- Hillsborough, CA · Northern California
Story pole installation in Hillsborough
Story Pole Installation in Hillsborough, California
Local requirements
Hillsborough story pole requirements
Hillsborough requires story poles for ADRB projects 22 feet or taller, new two-story houses and second-story additions, subject to the exceptions and staff decisions in its published requirements.
Official source: Hillsborough published planning requirements. Requirements can change; confirm the current project instructions with the assigned reviewer.
What the field outline shows
The temporary outline represents the points, heights and connecting lines required by the accepted plan and reviewing authority.
Why Hillsborough requires them
So the Architecture and Design Review Board can judge height, bulk and mass on the site itself, including the differing and maximum heights, before it decides.
What the written scope defines
A plan-based installation for Hillsborough review
01
Accepted-plan reference
Pole locations, top elevations and connecting lines come from the accepted story pole plan.
02
Project documentation
Photographs and certification coordination are provided only when required or included in the written scope.
03
Defined responsibilities
The quote identifies responsibility for planning, installation, verification, signs, documentation and removal.
How the work is organized
Five steps from requirements to documentation
Requirements and drawings
We review the address, current plans, deadline and written instructions supplied for the project.
Accepted story pole plan
The field points, elevations and connecting lines are confirmed before installation is scheduled.
Access and scope
Site access, materials, documentation, professional coordination and removal responsibilities are defined.
Field installation
The temporary outline is installed from the accepted plan and written scope.
Required follow-through
Photography, verification and removal follow the project instructions and written scope.
FAQ
Hillsborough story pole questions
They are required for ADRB projects 22 feet or taller, new two-story houses and second-story additions. Staff decides whether a qualifying small second-story addition may be reviewed administratively without poles.
The published schedule generally requires installation no later than 10 business days before the ADRB meeting and certification no later than five days before the hearing. Follow the planner’s project schedule.
A licensed surveyor or civil engineer must certify the installation with the approved plan attached. The published requirements do not accept the project architect.
Its published requirements specify alternating black-and-white pole markings and contrasting woven-plastic netting at least 12 inches wide. The approved plan contains the project details.
They remain through the 15-day appeal period and are removed within the time window stated in the Town’s requirements after final action.
Request a Hillsborough project review
Send the project address, current drawings, reviewing authority and deadline. We will review the information and reply with a written scope.
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