Appeal of 508 Girona Avenue two-story house approval
Summary
A family of five currently in a two-bedroom home gets a new 2,580-square-foot four-bedroom house with a three-car garage. Commissioners praised the modern prairie design and quality materials, and it sailed through approval.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
No city cost — it's a private home rebuild replacing a one-story house with a two-story one.
The homeowners get much-needed space, and neighbors get a well-designed infill home that commissioners said enhances the street.
Adjacent one-story homeowners say they'd lose backyard privacy, natural light, and neighborhood character if built as designed.
Mentions & discussions (3)
San Gabriel City Council Meeting - Oct 6, 2026
Residents of the 400 and 500 blocks of Girona Avenue filed a formal appeal of the Design Review Commission's September 28 approval of a teardown and two-story rebuild, citing privacy, design guidelines, and process concerns. They asked the council to schedule the appeal this month and waive the fee.
Design Review Commission - Jun 22, 2026
Neighbors say a 2,800-square-foot two-story house will block light and eliminate privacy for surrounding one-story homes, echoing the city's 2015 'mansionization' moratorium debates. The commission sent the project back for redesign rather than approving or denying it outright.
Design Review Commission - Apr 27, 2026
A family of five currently in a two-bedroom home gets a new 2,580-square-foot four-bedroom house with a three-car garage. Commissioners praised the modern prairie design and quality materials, and it sailed through approval.
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