Moraga Planning Commission, Sep 15, 2026
The commission held a study session on proposed revisions to the R-20, R-24 district standards and to small lot and townhome development standards, reviewing a staff presentation and giving feedback without a vote.
1 h 35 min in session · date on the body’s own agenda listing
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The meeting, in short
The commission held a study session on proposed revisions to the R-20, R-24 district standards and to small lot and townhome development standards, reviewing a staff presentation and giving feedback without a vote. 1:37
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What members said, in order
To your knowledge, and maybe this is more directed for the staff, have any developers expressed interest in developing either of these parcels? 2024 Area 14.William Weber · Commissioner41:36
This is my biggest question tonight. Um, on the— you called it the middle zone housing, or the missing middle, missing middle housing. It's tied to fee simple, and I'm just wondering why the town wants to encourage one type of subdivision over another type of subdivision.Ben Helber · Commissioner46:44
My understanding of fee simple versus a common interest subdivision is just what mechanism of subdividing the property is. And I don't know what— I don't know what the benefit to the town would be.Ben Helber · Commissioner48:23
Did Frankly, it didn't match my expectation of, like, the design criteria we had in, like, the Ream Shopping Center, that it was a little bit— this was a little bit less defined. Is there a just— what's the rationalization between— behind changing the design criteria to what it is now, like, compared to the Ream Shopping Center?Ben Helber · Commissioner50:18
Small lot, I believe I'm thinking about the small lot standards, and they are, and I really like them, the objective design criteria, right? If the project complies with this, then it can move forward. And, you know, it's easy for the applicant. It's easy for the Planning Commission. It's easy for town staff.Ben Helber · Commissioner51:25
I'm not a big fan of step-back requirements in the sense that it really ends up with this wedding cake massing look. And if you look around town The more interesting buildings don't have this. There's other architectural ways to make a building look good than to require this look like a wedding cake.Ben Helber · Commissioner1:12:38
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