4103 Old Trace Road
Subdivision: Tentative Map
Presenter:
Nishita Kandikuppa,
Associate Planner
May 18, 2026 www.paloalto.gov
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Zoning & Existing Improvements
• Residential Estate (RE)
• Vacant lot
Scope of Work
• Subdivide vacant 1.02-acre lot into:
• 9 residential lots
• 1 private street for access (Lot 10 – Street Parcel)
• Separate Planning Entitlement for proposed housing:
• Nine single-family residence (w/ one BMR unit/lot)
• Seven Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs)
TENTATIVE MAP
*The area shaded in red
represents the proposed
10-foot drainage easement
along Arastradero Road
VEHICULAR ACCESS & CIRCULATION
• Private Street:
• Vehicular right-of-way: 20 feet
• Total right-of-way (including sidewalks and landscaped median): 30.5 feet
• Through street with two-way traffic
• Red-painted curbs designated for fire/emergency
vehicle/refuse truck access
• No parking will be permitted on private street
• No right-turn access into private street for east-bound traffic on Arastradero Road
• Reduced curb radius design on the west side of the
Arastradero Road entrance
REQUESTED WAIVERS AND CONCESSIONS
• Reduce minimum lot size in the RE zoning district from 6,000 sq ft to allow lot sizes ranging from 1,570 sq. ft. to 6,907 sq. ft.
• Reduce special setback along Arastradero Road from 53 feet to 9 feet 6 inches on Lot 5, and 15 feet for Lots 6 and 9 • Reduce the minimum width of private street from 32 feet to 20 feet
• Reduce minimum site depth from 100 feet to 59 feet
The applicant is eligible for one concession which will be formally requested at the time of the Streamlined Housing Development Review application.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
• The project may not be denied based on inconsistency with the Zoning Ordinance or Comprehensive Plan land use.
• City may deny or reduce the density of the project only on the basis of a specific, adverse impact on public health or safety that cannot be mitigated.
• Under State Density Bonus Law, the applicant may request waiver of applicable standards that would physically prevent the project from being built at the permitted density.
• AB 130 exempts infill housing projects from CEQA and sets strict timelines for City review and decision.
RECOMMENDED MOTION
Staff recommends the City Council to take the following actions:
• Consider the project exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with
Assembly Bill (AB 130)
• Approve the Tentative Map application pursuant to
findings and subject to conditions of approval set forth in Attachment A (Draft Record of Land Use Action) of the
supplementary report
NISHITA KANDIKUPPA
Associate Planner
[email protected]
(650) 838-2806