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More than 30 club members filled if the club didn’t improve its facili- He and his legal team called for espite continuing legal threats pinosa said. the council chambers Monday to ties. a complete environmental study for from a neighbor, the Palo Alto The city delayed approval of the show support for the project. “For the few that are against it, the project. D City Council unanimously project over the summer to beef up “The club is a defining element of there are many, many more that are But City Attorney Gary Baum approved plans to expand the Palo its environmental review of the proj- our neighborhood and it is a good for it,” Herr said. said a memo from Giovanotto’s at- Alto Hills Golf and Country Club ect following a challenge by neigh- neighbor,” said Jan Terry, president Yet attorneys and experts repre- torney, Stephen Velyvis of Miller Monday night. bor Sal Giovanotto. of the Palo Alto Hills Neighbor- senting neighbor Sal Giovanotto Starr Regalia “does contain a num- “This one I think we’ve done our The 50-year-old club intends to hood Association, who is also a club continue to contest the expansion, due diligence,” Councilman Sid Es- construct a two-story fitness facil- member. citing ongoing traffic and hydrologi- VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÇ) COMMUNITY Mosque for south Palo Alto takes shape Modern meets ancient in building a home for Peninsula Muslims by Arden Pennell he drawings have gone across the Atlantic to India and back. T They have been tweaked and improved during the course of a year. Now plans for the first mosque to be built in Palo Alto, at 998 San Antonio Road, are finally ready for Marjan Sadoughi Marjan review. They are scheduled to be presented by the Anjuman-e-Jamali Muslim group to the city’s Architec- tural Review Board Thursday. The preliminary feedback session is ex- pected to start at 8:30 a.m. Rising robocopters: up, up and away The 10,122-square-foot building Ben Tse, a former safety pilot for Stanford University’s helicopter autonomous project, takes a close-up shot of the four Stanford robotic would contain a 40-foot mosque helicopters before they take off during an air show on Sept. 15. Above, one of the whirlybirds soars during the air show. with a roughly 60-foot minaret, adjacent to a two-story community center and parking structure, ac- restrict the two Edgewood lots for the Maharishi Vedic School, are not cording to Matt Johnson, one of the LAND USE retail, restaurant, office and similar involved in the lawsuit. designers from Barton Architect. commercial uses, the suit alleges. “California courts have recog- The center would also house an The declaration requires that con- nized that enforcement of CC&Rs apartment for the imam and one for Lawsuit looms struction plans must be approved by prevents unjust enrichment because visiting imams, architect John Bar- the architectural control committee, one who purchases land knowing ton said. over Edgewood Plaza plaintiffs said. it is burdened with a covenant will The new mosque would blend But development options that Sand negotiate for a lower purchase price. contemporary and ancient styles, Homeowners allege shopping-center owners Hill included in its request for an En- To allow the purchaser to receive the he said. vironmental Impact Report, submit- benefit of the reduced price without Current plans depict a beige are violating covenant ted to the City of Palo Alto on May the corresponding burden would structure of modern cement blocks by Sue Dremann 21, violates the CC&Rs by replac- constitute unjust enrichment at the arranged in subtle, graduated pat- ing commercial structures with resi- expense of his neighbor who is rely- terns. simmering debate over the known as the Architectural Con- dences, plaintiffs allege. Sand Hill’s ing on enforcement of the CC&R,” The entrance is surrounded by an future of Edgewood Plaza trol Committee for Tract No. 1641. plans call for adding up to 25 two- the plaintiffs noted. intricately carved grille that recalls A shopping center has escalated When Tract No. 1641 was developed story townhomes to the site. The suit states that Ho Holdings traditional design but topped by a to include legal action. into 86 homes and four commercial Sand Hill did not show plans to and Sand Hill knew the CC&R re- sleek steel awning. A group of homeowners who claim properties by developer Joseph the architectural-control committee stricts the uses of Edgewood Plaza Above is a row of pointed-arch, to have approval powers over redevel- Eichler in 1956, a “Declaration or receive the group’s approval, in when they purchased the two lots clerestory windows. The roof is opment at Edgewood filed a lawsuit of Restrictions, Conditions, Cov- accordance with the CC&Rs, the for approximately $6.5 million. The ringed by a parapet stamped with in August against the property’s co- enants, Changes and Agreements” plaintiffs noted. suit also accuses the companies of geometric stapes. owners, Ho Holdings No. 1, LLC, of was placed on all of the deeds, the Other violations alleged include making promises to private inves- The minaret — a decorative el- San Mateo and Sand Hill Property trio state in their lawsuit. the close proximity of the project tors for a potential rate of return ement, from which calls to prayer Company of Palo Alto. Sand Hill is Commonly known as CC&Rs, to surrounding homes and too few that ignored the restricted uses on would not be issued — has two set- also the project developer. such declarations can restrict chang- parking spaces, as established in the the property. back levels and a domed top. The three Edgewood neighbors es or uses of properties. The Tract CC&Rs. Sand Hill project manager John Inside the mosque, passages from filing suit — Diane Sekimura, Mar- No. 1641 CC&Rs limit residences Two other commercial lots, oc- tin Yonke and Kim Fletcher — are to one-story detached homes and cupied by the Shell gas station and VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÇ) VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊn) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7iìÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊU Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 /ŶǀŝƚĞƐǇŽƵƚŽďƌŝŶŐĂƉŝĐŶŝĐůƵŶĐŚĂŶĚĂďůĂŶŬĞƚ (650) 326-8210 ĂŶĚũŽŝŶŝŶƚŚĞĨƵŶĂƚŽƵƌϯƌĚŶŶƵĂů PUBLISHER Our William S. 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