Housing Element Update: 

Focusing on Objective Design Standards for Multifamily Housing Developments

The Town of Atherton is currently updating the Housing Element of its General Plan, which will include adopting Objective Design Standards for potential Multifamily Housing Developments. 

Please join us at a community workshop on October 23 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers (80 Fair Oaks Lane) to focus on the introduction of basic objective design and development criteria (height, setbacks, massing articulation, etc.). At this workshop the Town will seek input from the community on (1) the breadth of criteria considered and (2) appropriate standards and thresholds that will guide future residential development.

This October 23 community wo rkshop is the first of three opportunities for the public to provide feedback prior to any formal adoption proceedings on this topic. 

Additional opportunities include:

1) Joint Study Session of the City Council & Planning Commission on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 4PM in Council Chambers. 

This Study Session will review the content of the community workshop, include a summary of the public comments we received, and receive feedback from the Planning Commission and City Council. 

2) Community Workshop #2 on Monday, November 13, 2023, Time and Location TBD. 

This workshop will present a set of draft objective design standards for multifamily development, with the goal to get additional community feedback and enable refinement before formal consideration. 

If you have any questions please contact Brittany Bendix, Town Planner at bbendix@ci.atherton.ca.us or (408) 688-2432. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (650) 752-0500.

Northbound 101 Closure this Weekend

Starting Friday, October 13 and through 5:00 AM on Monday, October 16, US-101 Northbound will be closed at Whipple reopening at Holly. Learn more about the closure and alternative routes from Caltrans here.

Save the Date: Atherton's Halloween Spooktacular

You're invited to the Town's Halloween Spooktacular on Friday, October 27 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Atherton Town Center. Get in the spooky spirit with candy, games, food trucks, costume parade, arts and crafts, face painting, a bounce house and more! 

Watch Two Videos on the Town's History

Take a step back into history with two short videos produced in honor of 100 years of Atherton. 

• Explore the rich history of the train station - watch the video here.
• Learn more about the land, the Town's history, and hear from local leaders - watch the video here.

Special Speaker Event at the Atherton Library this Saturday

Join the Atherton Library as they welcome Yukio Shimomura to discuss his family’s experience in the 1940s. Elementary-aged Yukio and his family were amongst 122,000 Japanese-Americans forcibly incarcerated in Japanese Internment Camps during WWII. The Atherton Library will host “My 2.5 Years Behind Barbed Wire” by Yukio on Saturday, October 14 @ 11:00 AM. Learn more about this event here: https://smcl.org/blogs/post/my-2-5-years-behind-barbed-wire/