wonderful care for every details and also I checked out the trees so I realized that the interior trees are dogwoods and they're wonderful they will have a season so I think they're they will look wonderful so I just want to refer respond to that…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 1:52:53
“I just, I think it's probably the, I think I'm just responding to your question about the final certificate of occupancy and the final inspection. So in the building, I mean, as far as I understand, that can happen sometimes very close to each other. As soon as you get the final inspection, you get certificate of occupancy because the, Panchali so I think what I understood is that I think they are whatever happens first that is I think it's a pretty good way to so they don't lose any time because they may not occupy the building for a long time but because so that way they can pay the fees or…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 17:52
“My question was similar, like my commissioner fellow said that about ADU. So I was just wondering that even if they have junior ADU or ADU, because we are promoting the extra residences, can they ask for concession or waivers or something like the terminologies that they can use as public other buildings are using it?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 18:23
“I'm not sure I understand. We are talking about the objectives, standard guidelines. But within that, even though they will have to follow certain things, but can they ask for concession or waivers because they are providing a new APU or something?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 19:07
“Thank you. That was a great, helpful, yeah.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 34:07
“I mean, I have a thank you for presentation, and I understand it completely that your living area and bedroom area are facing on that side. I was just wondering that... That are you planning to add second story sometime or if you sell?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 35:10
“I didn't see that, that it's like your living area. But I was just thinking that many times it happens that people add second. Sorry, then it's the same situation. Happens, correct? Then you have to also completely block that wall. Anyway, but just was thinking that when people start adding both sides, five years later or something.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 51:34
“Yeah, I have a question. So the financial part of it also will affect your design, correct? Like design meaning that I see that if you are building on the other side of it, first of all, it will create a shadow on the other house because the direction. And also, I feel that you will have to spend more money because this existing, the structure and everything is like the fine. Right.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 1:06:31
“First of all, even though I know that in our objective standard, we don't consider the importance of sky view. Correct, like we don't have any standard which decides that We have I mean because it's objective innovation because it affects health and say I mean Health like air fresh air and sky view is like when people can obstruct Certain percentage or 100% I'm just curious because as we are building more and more two-story homes and it's going to be more density We need that but do we have any mention of? The way we have a solar study, and which talks about the shadow of the building, how…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 1:07:55
“Because in Los Altos Hills, because every neighbor, I mean, they are very powerful. I don't want to say powerful, but they all are not willing to cooperate. And they go really, they fight a lot for the view. But that's the neighborhood. And they have their guidelines that they have a hillside. And they have views of sky. So you can't just block. You have a hill coming. Then you can't just make the house on top of the hill and lit the whole house. And all the houses seem just like a little lighthouse. So I just think, I don't know, what will be the way to go and maybe I can inquire more about…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 1:37:42
“Thank you. I have a question too. When you have miscellaneous plan permit, does it have a time attached to it? If the building is old, and let's say, they are coming up with to add to make the building you know useful land uses like we encourage it but does it have any time limit or like we don't so meaning that you give permit for like five years and then they have to come back or like is there because sure”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 1:38:51
“So I suppose that if the building owner decides to demolish the building or do something else, then they will directly work with the business. So that time when they are, then that permit goes away.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 1:39:13
“So the city doesn't have any control over whether the building is very old. You just want to give the permit if they want to build that. Yes. Understood. Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 2:08:11
“Oh, I have a question for you too. Because as far as I remember that I've taken business licenses and people have home business and it's very easy process. Like when I go and do business with other city, I have to take license and they don't check on, I'm not sure that they do have to check or something. You fill up the form and they just pay for the, like whatever the money you have to pay and Because you're doing some business with the city, and you have to pay for the license. Why does it, if somebody comes and applies for business license, why it is by mistake?”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 2:43:16
“Oh, I just want to say something which is not exactly related. I mean, it is related to that, but I've gone to different cities, even Sunnyvale, to get permit when I was doing like 10, 15 years ago. And when my applications are not correct, I don't fill up properly, or I don't ask proper questions, And sometimes I come out with no concrete answers. And then sometimes more professional, I mean, not professional, but like more experienced architect goes to city and ask the questions and they get the permit right away. And it's like, this has happened. And also it has happened sometimes the new…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 4:11:59
“Thank you, Chair. I have a question about the waivers you have asked. I mean, about the distance between main buildings, like 20, you require is 26 feet and you are reducing 12 feet. Then also you have the frontier setback, which reduced to three feet six inch and landscape frontage, which is reduced. So I was, I mean, it's going to be so dense. Have you done this kind of... because you said that city ventures you have done many where have you done like similar density of where the buildings are this close and because i i'm just wondering that i can't visual i mean it's kind of when you go…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 4:14:03
“I agree. I mean, it's like, I mean, I'm just, why am I saying is that, like, I know that in India we have so many, like, the densest cities, like Varanasi, where, like, people... have a store of like two feet by four feet like i mean seriously yeah so i have kind of been and it's like how you feel but this is happening everywhere but this is like 12 feet this is i'm just visualizing because people are fighting here about the sky views and this will be like 12 feet so you're really going to say hi to each other because you can almost see through it so i it's just um i just brought it out…”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 43:00
“Um, my question was similar, like my commissioner fellow said that about ADU. So I was just wondering that even if they have junior ADU ADU or ADU, because we are promoting the, um, extra residences, can they, uh, ask for concession or waivers or something like the term terminologies that they can use as public other buildings are using it?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 43:32
“We are talking about the objective standard guidelines, but within that, even though they will have to follow certain things, but can they ask for concession or waivers because they are providing a new ADU or something?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 59:15
“I mean, I have a thank you for presentation and I understand it completely that you your living area and bedroom area facing on that side. I was just wondering that Are you planning to add second story sometime? Or if you sell, do you have any?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:00:17
“I didn't see that, that it's like your living area. But I was just thinking that many times it happens that people add second. Sorry, then it's the same situation happens, correct? Then you have to also completely block that wall. Anyway, but just was thinking that when people start adding both sides.”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:16:42
“Yeah, I have a question. So you, it does, the financial part of it also will affect your design, correct? Like design meaning that I see that if you are building on the other side of it, first of all, it will create a shadow on the other house because the direction and also that I feel that you will have to spend more money because this existing, the structure and everything is like the,”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:31:39
“First of all, I have, this is, even though I know that we, in our objective standard, we don't consider the importance of sky view, correct? Like we don't have any standard which decides that I mean, because it's objective in a way, because it affects health and say, I mean, health like air, fresh air and sky view is like when people can obstruct certain percentage or 100%. I'm just curious because as we are building more and more two-story homes and it's going to be more density, we need that, but do we have any mention The way we have a solar study and which talks about the shadow of the…”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:33:03
“Because in Los altos hills like because the they are every neighbor I mean they're very powerful like I won't don't want to say powerful, but they all are not willing to. cooperate. And they go really, they fight a lot for the view, but that's the neighborhood. And they have that guidelines that they have a hillside and they have views of sky. So you can't like just block. You have a hill coming, then you can't just make the house on top of the hill and lit the whole house. and all the houses seeing just like a little lighthouse. So I just think, I don't know what will be the way to go and…”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026