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Atherton planners approve special-structures permit to expand garage at 72 Barry Lane
Summary
The Atherton Planning Commission approved a special-structures permit allowing a homeowner to expand a two-car garage into a four-car detached garage on a 1.13-acre flag lot at 72 Barry Lane, granting an exception to the front-setback requirement after staff recommended approval.
The Atherton Planning Commission on an apparent 4-0 roll call approved a special-structures permit to allow a 1,058-square-foot detached garage to be expanded and sit two feet behind the front wall of the main residence at 72 Barry Lane, where the zoning code requires a 30-foot setback.
Planning staff said the request applies to a 1.13-acre interior flag lot and is narrowly limited to the detached garage; other project elements — including a second-floor bedroom addition, conversion of an existing garage to an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), and conversion of an existing guest house to a detached ADU — are handled as staff-level permits. Consulting Senior Planner Radha Hayekreev said the parcel is zoned R-1A and noted that “the special structures permit for flag lots were…
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