Some proposed rules to expand options to residents of the Glens neighborhood to improve their homes will be the subject of a meeting of the Woodside Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 5.

The rules would increase flexibility in the use of allowable floor area of homes, allow for smaller setbacks from streets and for construction on slopes of 35% or greater, and provide for setback exceptions for garages on nonconforming lots, according to a Planning Department staff report.

Earlier this year, a group of Glens residents asked the town to double the maximum house size in the neighborhood, in some cases to enable them to stay in Woodside and accommodate growing families.

But that idea was dismissed because such a change would trigger the need for an environmental impact report that would take into consideration such issues as affordable housing and sewer capacity.

The new development would increase rather than lower the cost of housing in Woodside, and sewers in the Glens are already at capacity, according to the Planning Department.

The Glens neighborhood was originally composed of small summer homes for San Francisco residents, so many of the homes are on small lots, and some have minimal setbacks from streets.

Development is also constrained by narrow streets and restricted access to the neighborhood for residents and emergency vehicles.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., with the Glens matters set to be taken up at 7:30 p.m. It will take place at Independence Hall, 2955 Woodside Road in Woodside.