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Planning Commission approves ADU at 176 Oak Avenue, orders lower carport roof

2410712 · February 3, 2025
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Summary

The San Anselmo Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit and design review for a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 176 Oak Avenue but required the applicant to reduce the proposed carport roof to the lowest height that meets applicable code and use needs.

The San Anselmo Planning Commission on Feb. 3 approved a conditional use permit and design review allowing construction of a two-story, 1,153-square-foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 176 Oak Avenue, subject to a condition that the height of the proposed carport roof be reduced to the minimum height consistent with codes and functional needs.

The commission voted 5-1 to approve the project after a lengthy presentation by staff and the applicant and public comment by the property owner. Acting Chair Tim Hyman cast the lone no vote; Commissioners Koblek de Leon, Pipkin, Smith, Asselstine and Tunney voted in favor.

The ADU proposal calls for 818 square feet of living space with two bedrooms and one bathroom, plus a 240-square-foot deck, a 47-square-foot elevator, 288 square feet of lower-level storage and a two-car open carport with a butterfly roof. Jackson Jabroni, assistant planner, told commissioners the project site is a steep, approximately 30,600-square-foot lot in the…

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