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San Mateo County · Bay Area · California

Housing blocked in Woodside

2 documented cases, 433 units proposed. No decision records on file yet. Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

2
documented cases
433
units proposed
0
cases denied
0
avg. months of delay

Decisions coming up

4224 Jefferson Avenue

Woodside · San Mateo County · 105 units · 21 affordable
Completeness determination · Town of Woodside planning staff
Date not yet set
Builder's remedy applicationApplication completeness dispute

The town has found the 16-story builder's remedy application incomplete four times (July, November and December 2025, April 2026) and says no hearing is required. Sewer capacity is the main issue. The developer disputes the findings and has warned of legal fees.

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Documented cases

Woodside SB 9 Housing Program — The Mountain Lion Moratorium
328 units · 2022
Withdrawn
4224 Jefferson Avenue — 16-Story Builder's Remedy Tower
105 units · 2024
Stalled

Mechanisms used

Builder's Remedy1 use
Discretionary Review1 use
Height and Density Limits1 use
Development Moratoriums1 use

Decision records

No decision records on file yet. Decision records are kept per case; open a case above to read them with their sources.

Recurring organizations

Organizations and developers that appear in two or more documented cases here. Individual officials and residents are not listed.

No organization appears in more than one case yet.

Housing element and permit activity

Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

No HCD permit leads imported for this jurisdiction.

The permit leads layer covers only some jurisdictions so far; a missing import says nothing about permit activity here.