Stanford Zoning Board Meeting Summary: November 12, 2025
Stanford Zoning Board Meeting Summary: November 12, 2025
The Stanford Zoning Board convened on November 12, 2025, presided over by Acting Chair William Morris due to the absence of Chair Davis Stein. The meeting addressed multiple applications, primarily focusing on the rezoning and special permit requests for office-to-housing conversions at 120 Long Ridge Road, alongside administrative approvals for minor coastal site plan reviews and tree ordinance inquiries.
Consent Calendar
- Unanimously approved the minutes of the October 20, 2025, meeting.
- Unanimously approved Coastal Site Plan Review (CSPR) 1222 for Nancy A. Lovos (203 Ocean Drive West) to renovate decks, build a pool, patio, and fence, with no objections from city departments.
- Unanimously approved CSPR 1223 to elevate an existing home at a coastal site to meet base flood elevation standards.
- Unanimously approved Application 225-27 (Horn and Hoof Properties) for nine independent living units with deed restrictions for seniors/disabled residents.
- Unanimously approved Application 225-15 (Woodway Points LLC) for premium density in the RM1 district with required affordability and traffic contribution conditions.
- Approved a one-year extension for Application 223-34 (900 Long Ridge Road) to January 2nd, 2027.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Sue Halpern (30 Elmcroft Road): Expressed strong opposition regarding the lack of operable windows, arguing they would lead to poor air quality, trapped pollutants, and safety concerns during power failures.
- Dave Adams: Expressed skepticism regarding traffic volume estimates (specifically the 808 parking spaces vs. low trip counts) and opposition to the low Fee-in-Lieu payment ($2,684,780) relative to the project size.
- Michael Kelleck (Hunting Lane): Expressed strong opposition to further development, characterizing the Long Ridge Road corridor as "ripped and pillaged" and citing concerns regarding increased traffic cut-throughs from adjacent residential streets.
Discussion Items
- Application 225-28 (120 Long Ridge Road, LLC): Applicant proposed converting an existing 300,000 sq ft office building into 196 apartments with 808 parking spaces. The discussion highlighted the use of the ITE Trip Generation Manual to justify lower traffic impacts compared to the previous office use. Dr. Donald Poland testified that multifamily use is less intensive than commercial use and that research shows no negative impact on surrounding residential property values. The applicant noted no structural facade changes would occur, maintaining the existing suburban office aesthetic.
- Continuations: Applications 224-18, 225-23, and 225-29 were continued to November 24, 2025. Application 225-28 was the primary subject of debate.
- Planning Board Recommendations: A revised Planning Board letter for 225-28 was read into the record, noting a 3-1 vote in favor of approval with a recommendation that the exterior be pre-clad to appear less commercial. A separate letter for 225-29 noted a 3-2 vote in favor, with opposition from board members regarding tree removal and open space.
- Tree Ordinance Inquiry: Board members discussed a newly enacted tree ordinance (replacing previous regulations) that limits the removal of trees, noting the need to ensure future zoning approvals align with these new constraints.
Key Outcomes
- Application 225-28: The hearing was closed. The Board deferred the final decision and vote on the application to the next meeting on November 24, 2025, pending review of final conditions.
- Continuations: Applications 224-18, 225-23, and 225-29 were officially continued with no further evidence taken this evening.
- Administrative: Application 223-34 extension granted; CSPR 1222 and 1223 approved with conditions; Application 225-27 and 225-15 approved with specific site plans and conditions.
Meeting Transcript
All right. Bill, I think we're ready to roll. Okay. Good evening, everyone. Sorry for being a little late. We had some uh technical difficulties and uh well we're finally here. Uh my name is William Morris, and I'm filling in for our chairman the Davis Stein, uh, who was unable to uh attend tonight's meeting. I'd like to call a role. Uh for and hopefully the board members can respond if we're working correctly. Uh first we have uh Roseanne McManus. Here. And secondly, we have uh Gerald Bozak. Here. Thank you. And for our staff, we have uh our principal planner uh Vanita Mature. Here if uh if members of the public uh are having any issues regarding uh getting into the meeting, um in order to help you resolve that, uh would you please uh email uh Vedina Mature and her email address is B. That's V A T H U R at Stanford C T dot gov. Once again, it's V M A T H U R at Stanford C T.gov. And hopefully Vanita will be able to help you out and get you through this. Um we have some ground rules. I'll go through them real quick since we are running a little late, but uh just so you know the meeting will be recorded and it will be posted on the City of Stanford uh website. Uh attendees shall be on mute and will be on muted when they're called to speak uh during the public hearing part of the meeting. Uh speakers from the public will have uh three minutes uh each to speak, and that's in order so that uh all the members who wish to speak will have the opportunity. Uh if three minutes is not sufficient time for you, you can hang up and then you can uh try again later and we'll take your comments. Um and lastly, this meeting is being held via Teams. Thank God. And um, but hopefully we'll get through this tonight. Uh Vanita, did I cover everything? Um yes, then you know that's the dial in uh instructions. Yeah. Um so those who are dialing in through the phone, you can press star five to raise your hand and star six to unmute when you're called upon. If uh you can also dial one, which gives you some of these uh shortcuts to get uh raise your hand and unmute. And once again, if you have any issues, just email uh vanita. That's uh V M-A-T-H-U-R at Stanford C T.gov. And with that, I guess we'll go to the public hearing portion of our meeting. Uh the first item is application number 224-18, Continental Family Holdings, LLC, uh by Michael Cacase. Uh the applicant is proposing to rezone 23 Barry Place from the current MG to the proposed RM1. And uh this particular application we are going to continue until November 4 24th uh 2025 and be held via Teams. Um and there will be no further comment on that particular application this evening. Uh the next application is also be going to be continued uh until November 24, 2025 on Teams. And that is application number 225-23. Once again, it's Continental Family Holdings LLC 23 Barry Place. It's a site in architectural planned and or requested uses and a special permit. And the applicant is proposing to construct 60 townhouses and a 201 unit apartment building with a total of 474 uh parking spaces and associated amenities. And once again, this hearing is being continued until Devember 24th, 2025 via Teams. Okay. The next item we will be hearing tonight. And this is application number 225-28. Uh 120 Long Ridge Road, LLC. Uh, it's located at 120 Long Ridge Road in Stanford.
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