Daniel Hale
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), St. Helena · DESIGNER
Daniel Hale served on the St. Helena Planning Commission from 2018 to 2022 and works as a design consultant. In 2026 he publicly challenged a city zoning code change he said had quietly added the word 'uncovered' to language describing balconies, porches, and decks exempt from floor-area-ratio calculations, arguing the change pushed many homes into non-conforming status without proper process.
Positions in brief
Hale has pushed the city for accountability over a disputed zoning code change and has been critical of how city staff handled and communicated about it.
Hale said the city's zoning code change wrongly limited floor-area-ratio exemptions to only 'uncovered' balconies, porches, and decks, unlike the code as originally adopted. He directed his criticism at the city manager and community development director, saying 'my beef here is with the conduct of (City Manager) Anil Comelo and (Community Development Director) Maya DeRosa,' and criticized what he called 'the culture here that allows something like this to go on.' He disputed city officials' characterization of his conduct during the dispute.
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